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PAVIOURS + SCAPES TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE More time is being spent in the outdoors enjoying many different elements, such as outdoor fireplaces & kitchens, firepits, waterfalls & fountains and landscape lighting. From mansions to ranches, homeowners are wisely investing in their own outdoor living areas in record numbers, for new and existing homes alike. This trend fits perfectly with our passion, experience and background, coming from generations of Italian craftsmen specializing in artistic stonework and design, we provide creative guidance in addition to high quality craftsmanship. Paviours and Scapes, a hardscape designer & complete landscape construction installer, creates a retreat, providing a relaxing entertainment space. We have received numerous awards for our unparalleled designs, unmatched quality, attention to detail, reliability, and superior craftsmanship. Paviours and Scapes is a leader in the industry. 25+ years of experience and knowledge designing and installing landscapes is combined with the implementation of the most advanced method, highest quality materials, and skilled, certified craftsmen. Our superior installations guarantee optimal performance – interlocking paver and night lighting projects carry a lifetime guarantee. We are committed to outstanding service, honesty, integrity and our guarantee of quality. ICPI Member & Certified; Diamond Certified; BBB Accredited Business; Fully Licensed & Insured. Ca Lic. 80252 (Class A Engineering; Landscape; Masonry)
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Green
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HOME FASHION
Adding Style To Your Fire
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HOME INTERIORS
Moisture Control — The First Step Toward Green Living And Clean Breathing
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Hybrid Water Heating, Hot Water Goes
What’s Your Decorating “Personality”?
EXTERIORS & LANDSCAPING
The Artistic Alternative to Concrete Resurfacing Restore your Patio Furniture and Give it a Whole New Look Looking for a Landscape Contractor? Flow and Function–Complete Outdoor Living Turn Heads with Sustainable Landscape Design Beauty, Comfort, and Ease. The Secret to Stylish Climate Control
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HEALTH BEAUTY AND FITNESS
Skin Care by Physicians Achieve an Aesthetic New Look without Plastic Surgery
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Wealth Management–Achieving Financial Stability in an Uncertain Economy
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KIDS
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Adding Style to Your Fire
he hearth has long been the focal point of family gatherings and indoor entertaining. What better place to relax after a long day at work and make warm memories with friends and family? Now is the perfect time to make your fireplace the center of family traditions by investing in a striking, handcarved mantel and surround—an ideal way to enhance your interior décor and increase the value of your home. Hand-carved fireplace mantels and surrounds transform your living space with intricate detail and stunning stonework. With so many cookie-cutter designs flooding the home market today, custom design and the ageless beauty of
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stone is being sought more than ever. The durability and craftsmanship that makes your home uniquely yours is taking precedence over former trends of stark minimalism. Finding expert carvers is no simple undertaking, as trading schools, even in Europe, are disappearing, making their work in great demand all over the world. Some of the few that still practice this art have developed a revolutionary form of compressed stone, resulting in reconstituted stone, preferable to real limestone because its harder consistency makes it better suited to the details, shadows, and sharp edges that distinguish the traditional Tudor and Gothic styles they often recreate. One of the great qualities of well-carved stone is that it conveys a sense of drama and mystery. Once it’s been distressed, the look of composite stone so closely
resembles natural stone that designers and architects can rarely tell the difference. This exceptional material—paired with expertise of master craftsmen—can turn any vision of classic beauty into reality. Elaborate decorations include fireplaces, urns, balustrades, columns, window frames, and more. For more information, you can call Millbrook Stone, Inc. at 408-294-2445 or visit their showroom located at 1813 S. 10th St. in San Jose. www.MillbrookStone.com
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Moisture Control—
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educing your carbon footprint with energy conservation begins below in your home’s sub areas, basements, and crawlspaces. As moisture enters the home through the exposed earth in these spaces as an invisible vapor stream, it brings with it higher heating and cooling costs, unpleasant odors, and asthma- and allergy-causing mold spores. Crawlspace encapsulation systems, sump pumps, basement and garage waterproofing, and drainage systems can help you eliminate wasted energy, improve indoor air quality, and create a more efficient, comfortable, and economical home. Most homeowners aren’t even aware that moisture is constantly entering the home with 30–50% of the air in the first floor coming from the crawlspace. By sealing your crawlspace and eliminating this constant flow of air, your house will retain heat better and cool more efficiently, which can bring a 15–25% energy savings and greatly enhance indoor comfort and air quality. Mold is a major factor when dealing with poor air quality. Isolating your home from the earth with CleanSpace ® will reduce the relative humidity of the crawlspace to a level in which mold cannot grow or survive. Two-thirds of your crawl space vents may then be sealed off to prevent humid exterior air, which makes moisture problems worse, from
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entering in the summer and reducing heat loss in the winter—which may contribute to decreased energy costs. Crawlspace encapsulation will also protect your investment in your hardwood flooring. Without a proper moisture barrier, the insulation will absorb the moisture and result in a wet sponge directly beneath your floor, eventually causing them to become cold and buckle. For homes with basements or sunken garages, water will enter through walls, floors, and the joints between them, but having a contractor dig out the side of a house and install an exterior french drain system isn’t a feasible option. The patented WaterGuard ® system is designed as an interior french drain. This unique drain system intercepts water at the interior perimeter and drains it safely away from the floors and walls, keeping the basement or garage dry permanently, allowing you to utilize these spaces to their full potential and create valuable living space out of what was once wasted real estate. All products carry warranties. For more information or to schedule a free home evaluation, you can call Bay Area Moisture Control, serving all Bay Area counties, at 510-836-8789 or 415-884-0500. You can also e-mail bayareamoisturecontrol@yahoo.com or visit them online at www.BayAreaMoistureControl.net
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W HAT ’ S YOUR D ECORATING P ERSONALITY ?
