Have you ever wanted to visit New Zealand, but can’t seem to find the time or money to make the trip? How about bringing a little bit of New Zealand into your home?
Ascend Rugs are 100% handmade custom area rugs made from the best New Zealand wool. They carry a collection of rugs called Textures of Nature which would be perfect for introducing lush textures into your home. This collection includes rugs with names like Vines, Koru, and Moeraki. Using high quality wools, bamboo fibers and silks, Ascend recreates looks and textures from their beautiful country.
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Vines
These rugs feature rows of bamboo and wool to look like rows of grapevines, made to mimic the plentiful vineyards found in New Zealand.
Vines II – Natural-Brown/Fawn/White
Koru
Koru is the name of the spiral shape when a fern frond unfurls. I
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If you suffer from asthma and allergies like I do, you know that there can be more trouble in your home than meets the eye. Often you’ll complete a thorough cleaning of a new or remodeled home only to burst into a fresh spate of sneezing and watery eyes. For most people, home allergies are sparked by black mold that grows in the basement and interiors. For me, and millions of other sufferers, the real culprits are dust mites.
If you’re still hacking and hewing after having a thorough black mold inspection that turned up negative, then it’s time to consider bringing in a cleaning service or contractor to perform a deep cleaning. Deep cleaning procedures typically include a thorough scrub with industrial-grade vacuums fitted with HEPA filters. Rememb
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I spend a lot of time telling people how to start and manage a garden outside, but there are many who prefer to turn their home into indoor gardens by placing several potted plants in their rooms. The care of an indoor plant is a little different than plants that have steady access to sunlight and water. 
Insects
Even inside plants can get bugs and other annoying pests. Bugs have a natural talent of finding their way inside the home regardless if your home is locked up like Fort Knox. The problem is that more pesticides can be harmful to children and small pets, so you dont want to expose them to that.
Instead, rub alcohol on the leaves and stems of plants; dish soap and chili powder also work well.
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According to some people, old churches are the number one building type being converted into homes by families desiring to save historic structures and live in something a little different. That statement surprised me a little as I thought old barns would always head up the list, but perhaps theyve been passed or possibly the realtor just made the statement to make the church/home conversion he had listed more attractive although its difficult to believe a realtor might exaggerate the truth to sell a home.
Many years ago, before I ever considered a career in construction, I recall leafing through a magazine and coming upon an article about an old barn that had been converted into a New England home. The barn conversion exemplified everything I thought a home should be back in those days and my beliefs havent changed that much all these years later. I c
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When I was growing up, I lived in a small home deep in the country, about five miles out from the one-horse town I hated. For 18 years, I lived in that house and swore that no other place would ever feel like home again.
After I graduated college and moved into my own place, my aging parents decided that living far away from town and our relatives was too much for them. They moved closer into a smaller home and were content with the life they had created.
When I visited, the place felt alien to me. It wasnt my home anymore, it was theirs. I felt lost, because no other place I had lived in since ever felt like a home, either. I was simply migrating from one apartment to another. It wasnt until I settled down and established some roots that I decided it was time to turn my house into a home.
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