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Stylish, Serene Living Room A condo living/dining space gets a fresh, functional look.

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Green Resources

24 Exterior Design: Cook’s Garden Haven’s Randy Evans shares insights.

44 Handbook: Green Flooring New choices of eco-friendly materials make going green easy.

Historic homes tour highlights green methds — old and new.

New West U. custom home combines green building technology with hurricane-ready sturdiness.

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60 Pet of the Month: Tanner On the Cover Bamboo floors offer an eco-friendly alternative to hardwoods while retaining a warm wood look.

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pril has us relishing the weather and the joys of spending time outdoors.

Again and again we walk outside, inhale vigorously and proclaim the day “a beautiful day.” Surrounded by such loveliness, April is the ideal month for Houstonians to observe Earth Day, but it’s not just celebrated here, Earth Day marks its 40th anniversary this year and is a big deal around the world.

In honor of Earth Day, our April issue is dedicated to green building and renovation for your home and garden. In recent years, environmental issues and economic urgency have converged, which may just bring out a green lining from behind the dark cloud. Innovations in energy efficiency, waste reduction and water conservation are hitting the mainstream, thanks to dedicated environmentalists and creative thinkers who are daring to make a positive impact on the how the masses do things, or more accurately, use things.

Houstonians may not have a terrific track record when it comes to historic preservation, but we are learning to act when pieces of our past are threatened, perhaps we have taken a cue from our neighbor Galveston. Two great Art Deco treasures of our city have been targeted by retail development. The charming River Oaks Theater has

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dodged the wrecking ball for now, but now its sister, the iconic Alabama Theater on South Shepherd at W. Alabama appears to be in jeopardy.

The Alabama remained intact as a Bookstop for decades, but Barnes & Noble closed the location last fall.

Weingarten Realty is reportedly in talks with Staples (and others) and is considering gutting the theater’s Art Deco interior to make the space more retail friendly. The old theater is a true work of art and a functional piece of Houston history. I encourage you to stay on top of this story via www.swamplot.com.

Here’s a preservation success story to inspire you. One Houstonian who dared to save an old building is our own Tim Beeson. His restoration of a 1906 house in the Heights earned him a Good Brick Award from the Greater Houston Preservation Alliance last year. The astounding project, which went from eyesore to incredible, has just received a 2010 Preservation Texas Honor Award.

Congrats, Tim. Preservation is a great way to celebrate Earth Day. Celebrate the earth every day, not just on April 22.

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around town April 2010 Home & Garden Tours The Houston Home Show is April 9-11 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

The show features home décor, outdoor living, pools and spas, landscaping remodeling, green living, storm preparedness and how-to workshops. The even runs Friday 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Info: 713.529.1616 or www.thehomeandgardenmarket.com The Houston Heights Association Home & Garden Tour takes place April 10-11, noon 6 p.m. each day. The event showcases six distinctive homes, dating from 1903 to recent construction, each reflecting the unique character and architecture of the Heights. Information: www.houstonheights.org.

The Kingwood Garden Club’s 2010 GardenScapes is scheduled for April 23-25.

The tour features four splendid gardens

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The hours are 10am to 4pm on Friday and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 pm.

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The Garden Oaks 2010 Home and Garden Tour happens April 25, from 12 noon to 6 pm. Six homes and a school garden are showcased during the one-day event, which carries the theme, Something Old, Something New. Info: www.gardenoaks.net Galveston Historical Foundation has entered a new era in its nationally renowned preservation efforts with the 36th Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour, May 1, 2 and 8, 9. Among the 10 houses on the tour is the Green Revival House, an 1890s shotgun-style house being restored

by GHF in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation to demonstrate how energy-saving and sustainable building and landscaping features are essential and affordable approaches to restoration. The tour also emphasizes “historic green architecture,” the building methods developed to make homes more comfortable before the luxuries of electricity, municipal water systems and natural gas were widespread. Information: 409. 765.7834 or www.galvestonhistory.org

Michael Peterson: Evolution/Revolution at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft features Coastal Stack III. Photo by Rex Rystedt.

The Bellaire New Home Showcase takes place May 15, 16 and 22, 23.

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The Galveston-Houston Association for Smog Prevention and Mothers for Clean Air celebrate the 2nd Annual Earth Day Houston Festival, 5K & Green Expo at Discovery Green April 3, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festivities kick off with the Earth Day Houston 5K at 8 a.m., followed by a daylong celebration with family entertainment, environmental education, the AIA Green Expo and more.

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The Kingwood Garden Club’s 2010 GardenScapes, April 23-25, invites the public to explore stunning landscapes and then shop the club's plant sale. tion will focus on the merits of mindful, sustainable living while educating and encouraging Houstonians to preserve, conserve and enhance our city and the Earth. Information: www.earthdayhouston.org.

