THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 28, 1994 TAG: 9408270053
SECTION: HOME PAGE: G4 EDITION: FINAL
COLUMN: AROUND THE HOUSE
SOURCE: MARY FLACHSENHAAR
LENGTH: Short : 40 lines
SPEAKING OF catalogs, one called Exposures offers out-of-the-ordinary hardware for displaying treasured photographs and collections.
An eye-catching invention called the ``home gallery picture rod'' is a natural-wood rod for hanging framed pictures - and anything else that strikes your fancy. The 3-foot rod costs $37; the 4-footer is $39. Included in the price are mounting brackets and 12 feet of unbleached cotton cord for tying frames to the rod.
Very elegant, very French is the echelle en fer, or ladder-in-iron, display stand. In the same catalog, it sells for $119, picture frames not included. The wrought-iron easel, which can be mounted on a wall, supports an assortment of frames or plates and allows you to change the display without driving new nails into the wall.
For a free copy of the catalog, call (800) 572-2502, Dept. 00401. Or write: Exposures, 1 Memory Lane, P.O. Box 3615, Oshkosh, Wis. 54903-3615. FROM TUB TO YARD
The award for Most Creative Recycling Idea should go to the Good Housekeeping reader who came up with this home run of a suggestion, in the August issue of the magazine: Old rubber sink and bath mats make great bases for backyard softball games.
And this reader tip, from the August issue of Better Homes and Gardens, solves the problem of where to store soaps, shampoos and conditioners: Place a plastic plant hanger on the curtain rod or shower head and fill it with everything you'll need in the shower. Drainage holes will keep the basket from collecting water. by CNB