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e all have different decorating personalities. Some change their furnishings frequently and match home décor to fashion trends and others buy the highest quality traditional furniture, keep it forever, and plan to pass it down to their children. Here are some tips to help you make difficult home décor decisions:
Determine the function of each room. Which rooms serve a particular need and which can be decorative or for special occasions? How much wear and tear will each room get from kids, pets, or frequent entertaining? Take stock of your current furniture. If you have family heirlooms, antiques, or highquality furnishings, you have the option of reupholstering or refinishing them to restore their appearance and function. If you’re living with furniture that you dislike, doesn’t quite fit the space, or is past its prime and not worth repairing, buy new pieces or whole sets. You can always sell your old pieces or donate them to charitable organizations. Determine your personal style. Look for inspiration and narrow down your favorite colors and interior motifs. Magazines, books, online sources, home shows, stores, and professional decorators can give you insight into the types of décor that best suit your style and
make you feel at home. Start a photo collection of styles that you love. Pictures of entire rooms, particular pieces of furniture or fabrics, and even travel photos can serve as inspiration. Identify a focal point in each room, such as a fireplace, a conversational seating arrangement, a piece of art, or a window with a view. Keep in mind natural traffic patterns through and between rooms and arrange your furniture accordingly for ease of movement Define spaces in open floor plans. You can achieve this with furniture arrangement, area rugs, folding screens, tall houseplants like bamboo, or even a fountain or sculpture. Choose paint colors last. Take samples of fabrics, wood tones, and flooring when choosing paint colors, and bring chips home to view them in the room at different times during the day. If you enjoyed reading this article and would like to see more general topic articles, please e-mail your topic recommendations to debbie@keyaccess.com ❍
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Eternal Hybrid ™ and Eternal Condensing Hybrid ™ , combine the flow capacity of traditional 50-gallon tank water heaters with the continuous flow of tankless designs. A two-gallon internal reserve tank allows for homes with a recirculation line, which continuously pumps hot water through the pipes, to receive instant hot water once any faucet is turned on, without affecting the 20-year warranty, as it can with other tankless water heaters. Because these water heaters are activated by flow, the heating cycle only begins when a faucet is turned on, and while the water is heated quickly, it’s not always instantaneous—unless you have a recirculation line. These units will give you hot water until the faucet is turned off, unlike the traditional tank that can sometimes run out of hot water.
Up to 98% efficient, hybrid units exceed ENERGY STAR standards while qualifying the homeowner for federal tax and LEED credits. Ultra-low emissions leave almost no carbon footprint, making hybrid water heaters an excellent choice for the environmentally conscious homeowner looking for an eco-friendly and energy-efficient way to improve the value of their home. A safer alternative to tank water heaters, which can leak, the hybrid water heater uses an electronic ignition that senses the flow of water and ignites the burner only when a faucet is turned on rather than relying on a pilot light. This space-saving, self-cleaning hybrid unit can be wall or floor mounted (indoors or outdoors), saves gas, comes with a 20-year warranty, and uses digital displays that allow homeowners to set the preferred temperature and monitor the unit. For more information, you can call Mike Counsil Plumbing, Inc., a full-service plumbing company serving the San Francisco Bay Area, at 408-627-4882. www.MCPlumbing.com
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he key to obtaining the perfect exterior concrete remodel is selecting the right material. There are a variety of resurfacing options available, but what better way to revive your cracked, pitted, and stained concrete than with a beautifully crafted, long-lasting overlay the utilizes your existing surface?