Rice Design Alliance, together with the Rice School of Architecture, the AIA Houston Chapter, and the Architecture Center Houston Foundation, welcome Luis Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón to present a lecture titled Making MUSAC on April 7 at 7 p.m. Mansilla and Tuñón are wellknown in architectural circles for the MUSAC, the Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla and León, which was the recipient of the 2007 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.

MUSAC has become a landmark for the city of León, and an emblem of the new 21st century Spanish architecture. The event takes place at Brown Auditorium, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet. This event is free and open to the public. Information: 713.348.4876 or www.ricedesignalliance.org.

The Historic Montgomery Business Association presents the 11th Annual Antiques Show & Sale May 1-2 in Historic Downtown Montgomery. Shop antiques dealers from across Texas both Saturday and Sunday, get appraisals and take carriage rides through the Historic District, on Saturday only. Free parking and shuttle rides. Information: 936.597.5004 or www.hmba.biz.

Exhibits FotoFest, the once-every-two-years celebration of photography continues through April 25 at more than 100 locations across Houston. A great place to start is

the FotoFest Headquarters at 1113 Vine Street, Houston, TX 77002. Open Monday through Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm.

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Houston Center for Contemporary Craft presents Stretch, a juried exhibition of work by the local artist group, ClayHouston.

Vases, bowls, and teapots, and sculptural works by 24 artists and showcase the endless possibilities of clay. Stretch is on view the Artists Hall through May 23.

In the Small Gallery at HCCC, Michael Peterson: Evolution/ Revolution, an features of elegant and bold wood sculptures by the Texas-born artist. Over 30 sculptures, inspired by the geographic environment of the Pacific Northwest, will be on view through July 2. Info: 713.529.4848 or www.crafthouston.org

Classes Gardeners looking for knowledge and ideas will be interested in the impressive variety of class at The Arbor Gate.

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GREEN REVIVAL IN GALVESTON Historic homes tour highlights green methods – old and new. May 1, 2 & 8, 9 Since 1954, Galveston Historical Foundation has worked to save hundreds of treasures in the island city. GHF begins a new era in its nationally renowned preservation efforts with the 36th Annual Galveston Historic Homes Tour the first two weekends in May. Among 10 houses that open to the public during the annual historic homes tour is the Green Revival House, a modest 19thcentury cottage being restored by GHF in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

The tour also emphasizes historic green architecture, the building methods developed to make homes more comfortable prior to the widespread availability of luxuries such as electricity, municipal water systems and natural gas.

Before they had electric fans, owners of many of Galveston’s oldest homes relied on floor-to-ceiling windows that could be thrown open to catch every available breeze. Spacious hallways and staircases helped air circulation. Cisterns caught rainwater for drinking, cooking, bathing and irrigation.

This year’s homes tour sets the tone for GHF’s future restoration programs—to help the public find affordable old homes for restoration while keeping them informed of the best ways to preserve historic green features and incorporate modern green elements. Tour information and tickets: 409.765.7834 or www.galvestonhistory.org.

Green Revival House, 31st Street at Avenue Q How “green” can a historic house restoration be?

This house was doomed to the landfill after Hurricane Ike knocked the house off its six-foot piers, but Galveston Historical Foundation rescued it by finding a new lot for it and orchestrating its revival. The 1,000-square-foot house is a typical small family dwelling like mnay found throughout the Island’s historic neighborhoods.

“It’s often been said now that the ‘greenest’ building is one that has already been built,” said Dwayne Jones, GHF executive director.

As word spread about the project among preservationists, area businesses that already are making their marks in green historical renovations have enthusiastically agreed to participate in the project, said Matthew Pelz, Partners in the Field project coordinator with GHF. Some are donating technology for the house, including an innovative 23-foot-tall, birdfriendly backyard wind turbine to generate electricity.

In the model house, GHF’s goals are to preserve or reuse over 90 percent of existing materials. Of additional materials, more than 90 percent will be salvaged items or made from recycled material. Nearly 100 percent of the tiny amount of waste material generated by the project will be diverted from landfills to recycling plants or other uses.

The Green Revival house will continue to be utilized as a teaching tool for GHF’s ongoing restoration classes and programs for the months to come. For more information about participating in Galveston Historical Foundation’s Green Revival Showhouse Project, contact Matthew Pelz at 409.764.7834.

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Homes on Tour: Archibald and Alice Campbell House, c. 1871, 1515 Broadway A grand Italianate mansion never opened to the public before and still owned by a Campbell family descendant.

Edwin Aronsen House, 1946, 1317 Broadway This eclectic Mid-Century Modern features porthole windows with radiating muntins suggestive of a ship’s wheel.

James and Jessie Fendley Cottage, 1885, 1403 Tremont

Fernand Lobit Tenant House, 1909, 1310 Sealy This high-raised Victorian townhouse retains original stained glass panels, fireplaces, woodwork and working transoms, which allow ventilation and air flow.

