i have dark furniture looks black and i wanna redo my bedding and window treatments right now...?

Feb 22, 7042 by mmmmmm09 | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling

i have white and black damask bedding and curtains to match im just really tired of it ..

could you send PICTURES of bedding i might like ?
Thanks

Susan Gill talks about her INSPIRE 2011 class "How to sell hard window treatments"

Promo video for Susan Gill's class at INSPIRE 2011.

U Baracun e Varazze sbarcano negli USA!!!

Hike the Italian Riviera - By Giovanna Dell’Orto, Associated Press - Updated: 12:19 PM 4/27/2010 - VERNAZZA, Italy - Siamo orgogliosi di poter comunicare che il famoso quotidiano americano Chicago tribune ha pubblicato un articolo riguardante la nostra Varazze parlando di Lungomare Europa ma in particolare ha citato un locale a noi molto caro che sponsorizza la nostra testata giornalistica, U Baracun, elogiandone l’eccellenza dei piatti serviti. CLICCA QUI PER COLLEGARTI AL SITO DEL CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Questo l’articolo in inglese di cui vi  stiamo parlando: Catchy harmonica music wafts across the cafe umbrellas that line the minuscule harbor of this conch-shaped village, squeezed between vine-covered hills and the Mediterranean Sea. Tourists sip aperitifs and enjoy the sunny cliches of the Cinque Terre, one of the most scenic (and overrun) stretches of the Italian coast. But today, sweat-drenched and a bit wobbly, I feel smugly that I am in on a secret: I have earned this gorgeous view because I hiked here, up and down a cliff-hugging sliver of a path that will take me several more strenuous miles by day’s end. From a full-day hike linking five medieval villages to a leisurely stroll (called passeggiata by the locals) through one of Italy’s largest botanical gardens, walking is the best way to experience this region of pine-splattered mountains plunging into the cobalt sea. Here are my four favorite walks in Liguria, going west to east along this arc-shaped slice of Italy, from the border with France to Tuscany’s coast, along with recommendations for restaurants. GIARDINI HANBURY (GARDEN): In the late 19th century, Northern Europeans flocked to get health treatments at seaside resorts on the westernmost stretch of Liguria. One visitor, Thomas Hanbury, an Englishman who made a fortune in silk and tea trade from China, devoted a 44.5-acre promontory to a collection of exotic plants, now managed by the University of Genoa. The botanical garden on a terraced hillside is now home to 6,000 plant species and also offers wide views of the sea and horizon. A series of trails cascade from Hanbury’s stately villa down to the sea, passing by a papyrus-fringed fountain, through a cypress-lined path and in between a wild assembly of plants ranging from azaleas to eucalyptus, from aloe to olive trees. Then I am on my way to eat at U Baracun near the hamlet of Alpicella, just inland from Varazze, which serves the best pansotti (herb-filled pasta in nut sauce) and cinghiale (wild boar roast) in Italy. Not that I would ever forgive myself if I passed on the dozen fresh antipasti, ranging from artichoke frittata to porcini crepes and homemade olive paste. The other goal was a meal on the open terrace of Da Drin restaurant, just above the mini-harbor. I first had its spaghetti al cartoccio, bursting with crayfish, mussels and calamari, a few years ago, and nearly didn’t make it back up the trail. But last summer after stuffing myself, I was nimble enough to avoid the baby boars scurrying across the path in the dark. After passing through the main piazza of Vernazza, huddled between the church and a black castle tower, the trail takes off again on the cliffside unto Corniglia, perched high on a hilltop. Then it gets back to sea level and, at Manarola, becomes a wide, paved passeggiata known as the “Via dell’Amore” (the way of love) that ends in Riomaggiore, where the train takes you back to Monterosso. Beyond jaw-dropping views (and dishes), walking the trails of Liguria is to get right inside the poems of native son and Nobel Prize-winning poet Eugenio Montale. One of his most celebrated verses, “Meriggiare pallido e assorto,” turns a stroll under the blinding sun on a pallid afternoon into a melancholy existential metaphor. WALKS: All walks are enjoyable year-round, best in late spring and early fall. Anyone in any shape can do the Giardini Hanbury, the Lungomare Europa and the Manarola-to-Riomaggiore part of the Cinque Terre hike; the rest are best for the moderately fit. The Hanbury gardens - http://www.giardinihanbury.com - and the Sentiero Azzurro - http://www.parconazionale5terre.it - charge a small admission fee.

Source: Il Giornalino di Varazze