When you buy a home, chances are you’ll need to add or replace window coverings. That can include drapes, blinds or shutters. You can go to a discount store to buy cheap and have to replace them in 2-3 years plus chances are they won’t “hang well” and will look cheap. They also are probably not made in America.
You can also go to a store that specializes in all types of window coverings where the customer service you receive is excellent. They can help you with measuring, installation, and even cleaning later on. You’ll have coverings that you can be proud of throughout their life.
Once such local store is Home Source Interiors, located off of Rt 315, just north of I-270. The business is owned by Cheryl Garrett, who I first “met” via Twitter (@DraperyDiva). Cheryl recently expanded her store size and held an open house tweet-up last night. I took a few photos of her new space while there. (I used my Blackberry so excuse the quality of the pics.) Please stop by to check out all the new options. I especially liked the alternatives for patio doors, since you’re no longer stuck with verticals, but can choose options that offer convenience and wind/cold block. Her web site is HomeSourceInteriors.com or read her blog at SimplyHomeSource.com.
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A “swinging” suggestion
Over the weekend I came up with the solution for a lot of what ails our country. It’s a rather simple idea. Take some of the stimulus funds – that didn’t work – and buy a porch swing for every home.
You can’t get or stay mad in a squeaky porch swing. It has a way of lessening what seemed to be a major problem into a manageable concern.
I grew up in a home with a porch swing. It was my favorite place to be on a Sunday afternoon because friends or relatives driving by would stop and join us on the porch. Spontaneous get-togethers were common then. Mom always had a pitcher of fresh, REAL lemonade or mint ice tea in the fridge. Plus, there was the usual homemade cookies, cake or a pie handy as well. If the day was particularly hot, she would mix up a batch of homemade ice cream mix for the men to crank in the hand freezer. Although we occasionally got “brain freeze” from the extra cold ice cream, it was always a special time.
Let’s put porch swings in the Statehouse and national Capitol buildings, then make the politicians sit in them until they actually agree to compromise to fix the economy! Maybe a PORCH swing will have better results than the GOLF swing did.
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Tagged central ohio real estate, disagreeable politicians, growing up in Knox County Ohio, porch swing