Benjamin Doherty Cottage, 1905, 2928 Avenue P This raised Gulf Coast cottage was restored using historic materials acquired at the Galveston Historical Foundation’s Architectural Salvage Warehouse.

The current owners have reclaimed the space below the home and use it as a working office.

James and Ella Davis House, 1899, 1315 24th Street Built in 1899 for Galveston Daily News reporter James ‘Nat’ Davis, this house was designed by renowned German architect Charles Bulger. Bulger is second only to architect Nicholas Clayton in importance to Galveston’s architectural history.

Conness-Arnold House, 1899, 1417 24th Street This Queen Anne style house features rounded double galleries, rimmed with lintels and replete with radiating ball spindles. Tall windows and wrap around porches on the east and south side of the home face the prevailing Gulf breezes.

John and Agnes Roemer Cottage, 1888, 2415 Avenue L This five-bay gable fronted cottage was built for Agnes Moser Roemer and her husband, John. The $1,350 purchase price included wallpaper in every room, weatherboard siding, slate roof, heart pine floors, eight doors, 18 windows and 13 sets of window blinds.

James and Jessie Fendley Cottage, 1885, 1403 Tremont The current owners of this high-raised Victorian cottage recently completed a renovation and restoration using many materials recycled and repurposed that they purchased from architectural salvage warehouses in Galveston and Houston.

Ernest Stavenhagen House, 1915, 1527 Postoffice This Classical Revival house, with its commanding presence, boldly stands out from its Victorian neighbors. The most prominent feature is the front gabled entry portico. The paired boxed columns of the double-galleried portico are the modern interpretation of a classical colonnade.

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Rearranging the furniture made the room feel larger. A new chest beside the sofa provides storage, and new upholstery fabric on the chair and new sofa throw pillows add balance.

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STRATEGIC COLOR CHANGES AND VISUAL EDITING TRANSFORMS A JUMBLED LIVING-DINING SPACE INTO A SERENE, YET STYLISH SCENE

Before Before

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Going to the beauty shop for a haircut is not the usual way to gain a client, but Cathy Clark was having problems with her condo and needed my help.

“The living room/dining spaces were getting on my nerves and just weren’t relaxing,” she explains. “”The rooms looked jumbled up to me and I couldn’t figure out how to pull them together. ” Cathy had bought some bright orange fabric and was instinctively delaying putting it on her dining chairs.

We drove to her nearby condo and had a look. Since her place was wonderful, it just needed a few tweaks to make it spectacular. In one meeting and a few emails we transformed her condo. I agreed that the orange fabric would be too bright for the dining room chairs and would drown out both the Charles

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diy decorating Pebworth dining painting and the Aisen Chacin horse diptych over the sofa.

Since the stripe fabric on the dining chairs was not worn, I suggested she just keep the chairs the way they were.

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Busy wallpaper and unused shutters on the pass through were cluttering the dining room. There was no place for the stereo, and the armchair looked tired and out of place.

Because the orange fabric was already paid for, I recommended she use it as piping on the armchair (given to her by an old friend, Tom Hooper, in the late ’60s along with the ornately-painted antique end table) and to pipe the existing paisley pillow on the chaise. I loved the brown Donghia fabric she had already purchased for the armchair on Ebay. Since the seat cushion never fit the chair properly, I suggested she ask my upholsterer if he could recycle the existing cushion by cutting it down to fit.

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After Removing the wallpaper

tip> pieces together with inexpensive throw pillows.

and pass through shutters was a minor change with major impact, and created space for wall-hung speakers and new custom bookcases (which store the stereo system). Rearranging the newly upholstered chair created more space in the small condo and new trim brought out the orange tones in the artwork.

Adding storage was crucial, and a small two-drawer side table from www.brocade.com # 1000259 was inexpensive and holds bulky telephone books and other items beside the sofa. To tie the light sofa into the room, I recommended she add two pillows—one in the same orange fabric (with dark piping) to tie into the orange piping on the chair to the horse artwork, and another brown pillow to tie the chair and chaise into the decorating scheme and rugs.

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Before

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The accessories on the desk needed tightening up, the stair case rails were very white, and the chest needed more color around it.

After

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A friend gave Cathy two colorful Spanish chairs, which were reupholstered in seafoam leather. The metal stair rails were painted a darker color, as was the wall above the stairs. The desktop accessories were moved closer together.

I recommended that she paint the white stair rails a deeper color that coordinates with her walls—Pratt & Lambert “Diplomat Gray” # 2292 and to paint the upstairs wall the same color, which adds drama to the space and makes the ornate Dutch marquetry secretary chest under the stairs pop out. The secretary was in her uncle Earl Mitchell’s estate, which he bought from actress Mae West’s estate. (She lived in a nearby apartment from him in West Hollywood for 50 years.) Flanked with a pair of ornate Spanish chairs (a gift from her dear friend John Shively), Cathy used my upholsterer to recover the once red seats in seafoam green/taupe pebbly leather she bought for $5 on Ebay. Now there is color all around the room.

