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Monday, February 19, 2007

HOME & DECOR: Bold bouquet of faux flowers can brighten up any room (Artificial flowers)

A bold bouquet of flowers can brighten up any room, especially in the winter. But the recent cold snap in California nipped fresh floral supplies and sent prices soaring. No worries. You can get some of the same splendor from artificial poppies, gladioluses and hydrangeas.
By Azera Rahman, Surajkund (Haryana), Feb 3: As you walk through a replica of the grand Charminar of Hyderabad at the Surajkund fair, on the outskirts of New Delhi, a vibrant world of colours and cultures is unveiled.
The vision of heaven shared by Andy Warhol and Jim Hodges, at least as proposed by "I Remember Heaven," is that of a disco ball silvery, shiny, reflective.
Singapore Changi Airport Sunflower Garden is the place for the transit traveler to rejuvenate the spirits.
In a rush? No time to clean with company arriving shortly?
After living in two homes that had no landscaping when she moved in, Amanda Kreeft knew what she was looking for in her most recent search. She wanted a yard that was colorful and interesting, yet still rugged enough for her dogs.
In her memoir, A Backward Glance (1934), Edith Wharton recalled her first attempts at writing when she was 11 years old. Her fledgling novel began: "Oh, how do you do, Mrs Brown? ... If only I had known you were going to call I should have tidied up the drawing-room."