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Hearth & Home August 2014

Photo courtesy: 2012© Lloyd Forster Photographer. www.forster.edublogs.org.

Parting Shot: Au Naturel

The Green Lady – she’s but one of the attractions at the Eden Project in the county of Cornwall, UK. Eden is a top garden tourist attraction at the southwestern tip of the country. They call it an educational charity, “where you can explore your relationship with nature, learn new things and get inspiration about the world around you.”

At the Eden Project, you’ll find “the world’s largest rainforest in captivity, with steamy jungles and waterfalls, cutting-edge architecture, stunning garden displays (we guess the Green Lady fits in here), world-class sculpture and art (or here), evening concerts and an educational centre (their spelling, not ours).”

If you’ve ever conjured an image of Mother Nature in your mind, we would guess it didn’t look like this. Lloyd Forster took the photo a few years ago.

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Perspective:
Outdoor Room Design Ideas

Over the past six or seven years, Hearth & Home has invited architects, designers and landscape architects to subscribe to the magazine. We believed then – still do now – that developing a relationship with the greater community of designers would be beneficial to our base of manufacturers and retailers.

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Miami Heat

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The Spark of Creativity

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Special Section: The Outdoor Room Design Ideas

What is an Outdoor Room? To some it is a grand pavilion with an imposing fireplace, an appliance-packed, custom-masonry outdoor kitchen, distinct areas for dining, entertaining and relaxing, TVs, sound systems and other entertainment amenities, and a fabulous swimming pool or water feature all set against a stunningly landscaped and hardscaped backdrop.

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True-ly American

By Richard Wright

What starts in St. Louis, remains in St. Louis – at least that’s the case for True Manufacturing and its line of refrigeration products.

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2014 June Business Climate

In early July, Hearth & Home faxed a survey to 2,412 specialty retailers of hearth, barbecue and patio products, asking them to compare June 2014 sales to June 2013. The accompanying charts and selected comments are from the 2,322 useable returns.

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