Landscape lighting has now changed a bit since Bill Locklin, of Redlands, crafted the first low-voltage lighting system during 1950s.
At the time, outdoor lighting was actually exclusively 120 volts and the fixtures were very expensive, said Locklin, owner of Nightscape that designs and then produces professional outdoor lighting systems.
The change came by accident.
Locklin, an electrical contractor, was known by one of his clients, publisher and philanthropist Walter.
Award-winning artist Sandra Caillet is having her first private show at the Filberg Heritage Lodge in Comox. The show will take place on Nov. 4 and 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Caillet is creating driftwood sculptures, wearable art and handcrafted rustic furniture. All her work is original and made from materials found locally.
A complete change in your home’s land might not be always possible. After all, there is no surprise that if you has chosen to totally re-do your landscape you would spend a great deal of your money. However, there are surprising hidden costs are there in almost any landscaping project, even some of the small ones. It is very important to be aware of some of the costs, which you might not normally think of before you begin really a project. Otherwise, you would find that the project’s true cost is actually much more than what you thought it might be, and you might discover that you might not have been able to afford your landscape change after all.
Just as there are hidden costs are nearly everything, landscaping, too, has hidden costs.
A Clay County bicyclist was killed this Monday evening when he was hit in the head by a piece of furniture, which was hanging from a passing truck.
Mark G. Torres of Orange Park died at the spot of the accident on Blanding Boulevard, at north of Collins Road in Duval County.
Torres, 40, was riding a bicycle north on Blanding when a motor vehicle, driven by Joseph P. Painter, 20, of Jacksonville, passed him. A piece of furniture enlarged from the right side of the truck’s taxi hit Torres in the head, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
A warning from the State Consumer Protection Office on the furniture sales out of a truck
Consumer Protection’s Glen Loyd says it’s an old scam. But somebody always is appearing to fall for it.
A big tractor trailer loaded with furniture drives by your neighborhood. The driver knocks on your door asserting a Wisconsin furniture store refused delivery on the “Made in North Carolina” furniture and his boss wants him to sells it off fast. It looks good and you may think you’ve made a good deal.
If a furniture truck driver comes to your door step trying to unload a truck load of furniture at “bargain prices”, Loyd says please call local police and Consumer Protection at: 800-422-7128
The National Furniture Bank Association, the home furnishings industry’s united charitable organization and announced the formation of the NFBA Advisory Board.
The NFBA Advisory Board has general participants and other ten subcommittees: Transportation, Media, Retailers, Manufacturers, Suppliers, Representatives, Services, Designers, Conferences, and Technology.
The board was formed in order to requests from executives to compartmentalize specific areas of expertise within the home furnishings industry.
Since 1977 every year Cooper Lighting’s annual competition, bringing about knowledge and the function of lightning as a main element of lighting design, demands the primary use of the Cooper Lighting brand.
To participate in this competition, students needs to enter conceptual lighting design projects that are then judged on the combination of aesthetics, achievement, performance and also with the degree to which the lighting meets the project constraints to achieve the ultimate goal.
The students, directed by Hyung-Chan Kim, an assistant professor, made designs known as Cub efficiency and The Passive Solar Home.
They were recognized last May at the Light fair International 2006 conference in Las Vegas in front of audience of more than 500 design professionals.
At the conference six students and four professional awards were presented.
Garden furniture has become more admired in recent years as more people have patios and decks.
By the 1800s, furniture frequently was used in the garden. Large estates may have chairs or benches in distant spots on which guests can relax or gossip.
This furniture was completed to blend in with the greenery. Pieces were frequently made from iron shaped like vines or branches. Carved marble benches were used by the affluent, while rough log benches were used by others.
Soon, potters started creation replicas of tree stumps or trimmed branches that can be used for seats.
U.S.’s second leading furniture maker Herman Miller says it would now invest million of dollars in China to expand its business operation in Asia.
The companies open a national design center in Shanghai earlier this week. The Shanghai office would serve as its Asia headquarters.
The company says it chose Shanghai to hold the firm’s quickly expanding client base in Asia. The venture also comprises of two factories in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province. It says the companies are looking for acquisition opportunities in China to go faster its expansion plans. The company’s products, and planned consulting services, generated over 1.7 billion US dollars in income during the 2006 fiscal year.
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has opened a public awareness campaign to raise notice to the dangers of falling furniture and televisions.
The campaign gives alerts to parents regarding danger of unsecured furniture and also provides tips to help safeguard heavy furniture.
According to the CPSC, ten children have been killed already past few years by falling TVs. In 2005 more than 3,000 children younger than 5 years old were treated in emergency rooms due to heavy injuries associated with television tip-over.
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is approaching Congress to pass legislation that might prevent furniture and TV tip-over accidents