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The Artistic Alternative to Concrete Resurfacing Liquid Stone is the fast and affordable way to repair and beautify your pool deck, patio, walkways, driveways, and more. This resurfacing material is made from acrylic and polymer resins mixed with crushed limestone. This unique combination brings forth a brand new product—a liquid coating that can be permanently applied over your existing and tiresome concrete, giving it a fresh new look. When applied over the exiting surface, Liquid Stone actually soaks in, filling cracks and imperfections, bonding with the old concrete to form a new layer. Once the surface solidifies, a team of craftsmen hand carves various patterns to reflect the most natural stone finishes including flagstone, slate, garden stone, travertine, and cobblestone. The new surface is then hand stained according to your choice of finish and exterior décor. Introduce the look of an Italian villa, Tuscan cottage, or Roman courtyard to your
patio, pool, or garden area. You can incorporate virtually any design or theme you desire with this highly customizable limestone product. While the texture adds character and depth, these coatings add only 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness to the existing surface. Liquid Stone has endless applications, is highly durable and versatile, and is the perfect way to bring the look of scarred natural stone to your outdoor landscape. This technique and material is applied to columns, walls, windows, and archways as well as pool decks, patios, and driveways. For more information on how Liquid Stone can be custom-designed to enhance the beauty of your home, you can call Liquid Coating Designs at 866-886-2628 or 925-931-1937. Liquid Coating Designs has set the standard in this industry, offering experience and talent second to none. You can also visit their website at www.LiquidCoatingDesigns.com ONLINE AT BAYLIVINGMAGAZINE.COM
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RESTORE YOUR PATIO Furn i t u re A nd G ive I t a W hole New Look
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ERE IN THE BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN STATE, HOMEOWNERS TEND TO SPEND MORE TIME THAN MOST ENJOYING THEIR BACKYARDS. WITH OUR LONG CALIFORNIA SUMMERS, THE BACKYARD BECOMES A USEFUL EXTENSION OF THE HOME AND AN IDEAL PLACE TO ENTERTAIN GUESTS. Therefore, patio furniture gets a lot of use—and with use comes wear. If you have already invested in high-quality furniture such as Brown Jordan, Tropitone®, OW Lee®, Woodard, or Homecrest™, refinishing is an excellent alternative to buying new. Many homeowners who are redecorating their exterior living space choose to refinish their furniture with different colored fabrics, saving 50% of the cost of buying new. A professional patio repair specialist can easily restore furniture in any stage of life to like-new quality in a few easy steps. The process of patio furniture restoration is virtually identical to the original manufacturing. The worn-out frame of your existing patio furniture is sandblasted down to bare metal in order to remove every speck of paint,
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Before & After
dirt, and rust. The frame is then inspected for cracks and broken welds, and all necessary repairs are made. After the frame is deemed flawless, a powder-coated frame finish is applied to the clean metal. Powder coating is a spectacular process in which powder particules are electrostatically charged, applied to the metal frame, and then baked in an oven at 400 degrees. The result is excellent durability, corrosion resistance, and better UV stability. After the frame of your patio furniture is looking sparkling new, brand new vinyl strapping is installed. If your furniture requires fabric slings, measurements are taken and new slings are sewn and installed. For more information on refinishing your wrought iron or aluminum patio furniture, you can contact Patio Chair Care at (925) 682-4247, or you can visit them online at www.patiochaircare.com.
inding reputable and responsible landscape and exterior contractors can be stressful and time-consuming for any homeowner. When you get bids from different companies on your own, you have to deal with each contractor telling you that you need to use different materials or a different design to complete the project, and each company ends up bidding on completely separate projects. By utilizing a specialized referral service, you can bypass the headaches while weeding out the unreliable contractors and those that don’t specialize in your particular project. When using a referral service, your landscape consultant works with you and your budget to come up with a design and list of materials for your project to use as a base for obtaining bids from three to four full-service contractors who specialize in your type of project and with whom they’ve worked and have a detailed knowledge of for years. This way, each company bids on the exact same project, giving you accurate estimates for building costs and timelines. Multiple bids from these contractors are presented in an easy to read, side-by-side comparison, allowing you to choose which one you prefer to meet with pressure-free. And because contractors are willing to pay a referral fee for obtaining a client so easily, this service is 100% free to homeowners! In just a few quick meetings, you can save yourself a lot of time and energy by letting an experienced referral service do all the grunt work. For more information, you can call Landscape Locators at 888-706-7900. www.landscapelocators.net ❍ ONLINE AT BAYLIVINGMAGAZINE.COM
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Flow and Function— Complete Outdoor Living
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he coordinated beauty of pool and landscaping adds an extra dimension to your yard that maximizes function and visual appeal while increasing the value of your home. The right contractor can design the perfect atmosphere for enjoyment and relaxation without sacrificing quality. With a company specializing in complete design and construction of outdoor living spaces, homeowners can tie all aspects of their front and backyard together in a unique design that flows, functions, and fits the architectural style of their home. Upscale swimming pool design incorporates multiple features that give this backyard highlight a luxurious feel, including spas, waterfalls, pool bars, beach entries, and infinity edges. Custom fireplaces, firepits, and barbecue areas create gathering spaces for guests, while stone bridges and fountains make eye-catching focal points in either the front or backyard. Thoughtful landscape design completes the entire space. For more information on designing and building your outdoor living area, you can call Stonebridge Pools®, Inc. at 408-356-7100.
