DFO offers upscale quality and style at a fraction of the cost
      DFO, or Designer Furniture Outlet, is definitely the discriminating decorator's favorite find. Whether you are decorating a tropical-themed condo or adding new accessories and furnishings to a traditionally appointed home, a trip to DFO is in order!
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Pensacola Pools celebrates 30th anniversary
STAFF REPORTS Gulf Breeze News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      Pensacola Pools is celebrating it's 30th anniversary in 2007 and they send a heartfelt thank you to all of their customers, crediting them for their success. "We take nothing for granted and know that it is you, our customers, who have made us what we are today," says Mike Morgan, President. "We s...
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Commercial vermicompost leads to clean basement
BY JOE LAMP'L DIY Network
      For me, it started out innocently enough, I suppose; a simple hobby operation in the basement to pass the time and development of something to feed my plants with organically. I didn't know it would become an obsession run amuck! I'm talking about vermicomposting. If you're not familiar with the t...
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Vinyl floor should be stripped regardless of replacement
BY DWIGHT BARNETT Scripps Howard News Service
      Q: I currently have sheet vinyl flooring in the kitchen, utility and baths, and everywhere it is separating at the seams. It also cuts easily when a can is dropped on it. I have been considering peel and stick vinyl squares. Can you place them over the sheet vinyl, or do you have to remove the shee...
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Let's go to the islands...
Kitchen centers are convenient for cooking and cleaning
By NZONG XIONG The Fresno Bee
      Patty Kruger of Fresno, Calif., always wanted a kitchen island in the house in which she and her family live. She designed and built the home 16 years ago, but the contractor at the time talked her out of putting in a kitchen island. Instead, she had a long countertop bar where people could sit or ...
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Florida nursery growers name top plants for 2007
BY THERESA FRIDAY Special to the News news@gulfbreezenews.com
      The Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) recently announced their 2007 selections for Florida Plants of the Year. The Florida Plants of the Year program is designed to promote the use of superior and proven Florida plants. The Florida Plants of the Year program promotes the u...
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Arbor Day found its roots two centuries ago
BY THERESA FRIDAY Extension Agent Santa Rosa County
      The idea for Arbor Day originally came from Nebraska. A visit to Nebraska today wouldn't disclose that the state was once a treeless plain. Yet it was the lack of trees there that led to the founding of Arbor Day in the 1800s. Trees enhance the beauty of the landscape and make towns, parks, street...
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Using thin plastic can help keep cold air out
BY SAMANTHAMAZZOTTA King Features Syndicate
      Q: I am trying to put plastic sheets across my windows to keep the cold air from coming in. However, the masking tape I'm using will not stay put. It just keeps peeling off the window frame. How can I get this sheeting to stay up? -- George P., Springfield, Mass.
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