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The window treatment business is a multi million dollar industry that dates back to the 17th century around the time of the Industrial Revolution. Even during economic down times consumers frequently replaced window treatments rather than redoing an entire room. There are over 3500 establishments that sell window coverings. Window treatments can be very important purchase considering all the benefits they have to offer. A homeowner will have to consider what their needs are for window treatments

to sleep, the bicycle bells, and laughter, and ice cream trucks the only things that seemed to lull him into sleep. Not singing, not the music box, only the scattered, mingling of sounds from the city street below. So she kept the rocker near the window, and on full moon summer nights, she would sit with her baby boy, both of them soothed and calmed by what lay beyond. And she sang anyway, to herself, as much as the boy. "Hush little baby, don 't say word..." That 's when the townhouse was just

bitter. She wanted to help her people and knew it was her responsibility but she was too afraid to go outside the castle walls. “If only I was a pretty princess,” she whispered gently. Gloria gulped. She glanced at her reflection through the glass window. “I would do anything..” she thought. Tomorrow was Gloria’s birthday but instead of being excited she dreaded it. It marked another year she had been without her parents. As the sun went down she gazed over the city. With a sigh, Gloria closed the

In the first to the fourth centuries, Roman bath houses were built with large, windows which are facing south to let in the sun's warmth. This was because they demanded a great amount of heat. In the early Roman Empire most baths faced the afternoon sun in wintertime when they had the most use. They also had their large windows covered with either transparent stone like mica or clear glass, which was one of the great breakthroughs in architecture and solar technology. (Links, 1999)The Romans discovered

The knocking on the door was the loudest he had ever heard fist on wood. It wasn't the banging noise on the door that jarred his concentration off track, but rather the reason behind the blasted knocking. He hears it yell unspoken threats to him behind one of the 20 identical wooden doors that line up and down the hallway. He knew this moment would come, but expected it to arrive much later. He truly doesn't belong in this clan. No one in the Clan of Knowledge is allowed to be wrong. Five seconds

      “Lesson Learned”                                               As I was standing in front of the judge many emotions proceeded to give me a nudge, my heart sank and the tears rolled down my face as if I was trying to fill a river. I knew I

Conservation Strategies 15 STRUCTURAL DESIGN 16 Structural Design Philosophy 16 Critical/Preliminary Member Sizes 17 REFERENCES 20 HOUSE DRAWINGS 25 PD1 – INTERIOR LAYOUT DESIGN 25 PD1 – INTERIOR LAYOUT PLAN 26 PD1 – WINDOW & DOOR 27 PD2 – SITE EVELVATION 28 PD2 - BUILDING ELEVATION 39 S01 – FOUNDATION LAYOUT PLAN 30 S02 – UPPER FLOOR FRAMING LAYOUT 31 S03 – ROOF FRAMING LAYOUT 32 S03 – TRUSS DESIGN 33 S04 – WALL FRAMING LAYOUT 34

Over the years, windows have evolved with a new technological advancement, known as high efficiency windows. The introduction of these windows has allowed people to dramatic cut their energy consumption and includes many other advantages. If you are tired of having a poorly insulated house, installing high efficiency windows in your house could help improve this problem. Many homes today do not include these types of windows, so people end up paying more for their heating and cooling systems/bills

droplets slowly began to fall on the window pane. Each one becoming more and more aggressive and mesmerizing. The loop of the pitter-patter was all I could hear even though my parents were making small talk. In Mexico, I would watch all the people on the street, all the stores and billboard signs and tall buildings. My favorite thing to watch were the lights on a car when it was raining, but now no one would stay close enough to see their lights though the backseat window. My dad was excited that we had

Need New Windows? 3 Reasons To Consider Sliding Windows When the time comes to purchase new windows, the amount of options to pick from may feel overwhelming. Not only do you need to select the windows material, but there are different styles of windows as well. One style that you may not have thought of before are horizontal sliding windows. Consider these 3 reasons for buying them. Sliding Windows Are Durable Traditional double hung windows have various moving parts, many of them being necessary