SPRING FLING: Landscape and garden portraits by fine-arts photographer Michael Andersen will be the highlight of tomorrow’s First Friday gathering at Sanctuary Home (1635 Platte St., 303-433-8877), the Central Platte Valley furnishings boutique designed with loft and apartment dwellers in mind. The event is from 5 to 9 p.m. and includes complimentary refreshments.
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EXTREME CASTING: The deadline is April 13 for Coloradans to nominate an inspirational family to appear on ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Casting directors for this popular Sunday night show are looking for participants who have put their own needs aside to help others, and whose homes are in dire need of an upgrade. To be eligible, entrants must own their own single-family home and will show producers how a makeover will positively change their lives. Interested families should e-mail a short description of their story and the problems with their house to CastingColorado@gmail.com.
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YOU NAME IT, THIS DOES IT: WD-40 is such a beloved product that devotees have logged more than 2,000 uses for it. Besides its traditional purpose – loosening rusty hinges, bike chains and the like – WD-40 also removes old tape and labels, cleans tools, and lifts gum from carpet. Know of another great use? The WD-40 Co. has developed an official list of its customers’ favorite WD-40 projects. Simply log on to wd40.com/uses through May 15 to record your most creative and innovative applications.
Read up
“Prefabulous: The House of Your Dreams, Delivered Fresh from the Factory”
By Sheri Koones
(Taunton Press, $25)
Many of the mail-order kit houses of yesteryear from the likes of Sears Roebuck and Co. were affordable but boxy and boring. Today, it’s difficult to tell the difference between a traditionally built home and a customized, prefab model. Koones explores how manufacturers have been working with architects and homeowners to create homes with innovative designs and eco-friendly construction. Have one like those highlighted in this book built and delivered fresh from the factory.
Remote Control
“Catalog This!”
airing Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on the Fine Living Network (Comcast channel 278)
Housemates are pitted against each other when it comes to designing a shared living space for this television series. Each person orders furniture and accessories from their favorite online and mail order catalogs. After the items arrive, they have two hours to furnish the home by successfully merging their competing styles. Can they do it without going over budget? In this episode, an empty living room and dining room becomes an interior design tug-of-war.
| Sheba R. Wheeler
