Learn how a compost bin functions by visiting a Garden Center

September 25th, 2011

Garden centers can offer a lot of great assistance to both garden newbies and experts. Facilities like these not only offer useful gardening equipment and supplies, they’re also equipped at assisting enthusiasts when it comes to all things gardening, recycling, and composting. So if you’re interested in a composting venture, and would love to learn how to operate a compost bin for starters, then learn how to make compost by visiting a garden center near you. You will be amazed at how much interesting their workshops can be. The essence of gardening Every gardener loves to tend to a healthy soil that consistently creates healthy produce. So the best way to keep this stability in the garden is to keep the soil healthy, and to use nothing but organic based supplements for it (organic fertilizers and soil conditioners would be the best alternative to using chemically produced fertilizers). Her Read more…

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Bobby Gin Cocktail Bar by Estudio Normal

September 24th, 2011

Spanish designers Normal have completed a Barcelona cocktail bar with tables made of drawers, a bar made of doors and a door made of cupboards. The long wooden bar runs along the length of the Bobby Gin Cocktail Bar and is clad in recycled doors of different sizes and colors.

The project has a very playful sense, the designers say, as they put part of the floor on the wall and made doors look like cupboards. ‘The idea was to create the most memorable result possible within a very limited budget,’ say Estudio Normal representatives. ‘We

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Bright hues are hot news this autumn

September 23rd, 2011

Bright colours have been huge news this year in both fashion and interior design circles, so it will come as no surprise that this trend is continuing into the autumn months of 2011. If you love floral designs, you’ll be a huge fan of one of the hottest looks to embrace this season. Bold hues and flowers are combining this autumn, so you’ll see splashes of colour injected around your bedroom if you follow the look. Try to avoid going for overkill though – if you go for patterned feature walls, it is definitely best not to go for floral designs on the duvet covers for your double beds

It’s not just bog-standard bright shades which are making a huge splash this season, acid brights are too. You shou

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After Hours: A Recap of the DG Networking Social

September 21st, 2011

The DG Networking Social at the Magnolia Hotel was an incredibly stellar event. With more than 250 attendees that are some of the most prestigious designers and DG partners in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Mingling together in one room, it was no wonder that great connections, business acquaintances and friendships had developed towards the end of the evening.

The line to get in to the event was long and with our team eager to get every one in quickly, we doubled up on giving out name tags to professionals. T

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