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Interior designer Alexa Hampton will offer decorating advice and discuss her latest book Friday during a lecture and luncheon that complements the American Red Cross Designers Show House fundraiser.
The luncheon at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan marks the return of the luncheon program to the show houses annual schedule of events. The luncheon has the same title as Hamptons latest book Decorating in Detail.
The show house opens Thursday for a month of tours at a historic house known informally as the Birthday Cake Castle overlooking the Lake Worth Lagoon in Lake Worth. Hampton is serving as honorary chairwoman of the project.
In a related event this week, the Red Cross will host a by-advance-ticket-only preview party Wednesday evening at the show house, where more than a dozen design professionals have decorated rooms.
Hamptons name appears regularly on Architectural Digests AD100 and House Beautifuls Top Designer list as well Elle Dcors A-list.
She is a featured designer at the Mark Hampton LLC design firm and also serves on the boards of trustees for the New York School of Interior Design, the New York Landmarks Conservancy and the Institute for Classical Architecture.
Tickets to the luncheon are $75 and include admission to the show house. Advance registration is required.
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Combining two separate flats in an 1870s Victorian-style building in London, interior designer Danielle Moudaber has crafted herself a fantastical "under the sea" paradiseone that made Apartment Therapy think: "Antoni Gaud meets Alice in Wonderland." The place is infused with anomalously wavy furnishings of Moudaber's own design and washed over in a sweeping blue-and-white palette that's supposed to remind Moudaber of the Mediterranean Sea and "soothe her soul."
The interior, full of ornate wall moldings, features a sculptural white staircase designed by Moudaber herself. It connects the lower level living and kitchen areas to the sleeping quarters on the second floor. Moudaber also designed the shiny amorphous sofas seen in the living room, plus the chandeliers in the bedroom. Yatzer has the full tour.
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If in the market for a new Honeywell thermostat, make sure you understand your Honeywell thermostat wiring needs before upgrading.
Q: I installed my new programmable thermostat, but it wont turn on.
A: If you plan to upgrade to a new thermostat make sure you have the proper number of wires available, otherwise your new thermostat wont work. If you do need additional wires, you will want to consider how difficult installing new wires will be for your application.
Modern electronic thermostats are no different from any other technology, in that they can do more, but can also seem complicated to install and understand. One comfort to know is the basic wiring hasnt changed much, withexception of an additional wire to get some programmable digital thermostats operating.
Note:For specific thermostat model installation manuals and wiring instructions, refer to our Thermostat Buying Guidefor a complete list and link of manufacturers. Individual thermostat model information is most likely the best place to find particular manuals, and not a generalmanualscategory that can be found within the search function.
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Note: A previous installer may have used a different set of color wires. This will be a non issue to keep track of if a whole new set of thermostat wires is pulled. Otherwise tag the wires before removing from the existing thermostat, or take note of the terminals each wire is attached to.
Some programmable thermostats (e.g. Honeywell Prestige wiring requirements) need aminimum of5 wires, and maybe more depending on what features you want to operate (humidifier, etc). The additional 5th wire will be for common (neutral), which acts the same as it does on an electrical light switch to complete a path and provide power for thedisplay, closing switching relays, etc.
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When it comes to smart lighting controls for the connected home, there have been just two basic choices: You can plug lamps into ugly wall-wart plug-in modules, or you can remove your existing light switches and replace them with smart switches.
The first choice is ugly and doesnt work with overhead lighting; the second choice is expensive and requires you to handle bare electrical wires. But now the crew at Switchmate have an ingenious third way that delivers the benefit of a switch replacement without the need to deal with wiring.
I first saw a prototype of the Switchmate back at CES. Its a block of plastic with a servo motor, a Bluetooth Low Energy radio, and a couple of magnets on the inside, and a simple button on the outside. Place the Switchmate over your existing light switch and the magnets secure it. Press the button and the motor moves the existing light switchs control mechanism to turn the light on and off (it works with both a traditional toggle switch as well as the fancier Decora/rocker switch).
More importantly, the Bluetooth LE radio inside the Switchmate makes it possible to control the switch from an app. Switchmate has developed a free app for the Android and iOS operating system that lets you control your lights from your phone or tablet. You can also set up schedules for your lights to turn on and off automatically, either as a burglar deterrent (delivering the impression that someones home while youre away) or just to make sure certain lights are on when you typically come home from work.
Switchmate will also offer a Bluetooth hub that will enable you to control your lights from anywhere you have Internet access. The Switchmate is slim enough that multiples can be mounted side by side to control multi-gang switches. The one thing Switchmate wont do is dim your lightsits an on/off solution. But the low cost and simple design make this smart-home solution appropriate for everyone, including renters who wouldnt want to alter the property or leave their controls behind when they move.
Switchmate kicked off acrowd-funding campaign on Indiegogothis morning, with a $50,000 goal, and will be selling its lighting controls at early-bird pricing of $39.95 each. Thats a little more than the typical Z-Wave plug-in module, but those require a hub to operate. And its cheaper than a Belkin We-Mo plug-in module. Bottom line: Its a very smart idea.
Michael is the lead editor of IDG's TechHive property, which is focused on the connected-home and home-entertainment markets. He's an early adopter of connected-home technology, having built his own smart home in 2007, which he uses as a real-world test lab when reviewing new products. Michael also reviews home-networking products for TechHive and PCWorld. More by Michael Brown
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Switchmate makes your home lighting smart without any changes to your wiring
A new type of smart lightswitch has launched on Indiegogo, which does away with the difficulty of messing with your homes wiring.
The way Switchmate works is by using magnets simply snap it on to your lightswitch and itll stick with magnets. The existing switch is then switched off and on using a mechanical switch on the back of the device.
It can be controlled using either bluetooth or a switch on the wall and a hub will also be available for controlling switches when youre away from home.
At the moment there is a bit of a way to go, so it will be interesting to see if it makes its goal.
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A home near Adams Center was engulfed by fire shortly before noon Thursday.
Firefighters were called to home at 13178 Fuller Road, next to the Honeyville Baptist Church, around 11 a.m.
According to property records, the home is owned by David Harrienger II.
Officials said three adults lived there.
No one was home at the time.
Officials said one of the residents went home for a lunch break, saw smoke coming out the back of the house and called 911.
The owners just stood by with family and friends and watched.
"Well, I got multiple phone calls. First one was from the previous owners who live in Ithaca now, and these new people moved in a couple months ago, so I feel pretty bad I know they had a dog inside and from what I hear they didn't get him out," said neighbor Aaron Williams.
Aaron's home across the street was built in 1863.
He said seeing his neighbors house on fire made him worry about this own home.
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