by: Ron Victor
Purchasing a house as per our requirements is a difficult process. We have many choices to select good ones, sometimes house may look good, but it doesn’t match your budget or sometimes the prices may be good, but the house selected may be wrong and so on. These are some basics steps to keep in your mind while buying a house:
1. List the agent: This is basic step; one has to follow while buying and selling of house business. Today, large number of house was sold by agents and the remaining is sold by the owners. It is best to select an agent because more than 80 percent of the property goes through agents and remaining 20 per cent of the houses only sold by the owners. From the list, select a proper agent and make avail of the service provided by him.
2. Select the agent: It is a difficult one to select an ideal agent for buying or selling a house. While making selection, follow some necessary steps.
• From the list select the agent who you feel an ideal one.
• Check whether the houses shown are properly listed.
• See to that, he is an experienced agent in real estate.
• Ensures the details collected by him are currently updated.
• Verify the documents shown by him and see whether it is a legal document.
3. Budget Estimation: Before looking for a house, make a decision for proper budget estimation to buy a house. You should be cautious and aware while estimating a home budget with your monthly and yearly income. Only when you have proper budget estimation you can continue to look for a house. Even you can avail the pre-approved mortgage which clearly estimates the limits of your budget. It helps to hurry up your search which affects your purchase.
4. Locate your area: If you decide to buy a house, then select the location your want to live. If you decide to buy a house, then select the location your want to live. You can also list to the agent what kind of house you needed, whether it suits your budget, the location you find more comfortable and so on. Select the one which you feel good and also suits your needs.
5. Have Precautions: While buying a house, remember that you are making a huge investment. Since house buying has a huge investment, select the one which will be best for a longer period. Have some precaution while buying a house. Also think about your future, because your life is uncertain. Once you decided to buy a particular house which is already used, see to that any alteration like repairing, electricity maintenance is to be made.
6. Perfections: Be always systematic in your work. File the information you collected from different agents. Also file the information relating to price, description and suitability. At last, while taking decision this information will highly help you. With the help of this information you can select the most appropriate house which suits your needs.
7. Proper Inspection: When you are looking a house see to that the process carried on in your house are as per the requirements. Inspecting a house is a more important aspect while making a selection. You should have to check the walls, electricity, painting and maintenance etc. You can carry any number of steps while inspecting your house. Check whether the house is a qualified one.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Etched glass flower art in living room tables
Grapes and Magnolias by Rhonda Sykes
Find a size and style for this fine garden art table in the lists below to bring a touch of the outdoors into your home.
Highest quality etchings
These glass top tables reproduce the shading and depth of the original art in photo realistic detail on high quality 1/4 inch glass.
Built of solid oak and made to last
Your living room tables are solid oak with a bottom shelf to display books or decorative items. Their hand-stained and double-lacquer finish with a beautiful Early American stain enhances their natural beauty. And their sturdy construction will last you a lifetime.
Glass table tops use double-thick 1/4" glass to give you maximum durability. Sizes are measured to the nearest inch.
Fully assembled for your convenience
Your tables come fully assembled. No need for tools or complicated plans. Just set the glass in its place on top and your table is ready for you—and everyone who sees it—to enjoy.
Best sellers
Want to choose from their most popular designs? See theirbest-selling coffee tables page 1 and best-selling coffee tables page 2, or best-selling end tables page 1 and best-selling end tables page 2.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Wall Sconces
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With a decorative wall sconces or torchiers, lightingcan transform a functional room or hallway into a cozy retreat or dramatic passageway.
Wall Sconces
Bathroom Lighting offers shadow-free lighting for shaving, grooming, and applying makeup in your, powder room, spa, or dressing area. In small bathrooms, mirrored lights will illuminate the entire room; but in larger areas, an additional ceiling fixture is often needed for general bathroom lighting.
Wall Lighting
Bathroom Lights, whether casual, contemporary, eclectic, modern, transitional, or simply traditional, the bathroom and powder room wall lighting fixtures by Sea Gull Lighting are the perfect way to achieve your desired fashion or functional needs. We offer styles and finishes that compliment the most popular faucet styles, making the selection even easier in incandescent or energy saving fluorescent bathroom lights.
Sconces
As one of the most recognized names in Bathroom lights, Sea Gull Lighting is proud to feature hundreds of wall and bathroom lighting styles making us the selection of Home Builders, Architects, and Interior Designers today. Sea Gull Lighting’s vanity fixtures, bent glass, bar lights, Hollywood strip lights, wall sconces, wall torchiers, and swing arm lamps will enhance the beauty of any bathe area..
Torchiers
Vanity Fixtures by Sea Gull Lighting have a large selection of plated and hand painted finishes such as polished brass wall and bath lights, antique silver wall and bath lights, variety of other finishes.
Wall Lighting Fixtures
Sea Gull Lighting also features many bathroom lighting fixtures and wall sconces that “ADA Compliant”. This standard, sometimes local building code, meets the requirements set by the Americans with Disabilities Act for wall mounted fixtures. Specifically, these products will not extend more than 4” off of the wall’s surface.
