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- Outwater Introduces New Carved Wood Pierced Mouldings
- (3/9/2009)
- Outwater has combined its ever-increasing, immensely popular collection of Architectural Mouldings and Millwork with its extensive compilation of Decorative Wood Carvings, resulting in a new, innovative series of Wood Carved Pierced Mouldings. Offered in Hard Maple, Cherry and Oak in five different design profiles, Outwater's 2-foot long Wood Carved Pierced Mouldings easily join together "end to end" by means of simple wooden dowels, which when "glued" and inserted into the predrilled opposing holes of the adjoining Wood Carved Pierced Mouldings to be connected, produce consistent, uninterrupted linear runs of any desired length.
Wrap N' Snap Tapered Column Wraps- JLC Online (3/9/2009)
- Wrap N' Snap tapered column wraps complement Craftsman and other architectural styles better than straight-sided wraps, says the maker. They're sold in three base and top widths, in lengths from 41/2 to 8 feet. The wrap comes as four flat pieces of 1/2-inch-thick cellular PVC that you cut to exact length, then glue and snap together around a post. Once the precut capital and base moldings are installed, the column can be painted or left white. Prices start at $200.
Transform an Ordinary Kitchen Into a Stylish Space- (3/4/2009)
- ACP has introduced a new decorative thermoplastic backsplash panel system for use in kitchens and bathrooms that provides the classic look of traditional tin backsplash for about half the cost. Whether you are remodeling an entire room or simply accenting a small area, these backsplash panels create an instant designer look.
- Decorative Capitals
- REMODELING Magazine (2/2/2009)
- Create elegant entryway designs with interior columns capped with decorative capitals. Molded from a composite of marble and polyester resin, the capitals can be mounted on either plain or fluted columns. Eight architectural styles are available. The columns and capitals can be used in interior or exterior designs. 888.862.0880.
- Arts and Crafts Exterior Columns
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (1/18/2009)
- The Arts and Crafts collection includes a new line of exterior columns featuring tapered, fluted, and raised panel designs. Columns come in PVC or various wood species and in a variety of dimensions and lengths. 888-862-0880.
- Rolling Ladder Kits
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (1/13/2009)
- Kits containing rolling hardware, track, and wood ladder components enable users to make their own 8-foot rolling ladder. The ladders feature quiet rollers and non-marring wheels, the maker says, and they are available with red oak, maple, or cherry. The ladders are appropriate for libraries, bunk beds, kitchens, and storage areas, the maker says. 800-822-0009.
- Adams Casing Molding
- BUILDING PRODUCTS Magazine (1/13/2009)
- Adams casing molding can cover the gap between a wall surface and a door or window frame. The casing is available in 16 profiles that replicate traditional molding styles and sizes, and comes in a white matte color that complements the manufacturer's other trim products. It will not rot and resists moisture and insects, the maker says. 877-275-2935.
- Test Home Uses Sun, Wind, Earth
- Omaha World-Herald (12/30/2008)
- Dec. 30--The World-Herald featured a unique structure rising from a residential neighborhood, the Zero Net Energy Test Home, in a story last month. Readers were so curious about the cutting-edge, "green" house that they wrote to us with more questions, which were passed to Avery Schwer, a Kiewit Institute professor overseeing the project. First, a quick recap:
- Plain Rooms Can Have a Classic Look With Trim
- Daily Herald; Arlington Heights, Ill. (12/28/2008)
- Simple, budget-friendly trims like crown molding, chair rails and decorative beams can add style and increase the value of your home. Thats the advice from Natalie Weinstein, a veteran interior designer, lecturer and author from Long Island, N.Y., who frequently uses architectural details such as molding and trim to make ordinary rooms extraordinary. "A lot of people underestimate what they can do, lack the right tools or the ability to visualize the overall effect," Weinstein finds and that can translate into poor workmanship or visual overload.
- Flexwood
- CUSTOM HOME Magazine (10/16/2008)
- Flexwood, a line of carved moldings, ornaments, corbels, and onlays, is composed of a mixture of wood flour, which is made from waste wood, and a polymer base. 800.526.0240.
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