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Smart Summer Timing on Home Improvement Projects
With longer days, warmer weather and little chance of rain, summer provides ideal conditions to tackle projects that improve both comfort and property value. Whether it's refreshing outdated interiors, upgrading flooring, remodeling kitchens and bathrooms, repainting or handling exterior improvements, summer allows projects to move more efficiently without weather delays. Now is the perfect time to improve your home's long-term value and enjoy your space more when you're entertaining, relaxing, or going through the motions of everyday life. Magic Maintenance, Inc. has wow'd SCV homeowners with everything from small upgrades to lifechanging remodels that make a dramatic difference in appearance and functionality.
259-3373

Expand your Living Space into the Outdoors with Couture
High-end outdoor furniture that accentuates your home's sleek, modern look makes dining and relaxing outside a joy. Couture Jardin's refined outdoor furniture collections feature high-quality powder-coated aluminum, beautiful ceramic coated glass, high-pressure laminate tabletops and sturdy nylon wicker and rope for a modern take on the wicker look. We love the Sky collection, which comes in a specially-designed aluminum coating that mimics the look of real teak. To get a feel for Couture Jardin's designs, visit Oasis Garden and Patio. The showroom features premium brands like Couture Jardin and they offer free delivery and setup around the SCV.
oasisgardenandpatio.com

Caesarstone available at Dannick Designs, Inc.

Outdoor Kitchen, but make it Minimalist
Caesarstone Monumental is your first choice for a modern, industrial, minimalist outdoor kitchen. The rugged surface is balanced by the open nature to create an exciting design contrast. 540 Monumental is a porcelain surface with an elephant-gray base and soft off-white markings that combine with the stone's oxidised aspects, rough grain, and dark-gray veining to form organic textural patterns found in natural stone. Learn about this surface and many more at Dannick Design Inc.
775-7430

Be Kind to Mother Earth Sort your SCV Waste Properly
The proper separation of waste is important for the efficient, effective and least-costly processing of waste on the back end. When residents and businesses do their best to sort waste properly, less waste ends up in landfills and viable products can be made from what is recycled.
In the City of Santa Clarita, the green organics containers are for bagged food waste and loose green waste/yard waste only. Yard waste should only consist of grass clippings, weeds, shrub trimmings, pruned flowers, leaves and small branches or twigs. However, some common items found in the contents from the green containers are fertilizer packaging, flower pots, pesticide bottles and seed packets.
Although these products may be used in the yard, they do not belong in the green organics container with the yard waste. Once these items are empty, they should be placed in the trash. If any fertilizers or pesticides are not completely empty, they should be disposed of properly at a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event or one of the Permanent S.A.F.E. Collection Centers.
Log on for more information at greensantaclarita.com or call the City's Environmental Services Division. 286-4098

Stunningly Staged homes

A Place for Everything, Everything in its Place
"Staying organized" doesn't have to require an endless accumulation of soulless big-box-store "storage solutions." Built-in mudroom-style spaces make your home's "drop zone" function with ease, while smart furniture selection can contain the chaos entirely. When there's a space for everything - even spare cozy blankets! - everything stays in its place. Peek Stunningly Staged Homes's website for more.
stunninglystagedhomes.com

Garage Door Maintenance Musts
Garage door maintenance might not be pretty, but it's pretty important. Regular garage door maintenance helps extend the life of your system, improve performance and prevent unexpected - and wildly inconvenient - breakdowns. Conejo Services offers professional garage door tune-ups performed by Conejo Services employees to keep everything running safely and smoothly. They service all major garage door and opener brands including LiftMaster, Chamberlain, Genie and more.
261-8359

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Gardens for "Brown Thumbs"
You can buy plants, seeds and soil amendments at nearly any big-box store - but you can only get practical, accurate, Santa Clarita-specific advice from Green Thumb Nursery garden professionals. The local resource, family-owned since 1946, also has a website rich with garden wisdom that will assist you in turning that "brown thumb" green. Visit the store or log on for shopping, landscape design consultations, tutorials and more.
greenthumb.com

Choose Professional Material Sourcing for your Remodel
Many products manufactured for large-scale retail distribution, like online and in big-box stores, are built to different specifications than those supplied through professional design and contractor channels. Lower price points may come with trade-offs in durability, finish quality, warranty coverage or long-term performance. Cabinets may use thinner materials, plumbing fixtures can contain more plastic components and flooring products may have different wear layers or installation standards. Professional remodelers work with trusted suppliers and manufacturers because they see firsthand how products perform over time. The goal is not simply to complete a project that looks beautiful on installation day, but to create spaces that continue to function and perform for years to come.
Another major advantage of professional sourcing is expert guidance. Remodeling involves thousands of decisions and experienced designers and contractors help homeowners select materials that fit their lifestyle, maintenance preferences, budget and long-term goals. They also help navigate lead times, product availability, warranties and installation requirements.
lentoncompany.com/why-professional-sourcing-makes-a-difference

Rebecca Rollins Interiors

Plan for your own Bathing Beauty
Imagine starting the day with a luxurious shower surrounded by floor-to-ceiling marble and ending it with a dreamy soak in your own deep stand-alone tub. Few home improvements impact your day-to-day lived experience more than a bathroom remodel. More "bathing beauty" inspiration can be found on Rebecca Rollins Interiors website.
rebeccarollinsinteriors.com

Move Beyond "Paint Paralysis" to Feeling ALLBRiGHT
The variety of paint finishes, technologies and colors is incredibly overwhelming - and that massive collection of options can leave many homeowners feeling paralyzed. If decision fatigue is stopping you from completing your next paint job, it's time for a professional color consultation. During your session, you'll not only have all the help you need in selecting the perfect shade, but you'll also have an experienced pro recommend the just-right finish and paint technology for your home. ALLBRiGHT 1-800-PAINTING's professional color consultations can propel you from "paint paralysis" to "I love it!" fast.
allbrightpainting.com

SCV's Legacy Furniture Store Celebrates 48 Years with Storewide Sale
In celebration of being Santa Clarita's legacy furniture store, A Royal Suite Home Furnishings is hosting a 48-percent off sale throughout the store - and adding on instant rebates and 0-percent financing (OAC) to sweeten the deal. Shop mattresses, bedroom furniture, living and dining sets, accessories and more - with deep discounts taken in every category.
259-7000