What to consider when selecting wall mounted fixtures
- Wall fixtures are used to provide illumination for a specific area such as a hallway or a bathroom vanity.
- While traditional wall fixtures with "arms" remain the most popular form of wall lighting, more contemporary wall sconces are gaining popularity, especially for hallway or accent lighting.
- Wall lighting can offer needed illumination levels to prevent accidents on stairs, especially when an overhead ceiling fixture is not feasible.
- For reading in bed use two matching wall mounted or pendant fixtures installed 30" above the top of the mattress.
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Thursday, December 14, 2006
Bedding Tips
In " places of dream and rest " a person spends a significant part of his life. Therefore things, to conformable our private 
Choice of bedding is a very personal business. 
Tip: Goose Down Comforters Squeeze Test
Feathers are flat, appear two-dimensional, and have a pointy central shaft. You can easily tell the quality of your comforter by grasping a handful of the down comforter and squeezing. The more genuine down and the less feathers your down comforter has, the more comfortable your down comforter will be. If you feel sharp feather quill shafts and points poking out, you have lesser quality down for filling (or a comforter cover of low thread count).
Tip: Information About Down and Feather Fill for Comforters - Storage
After investing in a luxurious goose down comforter, you can keep it clean and fresh from one season to the next in a 100% cotton textile storage bag. One reclosable, hanging storage bag can hold two to three goose down comforters. Never store your valuable down comforter in a plastic bag or box that doesn’t allow your goose down comforter to breathe. A reusable storage bag can be found online for under $12.
Tip: Types of Comforters
Down is the lightest, most effective insulator known to man. Down’s light, fluffy filaments expand and intertwine to form air pockets in your down comforter. A natural product, down regulates warmth and allows you to maintain your natural body temperature. Down comforters offer year-round comfort, keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer. You can find summer fill down comforters, winter fill down comforters or year-round power fill down at Alexandra Jordan.
Tip: 800 Fill Power Down Is Best
Checking the label on white goose down comforters will reveal important information on fill power. If fill power is 500 to 600, the down is probably from China, even if the down comforter was made in Canada or the USA. A down comforter with an 800 fill power down has the highest fill power, the most loft and the best warmth.
Tip: White Goose Down
True Canadian white goose down comforters is in demand for top-of-the-line products. Consequently, many down products made in Canada and the United States actually use down—sometimes called silver goose down—imported from Asia. Asian goose down tends to be of lower quality because geese there are raised for food, not down. To be fair, this is not always the case. When buying a goose down comforter determine the quality of the goose down based on the down’s country of origin.
Tip: Goose Down Harvesting Methods
Down used in down comforters may be gathered from abandoned nests, taken from nests with eggs in them, or plucked from live domesticated geese several times a season. The latter two methods of harvesting goose down are controversial. If you have qualms about them, do some research before purchasing your goose down comforter. Each manufacturer has its own source or sources for the materials they use in down comforters. Suppliers of goose down in Iceland, Poland, Hungary, Canada and Asia each have their own harvesting methods. Find out what they are.
Tip: White Goose Down
True Canadian white goose down comforters is in demand for top-of-the-line products. Consequently, many down products made in Canada and the United States actually use down—sometimes called silver goose down—imported from Asia. Asian goose down tends to be of lower quality because geese there are raised for food, not down. To be fair, this is not always the case. When buying a goose down comforter determine the quality of the goose down based on the down’s country of origin.
Tip: Bedding Labeling Laws
Because tiny feathers get caught in down, down comforters are rarely 100% down. Sometimes, down content is 85% or less, with the remainder being feathers, yet the label states 100% down. Check the down content of your luxury discount down comforter before purchase. Some countries are changing their labeling requirements for down comforters.
Tip: Custom Mattress Sizes
With custom mattress sizes depths vary widely among manufacturers. It’s important to measure the depth of your mattress before purchasing a goose down comforter. Standard and older mattresses average 9 inches to 12 inches deep, while newer, pillow-top mattresses are 14 inches to 16 inches deep or even deeper. Deeper mattresses require additional comforter depth so that the very fluffy down comforters cover the mattresses completely. Luxury goose down comforters puff out for much less coverage. Down comforters in the exact measurement you need to cover your bed can be found online.
Tip: Goose Down Comforters
Many people who are allergic to animals may still be able to use goose down comforters, since the goose down power fill is clean and enclosed within tightly woven fabric. Some experts think it is the mix of regular feathers with down in a down comforter that aggravates some allergies. The purer the white goose down—the less amount of feathers included—the more allergenic the down comforter is.
Tip: Research the Bed Sets and Comforters Manufacturer
When purchasing luxury bedding—such as a quality goose down comforter—do some research. Does a product manufactured in Canada contain premium Canadian white goose down or goose down imported from Asia? You can get luxury bedding at a discount, if you shop wisely. Also, find out if the down comforter’s manufacturer belongs to a recognized industry association with standards its members are required to meet.
