Home and Garden
March 11
DEAR DESIGNER: My wife wants to put curtains on our living room windows just for the look. They do not function or cover the glass; they hang on each side of the glass. Why would anyone do that? — Clarence
Ethan Allen to teach session on dressing a bed in style
There is some good news on Nevada’s renewable energy scene. For those of you who have been waiting for the right opportunity to invest in a solar electric (photovoltaic or PV) system for your home or business, this might be the time to jump in. Prices are down, efficiency is up, incentives are strong and the return on investment for solar has never looked better.
The switch to daylight saving time has become more than just a reminder for homeowners to change their clocks. Each year as Americans “spring forward,” they know it’s also the time to check their household safety products, specifically smoke alarms.
First came the Mac. Then there was the iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Now comes iMassage.
This Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. I will have vegetable transplants available at the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener’s Orchard in North Las Vegas for planting in home gardens. These transplants are duplicates of what we are planting at the orchard and are ready to be planted right away. They are very reasonably priced so you can try what we are evaluating. These include tomatoes, eggplants and herbs.
The concept for a chest of drawers is simple enough. Add drawers to a box-like structure and you can store a multitude of items inside.
Webster doesn’t seem to know what a tablescape is, so aren’t you lucky — I do! For those of you who have read my tips, you will know that I have two entries about tablescapes: one, vary the heights on your tablescape; and two, learn what a tablescape is. The second one is from the sarcastic muse.
What: Carnation Garden Club. Vicki Yuen will present the program, “What you need to know about palm trees.”
Where: Nevada Garden Club Center, 3333 W. Washington Ave.
: We recently moved into a resale house that has some wood floors. The floors desperately need to be refinished, but I don’t want to pay someone to do it. How do I go about refinishing the floor?