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rucial in creating an attractive and original outdoor living space, thoughtful design planning requires careful attention to detail. Because it’s the little things that make up life—and your landscape—it’s important that the landscape design studio handling your project takes the guesswork out of the design process by involving you in creating a design that suits your lifestyle and enhances the exterior of your home. The initial design presentation should be a work in progress where input and discussion is encouraged. Any landscape designer worth your time will offer up more than one idea (often up to three separate designs) as well as hand-drawn renderings or photo compilations to help you visualize the ideas and ensure that you’re thrilled with the final result. A well-designed landscape provides solutions for dining, entertaining, family activities, as well as beauty, color, maintenance, water conservation, the
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presence of grazing animals, and more. An integral part of any landscape, water brings life and a sense of relaxation to your space. An experienced landscape designer can incorporate natural and realistic water features in a variety of innovative applications, ranging from a small, self-contained fountain to a natural waterfall, stream, or pond. With many cities currently rewriting their landscape ordinances with sustainability and conservation in mind, it’s also important that your landscape designer be up to date on these requirements, ensuring that your project conforms to current sustainable guidelines. For more information on sustainable landscape and water feature design, you can call Landscape Nirvana, member of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD), at 650-922-8985 or e-mail info@landscapenirvana.com. To view their online portfolio, you can visit them online at www.LandscapeNirvana.com ❍
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The Skylight Pergola Awning Open
Beauty, Comfort, and Ease
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Installing retractable awnings can also help improve the energy efficiency of your home. You can reduce air conditioning costs and hen intense heat and glare keep you from enjoying fading of furnishings in the summer with an awning that blocks your outdoor space, you start to feel trapped inside undesirable heat and ultraviolet light. During the cold winter months, your air conditioned home. Don’t let the sun drive having the ability to retract your awnings allows the warmth of you indoors and make you miss out on the sun to enter the home and keeps heating The Continental Patio Awning Open outdoor activities with family and costs down. friends. You can take back your Awnings come in a wide variety of shapes outdoor space with European-style and sizes, and can be made for many differretractable awnings made in the ent applications. You can opt for a motorized U.S.A. awning or a manual crank, and hardware is These attractive awnings are offered in anodized aluminum, white, beige, available for patios, windows, lattice or dark bronze finishes. Designer fabrics for covers, sunrooms, and other the awnings can be acrylic or high-tech applications. They can help increase see-through mesh fabric available in hunyour comfort and enjoyment of your dreds of colors and patterns to best suit your home and yard. home and personal style. Patios, picture windows, sunrooms, and other areas of your home As with any type of movable equipment, durability and trouble-free tend to gather heat and glare, making these areas difficult to enjoy, performance are important. Retractable awnings should be made from especially in the hot summer months. Retractable awnings are easy to top quality aluminum castings and extrusions, and be offered with an use and can be opened or closed as needed, allowing you to control excellent warranty. temperature and light to increase comfort. Retractable patio awnings are available in projections of 5’3” to 13’ and widths of 6’6” to 40’ and beyond. The retractable window awning is available in projections of 1’6” to 4’ and widths of 3’ to 15’. Retractable, roll-up, vertical systems and skylight/pergola awnings designed to mount on top of lattice structures or sunrooms are also available. For more information about high-quality awnings like the SunTamer ® line of retractable awnings, you can contact Awnings in Motion at 888-277-7401, or visit them at www.aimawnings.com or www.alphaproductions.com. Alpha Productions’ products have been made in the U.S.A. since 1978. They The Continental Patio Awning Closed design, manufacture, and install all of their products.
