A common piece of accent furniture, the sofa table was once thought of as a necessity The precursor of the modern coffee table, the development of the sofa table was tied to other significant changes in furniture design

Gone are the days of the old dusty, sometimes musty basement wine cellar Gone is the need to rely solely on the ambient conditions downstairs

Without a doubt, Americans pamper their dogs and cats and the simple pet bed has been transformed into a warm, plush retreat Now if your pets are anything like mine, they prefer your bed to anything else

Yes, pets are people too At least they are at our house

Tending to a backyard garden can take time and perseverance The result can be well worth the effort

Anyone lucky enough to have seen the planet Earth from space would agree that the view is striking In the cold vacuum of outer space, the view of our terrestrial home is unobstructed as the planet hangs like a giant blue marble in the silent vastness

TV stands, audio racks, and entertainment centers have evolved with the changes in television technology The days when televisions were considered a stand alone piece of furniture are long gone

Woodworkers, hobbyists and clock enthusiasts have often looked to grandfather clock kits in order to build their own clocks The popularity of grandfather clocks has never been greater

The simple pendulum is said to date back to China, sometime in two hundred AD

Even in the days when the sundial was the primary means of time telling, designers and artisans added flourishes and decorative features Many of these artistic touches were integral parts of the sundials functionality