What People Said About Treecycled Furniture in 2009

This is wonderful year for us! Got a lot of publications from online and offline medias overseas for some of our furniture collections. You may read all reviews at Gizmodo, BornRich, EliteChoice or if you want more reviews, type 'Treecycled Furniture' text on Google and see the result. And we do thank you to all medias for featured our products on their issues.

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LED's Light Up 2010 with Treecycled Furniture!

Today is last time for 2009. Thank you to all readers, followers, friends, biz-partners or anyone which is interested in Treecycled Furniture products so far. Your supports are mean a lot to us. Give us one more chance to serve you much better for upcoming 2010! Wish you all the best!

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Last Giveaway of 2009 & a new post series for 2010

This will be the last of our giveaways for awhile. I will hopefully start up again with more wonderful items in the Spring.

This cold weather has me reminiscing of old Family moments. This Giveaway is in thanks to those memories of a loved one who would make Biscuits for dinner and drizzle honey over the halves....

This last one will have 3 winners. 1 grand prize and 2 runner ups.
The Grand prize winner will receive:
This beautiful Honey Pot from Honey Acres:

Which can also be purchased direct from their site http://beekeepersbestinc.com/Home/tabid/37/Default.aspx
"NOW IN OUR 5TH GENERATION!
Today, Honey Acres is located on a 40-acre
property in rural Ashippun, Wisconsin;
midway between Milwaukee and Madison.
The History of Beekeeping and Honey in America As told by a family honey company that is over 150-years old. Christian Diehnelt moved his family from Germany to Wisconsin in 1852. He brought with him the talent and love of beekeeping that would become the foundation for a honey company that has survived to this day."

These exceptionally well made Stainless steel Endurance® Biscuit Cutters
Which can also be purchased through http://www.cheftools.com/

" Our biscuit cutters feature stainless steel construction with comfortable arched handles and thin blades that cut through thick or thin dough. The set of 4 cutters nest together for easy storing and are dishwasher safe. Choose from rippled edges for decorative biscuit, cookie or canapé shapes, or the traditional plain edge style.
#RBC-4 Round, Rippled, 1-3/8" dia. to 2-3/4" dia. "

These would also make for beautiful cookie cutters. Scalloped edge cookie sandwiches filled with homemade preserves. The smallest cutter in the set would make for the perfect doughnut hole window for showcasing the gem filling!

There will be a surprise in the lot for our Grand prize winner to go with the above.
As for our 2 Runner ups, you will receive 1 of the Elegant Honey Pots from Honey Acres and your choice of 1 loose tea blend from my Etsy store.

As to how you can win, leave a comment to this post telling 5 of you goals/resolutions for 2010. Which must pertain to Homesteading and or Self sufficiency.
Are beginning a garden or enlarging the one you have? Are you adding chickens or rabbits? Do you plan to learn a "new to you" skill or improve on one? Maybe you will start that compost pile or bin you keep thinking of.Or introduce Medicinal Herbs into your family health and care. How about learning to save seed or starting your garden this year with Heirloom/Open Pollinated varieties?What ever it may be, no matter how small or large. We would love to know what you have in mind.
I wish all of you the best of luck and hope we are able to fill Frog's Bean pot with many more names this time around.
I will begin a new series of posts pertaining to Suburban Self sufficiency/Homesteading after the New year. There are many who only have a small lot which they can adventure with. I would rather have a yard full of edibles then grass to mow. One should never be ignorant of potential disaster or hard times. There are so many examples in this economy of families going broke like the Trucking company out West which called all their drivers on Christmas eve to drop off their trucks at certain locations due to the company closing. (Thank you Chris for that tidbit. It is a perfect example to share here.)Just like that. No other notice.
So think hard on what you will do to improve your Self Sufficiency for 2010 and be sure to leave you comment here before January 15th, 2010. Plenty of time to get those lists going.
Wishing all a prosperous, healthy & Happy New Year! Salute!
Sweetest Dreams,
~Tammie

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Style Guides for Home Interiors

Whether you're decorating a single room or a whole house, a cottage or a castle, you'll find our guides to decorating styles helpful. The style guides will help you focus in on your likes and dislikes and learn elements that will help you achieve your dream room or make your home express your very unique taste.