Tip: Cleaning Bedding
Caring for down comforters is easy. Take your goose down comforter out of its duvet from time to time. Fluff it up to keep the feathers from clumping together. Hang your down comforter out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up. Large down comforters should be washed in commercial washers, without agitators, or professionally dry cleaned. Always store your down comforter in a dry place where it will not be threatened by mold or mildew.
Tip: Research the Bed Sets and Comforters Manufacturer
When purchasing luxury bedding—such as a quality goose down comforter—do some research. Does a product manufactured in Canada contain premium Canadian white goose down or goose down imported from Asia? You can get luxury bedding at a discount, if you shop wisely. Also, find out if the down comforter’s manufacturer belongs to a recognized industry association with standards its members are required to meet.
Tip: Comforters and Duvet Covers
Goose down comforters can be found in a number of colors, sizes and baffle styles. White is a popular color, since it will adapt to a range of color schemes by adding a comforter cover (sometimes called a duvet). Remember, the comforter cover will add more weight and will need to be washed. Goose down comforters must be gotten in and out of the comforter cover on laundry day. A small price to pay for warmth and beauty, right?
Tip: Down Fill Comforters
Geese and ducks are insulated from extreme temperatures by their down. Down is the soft, fluffy growth found under their outer layer of breast feathers. Down is lighter and more flexible than the goose’s feathers. Goose down comforters are highly sought after because they offer the ultimate in comfort and insulation. Luxury down comforters have up to 90% down and 700 fill power.
Tip: Bedding Construction - Threads Per Inch
Down not enclosed in high thread count fabric might poke through, causing discomfort to the sleeper. This is especially true for lower quality down that might contain feathers. Goose down comforters particles are tiny and must be contained inside a down comforter cover made from high thread count cloth. If you use your goose down comforter inside a duvet cover, it will be heavier but the down comforter will remain cleaner and you won’t feel the occasional feather.
Tip: Construction of Comforters
A baffle or baffle box is an interior wall of fabric sewn at right angles to the top and bottom layers of the goose down comforters outer shell. A baffle box is a mark of quality construction and help give luxury down comforters the appearance of depth. A down comforter’s baffled walls permit the goose down to inflate to its fullest potential for the highest loft. High loft eliminates cold spots.
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Saturday, December 09, 2006
Feng Shui Your Bedroom
On average, one third of your life is spent in your bedroom. I think it is practically impossible to waste money on creating the perfect bedroom because it affects you more than any other room in your house. If your love life seems stale or is nonexistent, if your health could use some improvement or if you are looking for a new or different outlook on life, these simple bedroom tips might work for you:
Change as much as you can about your bedroom furnishings, wall color and accessories, keeping in mind that this room is only about passion, rest and self-nurturing. Try to get a good balance of the five elements as well as honoring the shapes and colors of the house your bedroom falls within.
- If you are looking for a major change, then stretch yourself and make major decor changes within the bedroom. In other words, don't buy the same old comfort zone stuff that will get you into the same old love- and health-life situations!
- Buy a wooden bed if you have the choice. Metal beds can conduct electricity, which can be a health concern. Try not to place anything electrical near your bed, and do not use electric blankets (even if they are plugged in but not turned on they can be harmful!), heating pads or massage pads.
- Check the lighting level to see if it is not too harsh (yang) or too dim (yin). Listen for distracting sounds and try to alleviate or remove them.
- Avoid large living plants in the bedroom.
- Avoid large mirrors in the room if you are not sleeping well.
- Avoid sharp metal within the bedroom (knives, axes, swords, guns, scissors, etc.).
- Create a headboard for the bed and place it against the most solid wall in the room. If your bed is in line with a doorway, hang a crystal between the bed and that area
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Friday, December 08, 2006
Kids' Rooms
Like grownups, kids need a little space for themselves, to play, to dream, to think and to grow. Help your child make her room into a creative, energetic space she'll love. 
"Climbing Retreat for Two"
Being a kid is all about fantasy and discovery. Whether your children dream of becoming princesses, superheroes or firefighters, they need a room that inspires. So give them a place where they can grow, play and be themselves. From bold and bright schemes to fantasy themes, these 24 creative kids' spaces are sure to get your own imagination going.
"Classic Jurassic" Kid's Rooms
This colorful baby's room has vibrant walls, a heavy crib and a fun dinosaur theme running through it. The colors are warm, the patterns bold and the overall feel inviting, happy and comfortable.
"Climbing Retreat for Two"
Kid's Rooms
Fresh blues, lots of silvery-gray woodwork and an indoor climbing wall provide plenty of exercise to a young mind and body. The scheme is fun and refreshing without being childish. This is a room that a child can enjoy well into adolescence.
"Ultra Mod" Kid's Rooms
This clean and sophisticated teen room is anything but ordinary! Orange circles echo the shape of the plastic cup ball that hangs from the ceiling and the light reflection window hanging. Silver spray-painted cabinets, star bead lampshades, beaded frames and mini rug squares pull the look together.
"Rosy Posey"
Kid's Rooms
Play up a monochromatic, or single-color, theme by using various tints and shades of the same hue.
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