Television is not the only source for home decoration information and ideas on Interior design. There are several great books on the subject that are able to help designers of almost any background and experience level. Color is an element that tends to inspire emotion in people because color has an influence on the value of life above and beyond other considerations. Colors therefore have a definite impact on the atmosphere that you want to create when doing interior design. (more…)
Yalick Farms, being developed on 56 acres that once produced crops sold at a stand on the other side of Memorial Highway, is the first project of its kind in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Mostly residential, the “luxury condominium village,” as one partner described it, will include a clubhouse, an Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis courts and small shops.
Lead developer J. Naparlo said Yalick Farms would not be considered unusual in the Williamsburg, Va. area, where the Plymouth native now lives.
“There are projects like this down here,” he said recently; developments that include small shops with housing above or nearby.
Partner Perry Dunford, who also is the general contractor, said the first of a planned 112 townhouses will be ready for sale within weeks. A sales office will be set up in the clubhouse and initially they will be marketed directly by the developers.
Both Naparlo and Dunford tout the building quality and amenities at Yalick Farms. (more…)
Q: When I moved into my condo, I managed to arrange the furniture so that I could take advantage of the fireplace, the view and the television set, all from the club chair or couch. I remodeled during winter and now the furniture is out of scale for the room.
I removed the hall to make a master bedroom suite. In doing so, I moved the entrance to the room from the edge of the living area to the center of the living area wall. I think smaller pieces of furniture are probably the way to go and I believe that it would make sense to add in the cost of an up-to-date television and sound system. I am still not sure how to arrange it all. What do you suggest? (more…)