The candlesticks, a gift from her dear friend Will Whitmer, and the antique tole box on stand, a gift from her uncle, needed “tightening up”, and were moved closer together on top of the secretary for more impact. The Japanese woodblock prints next to the desk were brought back from Japan by Cathy’s father right after WWII, as were the antique lacquered boxes on the tabletops.

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At LeatherShoppes, being the oldest and most experienced leather speciality store in the Houston area, you will find more selection, more styles and 100’s of colors from some of the best brands like Bradington-Young, Flexsteel, Palliser, Berkline HomeTheater and more, all at discount prices.

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diy decorating To further update the space, I suggested she remove the dated wallpaper and paint the dining room and entry walls the same Pratt and Lambert “Cadet Gray” she used on the walls. After carefully asking, I also recommended Cathy remove the dining shutters on the pass through to the kitchen, since she never used them. This freed up enough wall space to hang her vintage l980s Bang & Olufsen stereo speakers on the wall. The speakers are so handsome they look like art. Now her mother’s chandelier really shows up in the dining room.

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• SOMETIMES THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGY is not to buy more furniture and accessories for your home, but to first rethink the pieces that are already paid for.

Bookcases don’t have to be tall. Sometimes shorter > ones painted the same color as the wall can “disappear” but still add function.

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Since Cathy needed some bookshelves to house her stereo system, I recommended she ask her carpenter Gus Lemus to build short ones – constructed on each side of the pass through – and that he paint them the same color as the wall so they would not make the dining room feel even smaller.

Their location also would not interfere with pulling the dining chairs out and sitting down at the antique table, which Cathy had previously painted black.

After our visit, Cathy was excited. “I felt like you listened to my likes and dislikes and came up with a plan on paper which I could easily follow,” she says. The biggest surprise? Suggesting that she paint the upper staircase wall and rails a deep gray, which she loves. She was amazed at what could be accomplished with minimal dollars spent. “The rooms feel so much warmer – more finished. I am so comfortable here now,” Cathy adds.

Joetta Moulden offers home makeovers using your own home furnishings to create the home you’ve always dreamed of. Joetta believes your pieces collected through the years reflect your personality and can be artfully arranged. Her ability to focus on your personal style and not let her own preferences influence the design of your home makes her unique. See more makeovers on her Web site at www.shelterstyle.com, e-mail her at joetta@shelterstyle.com or call 713.461.2063. If an initial appointment or referral is booked by April 30, a 15 percent first meeting discount will be given.

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A CHEF’S HAVEN

RANDY EVANS SHARES HIS INSIGHTS FOR PLANTING A COOK’S GARDEN IN HOUSTON

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The patio of Haven restaurant is adjacent to chef Randy Evan’s new vegetable and herb garden. The eco-friendly restaurant’s menu items utilize garden fresh, seasonal herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, peppers and melons. Photo by Kris Carr.

Chef Randy Evans is behind schedule. He stands along the fence line separating Haven, his newly opened eatery, and the parking garage next door.

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It’s muddy on this murky March day, and half a dozen little fruit trees stand bravely against the wind and wet.

“We should’ve planted two weeks ago,” he says looking up at the sky. “But this winter’s been so cold.”

A garden was always part of Evans’ grand design when he opened Haven last November. The restaurant is billed as “A Seasonal Kitchen.” Most of the menu selections are sourced from around Texas, including vegetables from Houston’s surrounding counties, fish from purveyors along the Gulf, and meat from the Hill Country and Panhandle. Add to that mix Evans’ core commitment to make as many condiments, confections, breads and charcuterie in-house and you have the makings for a true homegrown restaurant.

But that wasn’t enough for Evans. He wanted to be able to grow his own ingredients.

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“I took a course on urban gardening last year through Urban Harvest,” Evans says. “I really recommend it to anyone thinking about growing their own garden.”

He says the five-month course gave him new insight on planting cycles, what fruits, vegetables and herbs grow well in the city, and how he could make the whole thing as self-sustaining as possible. He enlisted the assistance of one of his produce providers, Gita van Woerden of Animal Farm in Cat Springs. She supplied cedar for the raised beds he wanted to create, and they agreed to a symbiotic composting arrangement: he’d offer her his daily kitchen scraps, if she’d turn it into compost and bring it back for use in the garden.

“The soil outside here won’t really work for planting,” he says. “So, we’re using a mushroom compost as our ABOVE: The Haven Airmail is made with lavender-infused Texas rum, lime, local honey and sparkling wine. © KURT HOLTER - FOTOLIA.COM

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base.” He says. “We put in a drum to catch rainwater,” he points out the shiny silver 500-gallon cistern at the end of the restaurant. “And here,” he indicates the fence, “we’ll put in a grape arbor, and we’ll use the space for climbing produce, like tomatoes and cucumbers.”

