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Gizmos & Gadgets
New electronic devices can help optimize your television-viewing experience. By Kate Jonuska Judging a home-theater experience used to be all about being big, both in terms of a TV’s size and the number of speakers attached to it. While no one is suggesting you revert to a tiny screen, increasingly smaller devices and gadgets are […]
What to Expect When You’re Inspecting
A home inspection can save you money and misery when buying a house By Mary Lynn Bruny You’ve found your dream home—or the closest to it you can afford in Boulder County—and it’s under contract. But under its pretty façade may be a few ugly surprises in the form of expensive needed repairs. Or maybe not. […]
Painting Pointers
Picking room colors doesn’t have to be daunting. Here are basic tips from a painting pro. By Deirdre Christen Color is a key interior-design element and instrumental to personalizing your space. But choosing color causes anxiety and poses a challenge for many. In Design with Color: A Sunset Design Guide, architect John Lum notes, “There’s a […]
Built by Miner’s Money – Winter 2015 Feature Home
Boulder’s historic Lytle House leaves a large legacy. Different owners added to the house during its 142-year history. The current occupant says Lytle House originally had a square shape. A large addition later transformed the home into a rectangular shape. Text and photos by Gayl Gray George Lytle left behind a legacy and a house, and […]
Asian Infused – Winter 2015 Feature Garden
Asian accents abound in this garden that was a labor of love, with friends and family pitching in to help. By Lisa Truesdale Photos by weinrauchphotography.com Terraced stone walls, Asian plantings and a traditional Japanese teahouse give this garden a meditative quality. You don’t have to be a musician to love music. You don’t need […]
To Tea or Not to Tea
’Tis the season for tea. If you’re a newcomer to tea, here’s a primer. By Ainslee Kellogg Mac Naughton A steep hour-and-a-half hike up a mountain in rural China led Sara Martinelli to a traditional oolong farm frozen in time. The elderly owner lived much like the tea farmers of the prior century—with no running […]
What’s Your Style?
Do you prefer quirky and colorful or sophisticated and neutral? Here’s a guide to help you define your design style. By Annabel Buckley Illustrations by anna longridge Whenever interior design is discussed, you always hear how important it is to define your style. Often people are confused about what that exactly means, but it’s really […]
Winter Greenery
Tips for growing herbs and greens all winter By John Lehndorff If you bring a citrus tree indoors, don’t let it completely dry out or its leaves will turn yellow and drop like crazy. Water when the soil is barely damp, and feed the tree regularly with an organic fertilizer formulated for growth, not flowers. […]
GMOs & Us
Garden expert Mikl Brawner explains why GMOs are controversial. by Mikl Brawner Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not natural. Genes from often vastly different beings are “shot” into each other using a gene gun or other method. Some of the results are valuable to the industry, like a plant with herbicide tolerance, or a plant […]
Deep-Seeded Beliefs
Instead of books, Ross Rodgers’ library contains seeds from a 1,000 different vegetables, flowers and herbs. By John Lehndorff Look into Ross Rodgers’ home “library” and you’ll see both the past and future of our food supply, but not a single book. “I have two closets in my house. One is the drying area for […]
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Aloha Mechanical Inc.
Aloha Mechanical Inc. is a locally owned and operated plumbing company specializing in plumbing for new home construction and remodels in Boulder County. We have been in business since 1999. Aloha Mechanical Inc. has been honored to be a part of making home owners plumbing vision a reality. Because we are a small company, we […]
Our Fall 2014 Issue
Dear Reader: It’s nice to live in a place you’re always happy to come home to. We recently visited Minnesota to see our son and his girlfriend. It was a wonderful trip, but I was glad to return to Colorado. The sky is so much brighter here, the land is so amazing and the people […]
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