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hen it comes to skin care, education is priceless and key to finding long-term solutions for your specific concerns. With the help of experienced physicians specializing in skin rejuvenation and repair, patients can receive the right treatment for their skin care needs. Whether it’s finding the right cleanser or moisturizer or deciding if Botox® or fillers are for you, qualified physicians design customized skin care programs unique to each patient. With a variety of medical skin care procedures and product lines, including LimeLight ™ (IPL), Titan™, Laser Genesis, SilkPeel™, Obagi™, and more, they can treat brown spots and fine lines, reduce facial redness, fade acne scars and stretch marks, tighten and resurface the skin. For more information on skin rejuvenation and repair, you can call Renew Laser Clinic, a full-service medical aesthetic center located in San Mateo, at 650-341-3600 or visit them online at www.RenewLaser.com. Adele Makow, M.D. and staff are waiting to help you love the skin you’re in.
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onsumers are seeking treatments that will enhance their natural appearance without the recovery time required by major surgery and without the expense. With more in-office treatments available than ever before, consumers are able to work with skincare professionals to create a set of treatments to target their specific skin problems. Treatments may include peels to treat acne, which will make the skin appear smoother and clearer. Lasers can be used at a deeper level to resurface the skin, reduce fine
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inancial planning and professional asset management helps reduce the uncertainty of your economic future by creating custom investment portfolios and plans for retirement and other major life events such as education expenses or the sale of a business. Financial planning provides insurance needs analysis, development of a long-term investment strategy, and management of corporate/employee stock options and retirement plans. For those without formal experience in finance, navigating the field can be overwhelming and beyond confusing, but with the assistance of a professional financial advisor, individuals can become financially stable and independent. Utilizing the Triangular Investment Strategy, a specialized investment strategy that focuses on producing high cash flow/yields and risk-adjusted returns, the experts at Burpee Del Simone LLC manage your stock and bond portfolio to maximize returns and minimize volatility and losses. They pursue the growth of capital in the most tax-efficient manner possible and strive to maximize consistent, stable returns while minimizing risk. With an interactive approach toward your financial situation, clients are educated on the various options and investment vehicles they use and each portfolio is customized to match the preferences and objectives of the client. With the right financial planning and management, clients can build assets and achieve growth while building toward retirement. Clients needing income during retirement can have a portfolio with lower volatility that will produce cash flow income with 7–10% yields while protecting their asset base. Helping to fulfill income requirements in bear and bull markets, Burpee Del Simone continues to create well-structured investment portfolios for their confident and satisfied clients. The Triangular Investment Strategy has a good risk-to-reward ratio, meaning that in periods of market draw down, they utilize insurance and stock options to reduce volatility and mitigate risk while still capturing total returns in good markets. For more information on financial planning for individuals and businesses, you can call Rob Burpee and Derek Del Simone of Burpee Del Simone, LLC at 800-730-2488 or e-mail advisor@burpeedelsimone.com. Providing top-level service, their loyal clients have remained with Rob and Derek for over 10 years and three different firms—Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Investments, and LPL Financial. You can also visit them online at www.BurpeeDelSimone.com or www.TriangularStrategy.com
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Now, You Can Have Your Very Own Treehouse Complete with its own tree.
magine having your very own treehouse ready to be enjoyed by your entire family. This unique clubhouse is authentic to the core…the log a real, old fallen tree, actually hollowed out using a chainsaw. And the charming house that jauntily crowns it is made from old, recycled barn wood. Armed with the acceptable password, simply enter the door in the hollow log, climb up the ladder in its center, and pull yourself through the trap door in the clubhouse floor. Just as no two trees are exactly alike, each house is a unique creation. The recycled barn wood varies as well, with colors that range from old barn-red to a natural, weathered look. Although each differ, they’re all extraordinary… and extraordinarily fun! The standard reaches about 14’ tall, with logs about 5’ in diameter and 6’ tall. It’s a snug fit, but a large adult can easily climb inside and stand straight up in the middle with room to spare. Standard options include a front porch, fireman’s escape pole, flip down loft bed, rope swing extending from the side of the log, a roof dormer on one or both sides, and a slide coming out of the back of the clubhouse. Nothing is more exciting than the challenge of a custom order, though! So clear out the cobwebs and stir your imagination. If you can describe it, they can build it! The treehouse can be shipped anywhere in the country and comes in two units: the clubhouse, and the log. Installation services are available and lead time runs between 6-8 weeks. For more information on The Ultimate Treehouse, you can call (888) 612-7400 x 307 or visit www.affluentproducts.com and click on Affluent Products. Email us at products@keyaccess.com. A child’s dream, it’s sure to put a smile on everyone’s face.
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Offer expires 8-15-10