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Last Update: Sun Jan 11 18:26:41 2009

+ Natural Gas Hanging Patio Heater Warms Outdoor Living Space + As soon as the snow melts, you'll probably start thinking of spring and summer and outdoor living spaces again. You can start the [...] burgers without even turning on the grill! You can also order the heater to run on propane. $883 from Patio Heating Plus

+ Etched Glass Interior Doors Increase Light in Your Home + Wood interior doors are pretty common, but they don't do a good job (or any kind of job at all) at letting light flow through when [...] (and just about anything else you can imagine) can be transcribed in glass. The door shown here was done by Visions in Glass .

+ Home Security Television Simulator Offers Alternative to Lights on Timers + Lights with timers are a pretty home security good idea, because they can fool burglars into thinking someone is home. Most [...] of a regular boob tube, so there you go. $40 at Hammacher Schlemmer: Home Security Television Simulator

+ SolarSheat Space Heater Can Warm a 1000 Square Foot Space + You may be excited about the idea of green living, but there's no denying that getting set up with solar panels is pretty [...] in the colder months, anyway, so something like this could pay off in a short time. More information at Your Solar Home .

+ Oxo Good Grips Jar Opener Review + I got my parents an Oxo Good Grips Jar Opener for Christmas, and it's surprising how delighted my mom in particular has been [...] and ergonomics of the company's kitchen tools. $12 for the jar opener at Amazon: Oxo Good Grips i-Series Jar Opener

+ Water Drops Square Glass Vessel Sink Stands out + When you're shopping for vessel sinks, you'll probably be surprised with all the variety. There are so many cool designs that it [...] spend too much time trying to wipe it dry, since those "drops" are built into the design... $399 from GlassSinksOnline

+ "School of Fish" Decorative Sink Drain + Tired of looking at a boring metal circular drain when you fill your sink? Perhaps you need a decorative drain that adds a bit of [...] options include flower and vine patterns, suns, hearts, turtles, shells, and even buffalo (for that Old West themed sink, no doubt).

+ Space Shuttle & Astronaut Cabinet Knobs + If you have children who dream of going to space camp, then you can inspire their astronautic aspirations with the appropriate [...] sports balls, and animals are also options. At $6.43 a piece, the fun knobs shouldn't break the bank. From Eclectic Ware

+ Concrete Floor Paint Can Spruce up Your Garage + There are lots of garage floor coverings you can consider, both to give a little color to the space and to protect the floor from [...] The cost runs 15 cents or less per square foot for one coat, and you can pick floor paint up at any home improvement store.

+ Reclaimed Pinewood Flooring with Herringbone Pattern + You may think of pine as a rustic flooring choice, ideal for ski lodges and cabins in the woods, but it can be given a modern look [...] from Clark's Antique Wood, Inc. , a company that specializes in floors, stairs, posts, handrails, etc. from reclaimed wood.

+ Kidde Carbon Monoxide Detector with Front-Loading Batteries + I'm not sure who decided carbon monoxide detectors and smoke alarms should need to be taken off the wall so you could load the [...] years). Get it for about $50 at Amazon: Kidde Front Load Battery-Operated Carbon Monoxide Alarm with Digital Display

+ Wood & Glass Greenhouse Kits Offer Attractive Gardening Solution + With the prices of food heading north, gardening is becoming increasingly popular for folks with enough space to grow some fruits [...] for gardens to grow while still offering an attractive solution for your yard. The kit is available at Sturdi-Built .

+ Reclaimed Barnwood Ceiling Warms up Study + For those of you fascinated with the idea of implementing recycled or "reclaimed" wood into your home, here's another use for old [...] here looks nice with the mahogany trim of the rest of this study. It's the work of Conroe Texas-based Stout Carpentry .

+ "Black Cow" Handblown Glass Doorknobs + Tired of the same old brass doorknobs that everybody in your subdivision has? Well, you could really stand out with a knob made [...] at Home Depot or another upscale hardware distributor. But surely this is a small price to pay for a Black Cow doorknob!

+ Custom Wood Radiator Cover Hides Old, Ugly Heaters + If you've got an old, ugly radiator acting as a sore thumb in an otherwise well-appointed room, you're not alone. Some of the most [...] a heater underneath. It's the work of John Carlton Custom Woodwork & Furniture , and something like this will cost you $2,200.