By late May, Evans figures he’ll be harvesting the first of the summer’s Heirloom tomatoes, and he’ll be looking forward to a host of hot peppers: chilis, jalapenos, polblanos, habaneros. He anticipates peas, green beans and yellow wax beans as well.

“All of those do really well in Houston,” he advises.

“And they have anywhere from a 45 to a 60-day growing season, so you can see results fairly quickly.” He laughs. “I’m having a blast going through seed catalogues.”

Over the next year and a half, he’ll be planting lime and Meyer lemon trees, which he also advises home gardeners to think about planting.

Evans’ belief in sustainability has infiltrated all facets of Haven; both staff and diners are excited about the project. Evans thinks that’s fantastic.

“When people get a chance to really see how the food cycle works, where things come from, what it takes to grow that one pepper on your plate, it gives a whole new appreciation for food.”

To find information on Urban Harvest’s upcoming garden classes, call 713.880.5540 or go to www.urbanharvest.org. To taste the Chef Randy Evans’ homegrown creations, reserve a table at Haven, 713.581.6101.

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Plan Ahead For Arbor Antiques’ Fall Shows in Round Top & Kemah Round Top Fall 2010 Show: Sept. 24-Oct. 2 Antiques by the Bay 2010: Nov. 5-7, Premier Party Thursday, Nov. 4 Curtis Ann and Dave Davis owned The Arbor House for 10 years in Alvin before launching their first Antique Show. When asked what inspired her to become a show promoter Curtis Ann replied “Starting out as an exhibitor myself, renting space and having little or no voice over certain aspects of doing shows; I wanted to implement my ideas and hopefully offer dealers and shoppers something more.” Arbor Antiques Services also operates estate sales in Texas and beyond, providing a liquidation service to secure disposition of individual items or entire estates.

The impressive Arbor Antiques venue at Round Top is a 12-acre show featuring world-class antiques dealers from around the globe. Celebrating its 25th season in Spring 2010, Arbor Antiques has a solid reputation as a stand out show and "must-do" shopping destination while at Round Top. Look for the white tents one mile north of Round Top Square on Hwy 237.

Expect fine European and American antique furniture, antique linens, American primitives, original works of art and artist signed Native American jewelry. The Arbor Antiques Show at Round Top carries a large inventory of original artwork with dealers carrying both antique and contemporary artwork. You’ll find artists in attendance as well.

Shoppers enjoy free admission and free parking on site, and can fuel up with a good breakfast or lunch in the cafe or try one of the individual food vendors

on grounds. Dealers and shoppers can check their email or research their purchases using the on-site Wi-Fi service. Pit stops are easy and accessible in the clean and maintained air-conditioned Comfort Station or the handicapped-accessible facility. For those wanting to stay on grounds for the evening, there are RV spaces with hook-ups.

Arbor Antiques is proud to be part of the Round Top Show tradition.

Season after season, year after year, dealers and shoppers alike come to the same place with their common interest – antiquing. It’s not something you can explain, it’s something you just have to experience.

Last spring Curtis Ann was approached by the City of Kemah to promote an antiques event in their charming town on Galveston Bay. Antiques by the Bay debuted in November 2009 and is now a must-see show on the Gulf Coast.

Located just 27 miles INFORMATION: southeast of Houston off Curtis Ann Davis Hwy 146, Kemah is 281-388-1075 known for its waterfront Fax: 281-331-0840 restaurants and B&Bs, Email: curtisann@arborantiques.com so it’s an ideal location Website: www.arborantiques.com or for antiquing. Mark www.antiquesbythebaykemah.com your calendars!

The Houston Home & Garden Market lends a hand to The Habitat for Humanity. A portion of the proceeds from the Home & Garden Market will be donated to the Habitat for Humanity.

Habitat for Humanity International was founded in 1976. Today, Habitat for Humanity is a true world leader in addressing the issues of poverty housing.

Opportunity’s knocking at the Houston Home & Garden Market!

Open the doors to new ideas, products, services & specials! From windows and doors to ceilings and floors, you’ll find everything for your home at the Home & Garden Market. If it belongs in the home, it’s at The Houston Home & Garden Market!

The Houston Home & Garden Market, one weekend, your last chance this season to get what you need for the Spring!

It all begins April 9-11 at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

WHAT CAN WE HELP YOU SHOP FOR? You can find a big range of products, services and ideas at the Home & Garden Market. Start those home improvement projects for the Spring! You’ll find: • • • • • • • • • •

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HABITAT TODAY Through the work of Habitat, thousands of low-income families have found new hope in the form of affordable housing. Churches, community groups and others have joined together to successfully tackle a significant social problem – decent housing for all.