With so many products on the market, buyers traveling around the globe, and shoppers expecting more for their homes, consumers have an infinite array of products, finishes, colors, decorative elements, and prices available. The sky's the limit and there's really no reason for anyone to be stuck with a home decorating scheme that doesn't capture their own unique style and interests.

If you haven't yet identified your particular style or if you're uncertain about how to proceed, you'll learn a lot from the articles and style guides listed here.

Take a look at traditional styles and see some of the newest decorating trends. You'll find that nothing is really new, but it's fun to see how old favorite themes, fabrics, and details adapt to a fresh new look.

The following Style Guides offer information on one design style. See photos and read tips that focus on the elements and design features that give each style an individual and very distinctive look.

Find the style that will help to give your home your distinctive look.

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From Coral Nafie, former About.com Guide

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Dining Room Decoration

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Dining Room Furniture

Transforming the dining area into a dream dining experience doesn’t have to empty your pocket. Garage sales, second-hand shops, and clearance sales offering furniture at warehouse prices are the places to hunt for affordable furniture. The market abounds in an eclectic range of styles and designs for dining room furniture. From vintage Victorian and magnificent Italian to stylish and spectacular contemporary, there is a piece for every desire. Most shops also offer discount sales for their inventory at some period. It is essential to keep track of such opportunities through the Yellow Pages, local newspapers or other information avenues.

It is a good decision to shop online for dining room furniture, especially when hunting for discount rates. It is easy to locate the exact style, designs and ranges available at the various online retailers and manufactures. These sites provide exhaustive information, along with digital pictures of the various dining room furniture, accessories and sets desired. While shopping for dining room furniture it is always advisable to check and scrutinize the furniture . Store locators enable customers to inspect the furniture later on. Also, most sites provide online room planners that aid customers in finding the right kind of style and size of dining table for their dining rooms. NCfurnituredealer.com is an online dealer, which has around-the-clock customer service and provides factory-direct discounts.

Deep reds and golds inspire appetite and good conversation so what better way to decorate your dining room then with an Asian inspired theme! Even if you don't have a professional designer you can get an Asian inspired look in your dining room by changing little things, for example adding a wallpaper border and coordinating your tableware and serving dishes to give an exotic Asian look to the room. Don't be timid to change things like your floor coverings, lighting, decorative accessories and wall color with your table and chair set and sideboard.

Decorative items are keys to pulling your Asian inspired look together. Even if you can't replace any other items - you can get a new look by changing the decorative accessories! Focus on shopping for tableware, serving dishes and tablecloths and runners, in colors and patterns that match your Asian look. You'll be amazed at how easy and economical it is, and what a huge difference these changes make! You might want to include a rice paper folding screen or Shoji doors combined with Asian style potted plants and you could even try some exotic knick knacks like geisha girl figures or anything with an Asian look to add some punch to your dining room. Adding more touches such as a beautiful silk kimono hung on the wall can make your room look like an interior designer did it.

Flooring could make or break your decor, but if you cannot pay for new flooring in your dining room then you can mask your existing floors by using small rugs with an Asian flare. If you are lucky enough to be able to afford new floors, check out dark hardwood floors or bamboo flooring. Accent them with oriental rugs or bamboo mats for an authentic look. An important factor when decorating your dining room with an Asian inspired look is your wall color. For this look the colors can really enhance the feel - you should consider adding reds and muted tones with contrasting woods either as wallpaper or paint. Try using a deep red paint on the walls, or you might consider a lighter colored paint or wallpaper in plain pattern. You don't have to get too fancy or spend a lot of money and if you don't want color on the walls, you can always cover the walls in a neutral palette and put the color into your flooring and accents.

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Dining Room

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