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Kathy Moran's Articles in Arts & Crafts

  • Teak Patio Furniture Has Enduring Charm
    For centuries, teakwood has been highly prized for its radiant beauty, as well as its incredible strength and natural decay-resistance. It is produced by the Tectona Grandis tree, which is indigenous to Asia, and was once considered to be a royal tree in Thailand. Long used for making roofing and siding, walls, floors, doors, mantels, cabinets, closets, picture frames, and sculptures, teak is now one of the most popular woods for making patio furniture.
  • Arbors Provide Portals to Paradise
    Since the Garden of Eden, gardens have been associated with earthly paradises. Important to every culture and country since ancient times, gardens have always featured arbors. Today, more popular than ever, arbors provide an effortless, convenient way to turn your own garden into heaven on earth. CedarStore.com offers a wide variety of sizes and styles of spectacular, durable arbors, in wood and wrought iron, that will make you look like a master gardener and landscaper.
  • Storage Building Sheds its Old Image
    With things changing so quickly these days, old attitudes and stereotypes are crumbling, opening up new possibilities for everyone – and everything. Even the humble shed has taken on a new image. No longer is it the crumbling shack with the leaky roof, and rusty latch and padlock, that’s used for storing lawn mowers and garden tools. Today’s sheds are available with many creature comforts, and are used as home offices, home gyms, laundry rooms, artists’ studios, playhouses, pottery rooms, potting huts, hobby rooms, greenhouses, and more. At GazeboCreations.com, you can choose a spectacular pre-designed shed, or customize one in four easy steps.
  • Cedar Chests Keep Memories Fresh
    Most people consider family heirlooms as their most prized possessions. In fact, it seems that the only thing that’s more important than having these treasures, is having a safe place to keep them. This may explain the timeless popularity of cedar chests, which have been around, in some form, since ancient Egyptian times. CedarStore.com has the finest in hand-crafted, heirloom quality cedar, oak, and cherry chests, in traditional and contemporary designs, and styles from rustic to elegant.
  • Drab Backyard? Get Over it with a Garden Bridge
    With the current resurgence of interest in water gardens, the garden bridge is riding a new wave of popularity. Our beautiful garden bridges, available in many sizes, styles, and materials are perfect for any pond, stream, or creek.
  • The Front Porch Swings Through History
    Existing in various forms, since prehistoric times, when over-hanging rocks were used for shelter, the front porch has reached its present form through the blending of the architectural styles of the many countries that formed our nation. The favorite seat on the porch has always been the porch swing, which continues to increase in popularity, especially with the many new available styles and materials, and swing stands, which allow you to put your swing anywhere you please.

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