Architect Michael Green has plans for a 30-story wooden skyscraper in Vancouver, while plans are afoot in Norway and Austria for 17- and 20-story buildings that use wood as the main building material, eschewing steel and concrete. We think we can go higher than 30 stories, says Green. We stopped exploring wood around 100 years ago (with the advent of steel and concrete); now were looking at a whole new system using mass timber products.
In a blink of an eye, spring is suddenly in full bloom! Blossoms are on the trees, the bulbs have all sprouted even the mosquitoes have come out. Hopefully its not too late to get my act together and prepare for the growing season ahead. Last weekend I gave the grasses in our front yard a haircut, and this Saturday its time to prune the crepe myrtles. I also want to get some herbs and veggies growing inside the house. I love this idea from Cottage Hill blog: recycled newspaper seed pots.
Natural wood garage doors give any house a striking appearance. From rustic to elegant, wood projects value.
To keep your wood garage doors looking nice, it is important to stain and seal them.
Staining and sealing protects your wood garage doors from the elements and brings out their beauty. As with any project, it is best to follow a few simple steps.
You always want to start with cleaning the wood garage door. Use a good quality wood-cleaning product. Dust and other dirt, mildew and moss are common on wood that’s exposed to the elements. You don’t want these things ruining the look of the door.
Announcing Our Wholesale Program and New Varieties of Veggies for 2012!
Buy More and Pay Less Through Our Wholesale Program
In this newsletter we’re excited to announce our new wholesale program that will benefit growers needing lots of plants, as well as those who would like to get together with neighbors or a growing co-op to place an order together. Here’s how it works: you special order plants in quantities of 100; we do the initial planting, germination and thinning, and send you the seedlings in the Spring, just at the right time for planting in your zone. The
My colleague Emily sent me a link to this extremely helpful blogpost at Apartment Therapy, which lists some good resources for people looking to begin, augment or browse a vintage- and retro-appliance collection. (There are also energy-efficient “retro” appliances that have the vintage aesthetic you want,as well as the updated technology, which, let’s face it, you also want.)
What exactly is the appeal of “retro”? I tend to
Girls Room Decor Ideas
Girls Room Decor Ideas Beautiful Elegant Style is a bedroom on the designs of bedroom furniture sets as accessories that are very prominent. It is like a table and chairs modern color combination of pink and white with a very dominant and it is fitted with a medium made ??of wood fiber looks very classic and modern. Girls Room Decor Ideas with wall color harmony and accentuate the room its very feminine theme that girls really like the color of the walls of this room dark pink, soft pink, cream, etc..
