Museum’s Old House Workshop Includes American Design Video

Fri., Jan. 26, 1996

By Susan English susane@spokesman.com

If American home design interests you, mark your calendar for a night out Feb. 14. The video “The House” will be shown at Cheney Cowles Museum on Valentine’s Day at 7:30 p.m. in conjunction with the museum’s Old House Workshop series.

The video is part of the “America By Design” video series, and it explores the shape, history and symbolism of the American home. The showing is free, although donations will be welcome. For information on the Old House Workshop, which focuses on the Arts and Crafts movement, call the museum at 456-3931.

Gardening from the armchair: Garden catalogs crowd mailboxes this time of year. But if you don’t seem to be getting enough of them, there is a way to get on other mailing lists. The Mailorder Gardening Association offers the 1996 Garden Catalog Guide (Where to find them/ How to use them). In addition to lists of catalogs, the booklet includes smart shopper tips, hints for what to do when your plants arrive and some introductory savings coupons.

For a copy, send your name, address and $2 for postage and handling to: MGA, Dept. CD96, Columbia, MD 21045.

Proud of your remodel? Sunset Magazine is calling for entries for the 1996 Interior Design Awards. Categories include Artful Use of Color, Today’s Home Office, Bedrooms & Bathrooms and Quick Fixes. Categories are divided for amateurs and professionals. Entry requirements are available by calling (415) 324-5527.

Annoyed by cold drafts? If your home seems to leak in cold air this time of year, light a candle and hold it close to the areas you suspect - doors, windows and electrical outlets. A flickering flame tells you where the air is coming in.

For free: A new brochure focusing on area carpets - “Rugs: A World of Design” - is available from the Carpet and Rug Institute. For a copy of the brochure, call (800) 882-8846. , DataTimes

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