Window Treatments with Custom Looks

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Velegance window treatments promise custom looks at lower prices.

The window treatments, made by Breeze Home Fashions Inc., are madefrom individual pieces that are attached to a special curtain rodwith Velcro-brand fasteners. The fasteners allow fabric to be movedand adjusted to fit the window, and the pieces make the windowtreatments easy to install and remove for cleaning.

Prices range from $150 to $400 or more, depending on the size ofthe window.

For more information, visit http://www.velegance.com or call 770-926-3226.

CELEBRATING NATURE

It's hard to describe "The Curious Gardener's Almanac."

Even author Niall Edworthy admits in his introduction his ownstruggle to come up with a description, settling - only afterimagining being forced to do so at gunpoint - for "a celebration ofnature, in all its infinite variety, as experienced in the garden."

The almanac is a compilation of all things garden-related - tips,bits of wisdom, quotations, odd facts, recipes, you name it. It'sthe kind of book that gives you a smile or an insight whenever youpick it up, a volume to be absorbed a bit at a time.

"The Curious Gardener's Almanac" is published by Perigee Books andsells for $16.95 in hardcover. NEW TWIST ON OUTLET

Kimberly Gerard found herself annoyed by a common problem. She hadtwo cell phones, but she couldn't fit both of their bulky plugsinto the only readily accessible outlet in her office.

So she and a friend came up with a solution: an outlet with twosockets that rotate 360 degrees.

The 360 Electrical outlet lets you plug in one device and then turnit to make room for another plug in the same outlet. It comes infour colors: white, ivory, almond and black.

The outlets are available at Harbor Freight Tools USA stores, andthey can be ordered from online retailers listed on the Web site, http://www.360electrical.com . Suggested retail price is $10.

VIRTUAL TOUR OF CABINS

You can almost feel the heat radiating from the stone fireplaces asyou page through "Cabin in the Woods."

The book is a vicarious retreat to a world of rough timbers andsmooth leather, to places where homes are an extension of theirnatural surroundings.

Author and photographer Ralph Kylloe, an authority on rusticfurniture, takes his readers on a virtual tour of 10 cabins rangingfrom the simple to the sprawling. He guides with photographs andfew words, inviting the reader to study and absorb the details ofthe homey settings.

"Cabin in the Woods" comes from Gibbs Smith, Publisher. It sellsfor $29.95 in hardcover.