Today, Habitat for Humanity has built more than 300,000 houses, sheltering more than 1.5 million people in more than 3,000 communities worldwide.

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Each project seeks to make the vision of the property owner materialize." Come check out the latest in Faux finishing at the Home & Garden Theater and let the Master Faux Finisher show you “how to” all weekend.

IS IT TRASH OR TREASURE? THE ANTIQUE MAN KNOWS! Mr. Wishnow hosts “The Antique & Collectible Show,” Sundays from 1 PM-3 PM on News Talk 1070 KNTH AM Radio. Mr. Wishnow has been involved with sale, design, repair, manufacture, and restoration of antiques since 1944. Stop by and visit all weekend where The Antique Man will offer his opinions & expertise! Bring in your small collectibles and antiques for an opinion or a value. Cost is $10 per item, benefiting local charities. Catch him at the Home & Garden Theater also on Friday at 4pm where he will present a seminar on Antiques vs. Collectibles and answer all of your questions!

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WITH AN EXPANDING VARIETY OF ECO-FRIENDLY CHOICES, HOMEOWNERS FIND IT'S EASY GOING GREEN. FROM WOOD, CORK AND BAMBOO TO TILE – EVEN CARPET – THE DESIGN OPTIONS ARE ALMOST UNLIMITED.

GREEN FLOORING “Sustainable,” “eco-friendly” and “green” talk are more and more common in home design and construction these days. And it’s about time.

One way to walk the “green” walk, is to stop and notice what you’re walking on. Flooring is central to an environmentally friendly home because it covers, well, every square inch of it. It’s also an aspect of the home that can go green without major renovation or sky-high prices.

Beautiful bamboo is a solid and sustainable choice, because it grows rapidly and can be harvested more frequently that traditional wood sources. Photo courtesy of Roberts Carpet & Fine Floors.

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“We’ve definitely seen a huge increase (in requests for green material) just in the last year,” says Paige Haynes, gallery manager at Daltile – Houston Tile and Stone Gallery. “Consumers are being much more aware of the environment and their footprint. They are asking questions about products made from recycled materials, LEED (an internationally recognized green building) certification, and even where things are made. Mileage cuts down on the footprint.”

The demand for sustainable materials has certainly increased in the last few years, and the market is starting to match the demand with a versatile, approachable supply. Green options are available for almost any flooring type, from hardwood to carpet to tile. How green you go really depends on flexibility – in both budget and aesthetic.

“Unfortunately, the true green products are very expensive,” said Harry Schillings, owner of Spring Carpets.

But many green choices, like economically sound tile, are both affordable and beautiful.

“Consumers are being much more aware of the environment and their footprint. They are asking questions about products made from recycled materials, LEED (an internationally recognized green building) certification, and even where things are made. Mileage cuts down on the footprint.” –Paige Haynes of Daltile–Houston Tile and Stone Gallery

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BAMBOO: A rapidly renewable resource, bamboo is one of the most popular flooring options for the environmentally aware. The plant can be cut down about every six years, and then, it grows back from the same root stock, says Ann Knight, global brand director and executive vice president of Teragren, the nation’s leading manufacturer of environmentally conscious bamboo flooring, countertops, panels and veneer. “(Our bamboo) is grown without pesticides so there is nothing in the growing process that harms the earth.”

Bamboo releases 35 percent more oxygen and absorbs about four times more carbon than a comparable cluster of trees. To underscore this point, Teragren lists on every product box how much carbon that bamboo removed from the earth.

Stressing the increased demand for green products, Knight says that bamboo accounts for 60 percent of Teregren’s flooring sales.

Manufacturers of bamboo floors now offer many more options in grain and color, so it appeals to all home styles.

CORK: This material is growing in popularity but remains fairly expensive. Cork is strictly protected in the limited areas of the world where it grows from the Cork Oak, and it is also a rapidly renewable resource. Schillings covered his office floor in cork three years ago, and due to its comfort, unusual look and durability, he said, the cost – about twice as much as some hardwoods – was certainly worth it.

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Cork flooring cut into generous planks yields a handsome look.

Photo courtesy of Roberts Carpet & Fine Floors

CERTIFIED WOOD PRODUCTS: Forestry Stewardship Council certified wood has been harvested and milled according to strict standards that require a third-party audit of production. The certification is expensive, so it’s important to remember that some smaller companies may follow the standards but can’t afford the certification, according to SustainableFlooring.com.

Nature’s Element from Shaw’s “Queen” collection is made of Anso Caress with recycled carpet content.

are natural, these carpets also tend to be easily maintained.

Also, look for the American National Standards Institute’s national sustainability standard for carpet products. The voluntary standard offers three levels of reduced environmental impact: silver, gold, and platinum.

