Patti Widrick from Watertown NY wanted a stone fireplace design – but didn’t want all the complications that went with it. Faux stone panels with a Class A fire rating offered the perfect alternative.

Adding real stone to this attractive fireplace would have been expensive and inconvenient.

“My husband and I wanted our fireplace to be in stone,” she wrote to us, supplying pictures of their recent remodeling project, “but when I started to think about how we were going to do it, I realized we needed an alternative to real stone.”

“My husband had just finished adding real stacked stone to the outside of a home, and I’d seen how much work it was – all the dust, the time consuming process of getting all the stones to fit just right and the mortar clean up using muriatic acid. We weren’t ready

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These special red mini-roses are sure to please any mother, wife or sweetheart. A true rose that looks like the garden rose except the leaves, canes and flowers are scaled down to size. They do well indoors and can bloom from early spring to late summer. The inside pot is 4″ diameter; the outer pot is 4.5″.

Sku: GP-MRO41

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Every homeowner should know that a reliable sump pump is their first line of defense to protect you from basement flooding. Yet, when shopping for a new sump pump, homeowners are often baffled by all the choices. There are so many different models and features to choose from!

So, whether you are installing it yourself or having a contractor or plumber do it for you, allow me to offer you some expert advice on the matter. This post can help you make sure you know what to look for and what to avoid when choosing and installing the right sump pump for your basement.

Cast iron case sump pump vs. plastic case

The most reliable sump pumps have a cast iron case.

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In the heat of summer, wool is probably the last material on everyones mind. A nice wool sweater sounds like death by choking this July day, but what about wool on the floor? The typical Summer-esque floor covering is cecil, a grass woven rug that keeps cool, but does so with a very specific aesthetic that may not work with every style. Wool, despite its reputation for warmth, also regulates temperature very well, keeping excess heat and moisture from building up on its surface. The Circulos Rug is an unexpected candidate for eco-friendly flooring, composed of a 100% wool surface on an all cotton backing.

The Circulos Rug is designed by José A.

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Alan Fisher, from Arizona, talks us through the incredible outdoor kitchen he created using our Faux Stone Panels.

Alan installed faux stone panels on concrete and wooden frames, for plenty of storage space beneath the counters

“In the beautiful Arizona desert, the kitchen makes a wonderful addition to our backyard,” Alan writes, enclosing pictures of his beautiful kitchen design. “We use the kitchen almost every night.”

“The space we used to build the kitchen is on the south side of our home.  It originally had an ugly aluminum shed there, and small tree struggling to survive.”

“The first step in building the kitchen was to remove the shed and the tree. We then levele

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