Family affair
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The Chwans won the Home Mechanix 1995 Annual Kitchen Remodeling Contest. Spurred on by a drab kitchen with minimal counter space, they created a room that is fun to prepare food in, and a center for family activities. All work, such as wiring, plumbing and painting, was done by the Chwans.
Publication Name: Home Mechanix
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 8755-0423
Year: 1995
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Winning entry: from an entry colonnade to a backyard pergola, the winners of HM's Yardscaping Contest built a yard full of wonderful projects
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Norman and Violet Archer of Port St. Lucie, FL, are the winners in the 1994 Home Mechanix and Western Red Cedar Lumber Assn Yardscaping Contest. Cedar was used in projects ranging from a pergola and entry colonnade to a fence and three birdhouses. Project details are described.
Publication Name: Home Mechanix
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 8755-0423
Year: 1995
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Stuck on stone: if you choose carefully and install it properly, today's manufactured stone products can prove better than the real thing
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Stone is an attractive material for areas such as chimneys, walls, and foundations, and the use of a manufactured stone veneer may present a viable alternative to natural stone. Manufactured stone is lighter in weight and will cost approximately one-third less than real stone.
Publication Name: Home Mechanix
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 8755-0423
Year: 1995
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