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Mats Carlsson and Lotta Olsson of Norrköping, Sweden.
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 We all have them. Most of us hide them under the kitchen sink. Mine is too tall for hiding and is out in the open for all to see. We tried purchasing those lovely brushed metal garbage cans but with the extensive use this family put it through, it fell apart in no time despite the high ticket price.
We replaced it with a sturdy (and much less expensive) plastic model but I just hated the "cheap" look. So I did something about it and you can too!
To me, there is little that is as unsightly as a white "plastic" garbage can in a kitchen you have labored so intensely to look beautiful. It sticks out screaming "Look at me"! And everyone does.
Every dirty finger print, every drip, every splash shows like a neon sign. Keeping it clean and presentable is a daily chore.
There aren't many options when choosing kitchen garbage cans. Manufacturers, for some reason, stay away from offering us models that are created with "decor" in mind. They aren’t offered in beautiful native bamboo or ornamental shell. They don’t come in Grecian Gray Stone or with a lovely marble finish. They think only of function and not what we have to look at each day.
I resolved the problem by painting ours.
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According to color supplier Pantone®, the color of 2008 is Blue Iris. The blue is a radiant, calming hue, dark, but not dark enough to be in the realm of navy, and is a sharp contrast to the 2007 choice, Chili Pepper Red.
Is Blue The New Green?
Other professionals disagree with Pantone’s choice. Margaret Walsh, director of the Color Association, says her color of 2008 is bamboo. She believes the strong green, hinted with yellow, represents the changing social desire to be more environmentally clean.
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How to Create Top-to-Bottom-Finishes with Dramatic Results
by Deb Drager
Susan Thomas
January 7, 2008
Troweling different pigments atop a black base coat provides many options to show clients.
Photography by Candid Moments
Quite often the best things in life are the simple things. In the case of this executive office suite transformation, a simple finishing technique pays off with dramatic results in a subtle pattern that balances the right amount of motion and light reflection on the walls and ceiling.
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