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Discount Tickets Now On Sale for the CA Boom Design Show

Monday, October 12th, 2009

West Coast’s Largest Design & Architecture Show, Beverly Hills, June 26-28

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 17 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — CA Boom Show Tickets went on sale last week at www.caboomshow.com, $20/day in advance, compared with $25/day at the door. The show has grown exponentially in its complexity, combining everything related to contemporary and non-traditional design under one roof, including visits to never-before seen, stunning architectural homes in the Los Angeles area.

Show highlights include:

* Special day and twilight home tours to the Stahl House (Case Study House #22), a portion of proceeds going toward its preservation.

* CA Boom Store, hosted by Project Angel Food (famous for their annual Divine Design Event). Store will feature select exhibitors’ items for sale to raise money for PAF.

* Major design debuts this year include new products from Vitra, Magna Modern, Mooi, Louis Poulsen, EcoSmart Fire, IC Green, Kimono NYC & Live-Pure-Life, Mogul, Shine Home, Floor Model, Albert Frias, 9-Mile School House, Urban Oasis, and Granada.

* Coolhaus, a crazy, Twitter-followed ice cream truck that serves up custom-designed ice cream sandwiches with an architectural flair. High concept ice cream sandwiches are named for modern design icons-Frank Behry, Mintimalism, Oatmeal Cinnamoneo, Mies Vanilla Rohe, and IM Peinut Butter.

* Frank Gehry, Robert Graham & Nancy Robins sculptures, all part of the Frostig Collection, curated by Kate Stern and on display at CA Boom.

* The popular Public Urban Mobile Arts project (PUMA) brings artist, PlasticGod, to custom-design “live” works of art on T-shirts.

* Julius Shulman photographs, a multimedia installation by the LA Conservancy’s Modern Committee.

* Home tours including the house on Sunset Plaza, an architectural gem by L.A.’s own Assembledge+, with furniture by DK Vogue and artwork curated by the William Turner Gallery.

* USGBC LEED Accreditation workshops.

* Photographer, Robin Layton, a Pulitzer Prize winner, honored by Life Magazine as one of the eight most talented photographers in America, will show her debut art furnishings and be on-hand for interviews.

* On-site design book store present by Hennessey + Ingalls, book signings by: Ezequiel Farca, Jennifer Siegal, Alan Hess and Disney Imagineer author, Jeff Kurtti.

AND SO MUCH MORE! Check back for daily updates at www.caboomshow.com, and to purchase advance tickets to the show or home tours. This promises to be one of the best design weekends of the year in Southern California, so hop on board and CA Boom with us!

About the CA Boom Show

The CA Boom Show (www.caboomshow.com) 2009 takes place Friday, June 26 through Sunday, June 28 in the former Robinsons flagship department store on the corner of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A mix of contemporary & modern design incubating companies and products making their debuts, the show draws both the design trade and design savvy consumer.

Exhibit Admission is $20 per day in advance or $25 at the door, which includes panel discussions. Sunday’s “The Homes of the Hollywood Hills” tour costs $75 and includes exhibit hall admission. A Stahl House Fundraising tour includes special twilight tours of the famous Stahl House (Case Study House #22), and takes place on Friday and Saturday from the exhibit hall for $65. Each ticket contributes to the historic home’s preservation.

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There Are All Kinds of Resin Furniture – Which One Works Best for You?

Monday, October 12th, 2009

PORTERSVILLE, Pa., April 21 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Adams Manufacturing Corp. asks, “Which colors are best?” For the big, comfortable resin chaise lounges, white is the best color. Dark colors absorb heat more quickly, and can be uncomfortable to use on sunny days. Anyone who’s sat on a hot chaise lounge while wearing a bathing suit will insist that their chaise lounges be white and only white.

For the popular Adirondack resin chairs, all the colors work well. Many people like to coordinate their Adirondacks with the colors they’ve chosen for their homes and patios. While the darker colors do absorb heat, it’s not the big issue it is with chaise lounges.

Any color is appropriate for the other stacking chairs. But, there is one very important consideration. Discerning buyers make sure they have the texture they like. Resin chairs come with two basic types of surface. The glossy finish is easier to keep clean. It can be wiped with a wet cloth, or simply hosed off.

Many prefer the softer, matte finish. That finish is slightly matted, and is not as shiny as the glossy finish. While it’s easy to clean, a soapy rag may work better before rinsing it off with a hose or clean water.

There’s a big advantage in resin furniture. It doesn’t crack, and there’s no paint or varnish to maintain. The color goes clear through the resin, so buyers know they won’t have to be bothered sanding, filling, and painting every year or so. Anyone who’s refinished or repainted a wooden chair knows how long that takes!

If you want to change the color of your resin furniture, your local retailer sells spray cans just for that purpose. In a few minutes, your comfortable resin furniture looks like new, and at a fraction of the cost.

More information: www.adamsmfg.com.

Source: http://www.send2press.com/newswire/home_design.shtml

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JBL Innovations Introduces Inexpensive Contraption That May Help Save Marriages

Monday, October 12th, 2009

PAHRUMP, Nev., Nov. 11 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — A new device from JBL Innovations called the Wallmarker (Wallmarker.net) may be the answer for couples who cannot hang pictures without arguing or calling a handyman. For couples who are not handy, just hanging a picture may require help from a handyman. Not anymore. A new, inexpensive product called The Wallmarker makes it easy for anyone to hang pictures straight every time.

Rebecca Smith from Arkansas was filled with angst because she and her husband were about to re-hang pictures. Work around the house did not come naturally for either of them. Then she found the Wallmarker. “This could be a marriage-saver,” she says.

The hardest part about hanging a picture is figuring out where to hammer the nail. And the Wallmarker, a new tool from inventor Jeff Lombardo, makes it easy to figure that out. “WallMarker almost makes it fun to hang a picture,” says Lombardo.

The WallMarker is a piece of chalk shaped like an arrow that has adhesive on one side. It sticks to the back of the picture at the center, to allow the picture to be positioned and eyeballed. When the position is right, the picture can be pushed against the wall to create a chalk mark. That’s the spot where the nail goes.

And the job’s done.

The WallMarker eliminates the need for meticulous measuring and guesswork while hanging pictures.

“If you make a mistake the chalk will easily wipe off the wall and there are no holes to hide,” says Lombardo.

The WallMarker can be used over and over.

To find out more about the WallMarker, please visit www.wallmarker.net.

About Wallmarker: The WallMarker is a piece of chalk shaped like an arrow that has an adhesive side designed to make hanging a picture. Pictures can be easily eyeballed and marked without the need for measuring or multiple nail holes.

Interview Requests: Jeff Lombardo is available for television, radio or newspaper interviews.

Source: http://www.send2press.com/newswire/home_design.shtml

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