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RECLAIMED WOOD: Basically recycled wood. Definitely green but can be expensive and limited in quantity.

RENEWABLE WOOD PRODUCTS: Some wood flooring, like the BALK line from IKEA, is made from renewable wood, wood chips and wood fibers. This product can also be broken down for recycling. Renewable simply means the source will grow back.

CARPET

Carpet has an unfortunate past in terms of impact on the planet, but things are changing for the better. More and more, carpet is made with pre-consumer recycled content – scraps from manufacturing – as well as post-consumer recycled content. Waste from carpet manufacturing is bettered monitored, and carpet tiles now allow removal and replacement of portions of carpet, thus reducing waste.

Looking for sustainable carpet? Try natural fibers, such as sea grass, sisal, wool or a blend of these. Materials like wool may be more expensive, but “that’s about as green as it gets,” Schillings says. Because they

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Tile offers many ecologically friendly options and does so in a variety of styles and price brackets. Many tiles contain recycled materials, which is often a combination of unwanted glass, stone, dirt and sometimes plastic.

Manufacturers can process these materials into a fine powder, and then, into recycled tile.

For example, IceStone, which can be found at Daltile - Houston Tile and Stone Gallery, consists of 100 percent recycled glass, diverting “hundreds of tons of glass from landfills each year,” according to the product’s manufacturer. The tile is even made in a renovated, day-lit factory in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Another important issue is where tile is manufactured, says Haynes of Daltile. “We are switching plants to be closer to home, and we have a lot more products that are helping with fuel-efficiency because they are manufactured within a 500-mile radius,” she says.

Another bonus is cost, Haynes says. With tile, the cost of green products is the “same or even less.”

Get even greener with environmentally friendly tile adhesives, which have no or very low emission of VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

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SOLID GREEN NEW WEST U. AREA HOME IS ULTRA-GREEN, HURRICANE-READY & ARCHITECTURALLY FRIENDLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Story by Sandra Cook • Photos Courtesy of Ker Thomson

Editor’s Note: Our Green issue features a drastically different type of new home construction. While many of our feature stories showcase the aesthetic, this particular home is a paragon of durability, green-mindedness and seriously sensible design. And it is a lovely home, but a new, more evolved type of home.

This story began when Houstonian Ker Thomson set out to build a new home for his family. Ker and his wife Rachel and two kids had outgrown their 1950s house in Lynn Park near Highland Village. Ker was highly interested in green building practices, so he started researching and found a lot of conflicting opinions and methods. Ker soon concluded that “the traditional ‘bricks, sticks, and fiberglass insulation’ home construction techniques are not even close to the way a house should be built” Ker wrote in an article submitted to the Journal of Green Building. “It had become clear that traditional home building is done for the

L E F T : After years of research Ker Thomson teamed up with builder Jim Kuchenbrod to build the greenest, sturdiest house in Houston. Its beguiling brick, stone and stucco exterior are supported within by ultra-stable, energy-saving insulated concrete forms.

Moss Landscaping installed drip irrigation and low profile sprinkler heads to water the various native grasses, low-water-use and drought-resistant plants for a 30% reduction in water use compared to traditional landscaping.

A B O V E : A primary goal for the project was to build a house that will last for generations in the challenging Gulf Coast climate, while staying competitive with the current market for the area.

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A B O V E : Bamboo, recycled wood, wood from sunken old trees, even tile were considered for the main level. With such high visibility, aesthetics factored in greatly, so a wide plank Brazilian Cherry was selected. The solution Ker and Jim found was engineered flooring by a German-designed plant in Brazil that utilized only a 3/16th-inch-thick covering of the Brazilian Cherry.

L E F T : The quest to create an attic that made sense led the team to opt for an unventilated roof-attic assembly that works as stabilizing, insulating system. It’s comprised of heavy duty DECRA Shingle Plus roofing panels, 2x2 treated battens, a TCM-4RW radiant barrier/vapor barrier, Grace Ice and Water Shield on the entire roof deck, a 5/8-inch roof decking that is independently screwed into the rafters. The rafters are hurricane-strapped to each other and anchored to the ICF wall system. Lastly, Icynene open-cell foam is sprayed under the roof deck and covering all the wood elements of the roof assembly.

O P P O S I T E : The interior walls are all painted with Sherwin Williams Greensure low-odor, no-VOC paints. The paints provide long-lasting color, are anti-microbial and are manufactured using techniques that reduce their environmental impact.

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‘day of sale’ and I was looking to build for the long haul.”

Ker’s quest for a better way to build a house lead him to Texas A&M University’s Energy Systems Laboratory. This partnership produced a sound building system based on strength, system synergies, durability, comfort, safety, efficiency and yet, with a sharp eye on practically and cost.

