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Large and small businesses alike host business dinners to bring together clients and colleagues, to celebrate the company's success, employee promotions or to finalize a business deal.

Chrome faucets add a sophisticated industrial look to bath features and sinks. Unfortunately, chrome develops rust and water spots with prolonged exposure to hard water that contains iron and calcium. Spots mar chrome’s appearance and may escalate to heavy corrosion when left ignored.

A cylinder pillow, or bolster, is the perfect shape for slipping under your neck for a nap on the couch or to help prop you up for a long evening reading in bed. You can sew your own cylinder pillow in an afternoon and make it as soft or firm as you like.

Origami is the craft of folding to achieve a specific design. In Japanese, origami means "paper-folding;" however, the art actually originated in China in 102 A.D. and later made its way to Korea and Japan. Today, in the 21st century, origami is a hobby and craft in cultures throughout the world -- used to decorate gifts, make holiday decorations and simply to occupy time. Everything from people and animals to shapes can be made. An origami cross is best for people who have some origami skill.

Much as it may be tempting to spread a floor covering you love over as many rooms as possible, every room has special needs when it comes to surfacing. The rooms on your upper floors present particular flooring challenges in terms of noise and moisture as well as specialized usage.

Looking out your back window or patio doors, you want a pleasant view of plants and the surrounding terrain. Utility poles may bring modern conveniences to the neighborhood, but they certainly can look ugly and detract from otherwise fantastic vistas.

Look for markings on a Tiffany lamp on the inside metal rim of the shade or the bottom of the base. The marking should read "TIFFANY STUDIOS NEW YORK."

Laurel hedges are popular for creating borders and privacy hedges. Laurel plants grow up to 10 feet in height, which can cause problems in some areas of the yard where they are shading grass or ornamental plants. You might need to transplant your laurel hedge to increase sunlight in some areas.

The first automobile to fill up in a gas station was driven by Bertha Benz in 1888 on her trip from Manheim to Pforzheim, Germany, a 350-kilometer journey; it was the first time a vehicle had been driven that distance. At the beginning of the trip, the vehicle quickly ran out of gas.

A Kool deck is a type of soft but durable deck that surrounds swimming pools. It is water and temperature resistant, so it protects the area around the pool from becoming damaged as a result of excess water exposure, and it also prevents you from burning your hands and feet when stepping out of the pool on a hot day.