After all of the research and development, Ker began looking for a capable, like-minded builder. He interviewed eight experienced local builders, all of solid reputation and many considered “green” builders, but few were interested and none was the right fit. Then Todd Rice of Rice Residential Design, suggested Ker contact Jim Kuchenbrod, a builder with 30 years’ construction experience, including building 38 previous ICF houses (more on these later) made him an ideal candidate. Jim and Ker instantly connected on the concept of the house and soon Jim moved to Houston from Florida and joined Durable Residentail Builders as a partner.

“It was like ‘where have you been all my life?’” says Jim. “I saw that

he wanted to build a better home, utilizing ICF (insulated concrete forms) for the entire structure, creating a machine of stability.” The ICF sections are building blocks that are filled on-site with reinforcing bars and concrete. The result is a house made of walls that are is structurally sound, insulated, includes a vapor barrier and is ready for final exterior and interior finishes to be applied.

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In its finished state, the home looks like any other upscale new construction project, with loads of attractive details and handsome materials. With four bedrooms and five and a half baths, it is a peaceful haven for Ker’s family of five. Peaceful? Those solid-core ICF walls provide outstanding sound insulation.

From the foundation to the wiring to the insulation, the home was designed to achieve a ‘Fortified’ rating from the Institute for Building and Home Safety (IBHS). This is a designation awarded to homes of exceptional

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Dim-able lighting was installed throughout the house, along with compact florescent lights (CFLs) that are now available in appealing color tones. Ker said, “Any home is well served by dim-able lighting. It sets a mood, it saves energy, it extends the life span of the bulb.”

strength and threat resistance. Among other criteria, the house was engineered to withstand winds up to 130 mph (20 mph over the FEMA wind speed zone designation for Harris County).

Collaborating with the Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University, Ker went through exhaustive analysis of every single ingredient for the house. Nothing escaped their microscopic scrutiny. Plus, Ker’s family was moving into the home, so every consideration, every choice was a personal one. What follows is a summary of the home’s well-researched durable and energyefficient elements.

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O P P O S I T E : Architect Todd Rice of Rice Residential Designs embraced the concepts of the building system and designed a home for the home and had expertise and experience in ICF construction and green home building. The result is a house that is very much in line with other new homes in the neighborhood.

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FOUNDATION: The Slab on Builders Pier provides an extra-thick concrete slab is connected to every wall with several feet of rebar.

This makes the entire house function as a machine of stability.

STRUCTURE: ICF Walls (Insulated concrete forms) for the entire structure, creating a “machine of stability.” The ICF sections are building blocks that are filled on-site with reinforcing bars and concrete. The result is a house made of walls that are is structurally sound, insulated, includes a vapor barrier and is ready for final exterior and interior finishes to be applied.

ROOF SYSTEM: Sealed attic, semi-ventilated roof The attic and roof are undeniably critical to the home’s performance. Icynene open-cell foam was sprayed under the roof deck and covers all the wood elements of the roof assembly, which yields a very comfortable attic. Ker reports that even on a 104 degree day in August, the temperature is within three degrees of the conditioned living space and only fractionally more humid. Each of the rafters is hurricane strapped to each other and anchored to the ICF wall system.

Strategic staggering of DECRA shingles allows excess heat to escape, effectively managing the heat and wind extremes.

COOLING & HEATING: HVAC with chilled water system A Thermalflow HVAC system (where the coil is filled with chilled water) was utilized, boasting an estimated SEER performance of between 15 and 19. The system is minimally affected by the weather. As ambient temperatures rise, the efficiency drop-off is only about 10% of the decline of traditional refrigerant home systems. This is the first system of its kind in Houston.

RAINWATER HARVESTING: The roof spans approximately 5,000 square feet. Given that rainfall in Houston averages three to six inches per month there is ample opportunity to catch and store water.

Durable Residential builders put together a system to easily harvest water from approximately 70% of the roof, collecting in a sealed 11,500 gallon underground cistern. From there water is pumped directly for irrigation of the lawn and landscape and through a filtration unit for potable water in the home.

The home, at 3703 Drummond, is exclusively marketed by Martha Turner Properties. See more at www.HAR.com.

Upstairs, full-thickness of the Brazilian Cherry in short boards that are 3 1/2 inches wide were installed by International Flooring of Houston. All the home’s windows are casement-style, argon-filled HurricaneShield windows from Pella’s Architect Series, which were installed by Pella of Houston.

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CITY OF HOUSTON BUILDING MATERIALS REUSE WAREHOUSE The Reuse Warehouse, located a few miles north of downtown Houston, accepts donated building materials from builders, contractors, remodelers and the general public and makes the materials freely available for use by any non-profit organization.

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TURNING GREEN HOUSTON This is another good online source for getting acquainted with green home issues. http://www.turninghoustongreen.com

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ONE GREEN STREET This refreshing shop near West U. offers a variety of goods for greening up your lifestyle. Find home furnishings, clothing and accessories, health and beauty products and more.

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