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1600 E. 39th St., Yankton Harry Lane, Electrical Contractor 665-6612 • 661-1040 License, Bonded & Insured For Fast And Reliable Quality Electrical Work Call The Professionals... •New Construction •Remodel •Commercial ELECTRIC ELECTRIC ELECTRIC L&S L&S L&S PAGE 6 PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014 Paint-free ways to brighten your home Autumn is a beautiful time of year marked by pleasant temperatures and colorful fall foliage. But as vibrant as nature can be in the weeks after summer has ended, homeowners know that the shortened days of autumn mean less light inside their homes, which can become dreary even in the weeks before the arrival of winter. Many homeowners pick up their paintbrush- es in an effort to make their homes more color- ful. But homeowners need not embrace their inner Picasso to brighten their homes' interiors. The fol- lowing are a handful of paint-free ways to add some splashes of color to your home this fall. Bring nature inside Flowers and plants can make colorful additions to a home's interior. Flowers tend to be aromatic, which can make a stuffy house in which windows need to be kept closed a lot more pleasant. Plants and flowers also can improve indoor air quali- ty. Several studies, includ- ing one published in the Journal for the AmericanSociety for Horticultural Science, have shown that house- plants improve indoor air quality by filtering out volatile organic com- pounds, or VOCs, that can be harmful to human health. That's especially important come late fall and winter, when home- owners typically shut their windows and keep them shut until spring, making it difficult for fresh air to enter a home. Invest in some colorful throw pillows. Natural sunlight brightens a room come spring and summer. But sunlight is increasingly scarce as fall turns into winter, and rooms that do not boast too many color- ful accents can quickly grow drab as summer- time sunlight dwindles. Instead of buying new fur- niture, invest in some col- orful throw pillows to give a room a more vibrant look. Patterns can be mixed and matched to provide some contrast and transform a room from somewhere to spend time into a sight to behold. Paper the walls While many of today's homeowners prefer paint to wallpaper, those who want a less permanent solution to brighten up their homes may want to consider removable wall- paper. Such paper is less expensive than traditional wallpaper, and many do-it- yourselfers find remov- able wallpaper is easy to both install and remove. Choose a colorful pattern that can turn an other- wise plain wall into a potent palette that adds some life to your home's interior. Because remov- able wallpaper does not require a significant finan- cial investment, you can experiment with various colors or change things up each month if you so desire. Add some artwork Another way to add color to the walls inside your home without dust- ing off your paintbrush is to hang some colorful art- work. Paintings that fea- ture bold colors tend to draw your immediate attention when you enter a room, and that quality can make you forget the room is not benefitting from natural light. If you want to go the extra mile, find a painting that fea- tures colors which match throw pillows or other accessories in the room. This way your walls and your accessories are working in concert to make a room more color- ful. Rug it out A patterned throw rug is another accessory that can effectively brighten a room without much effort or financial investment on the part of homeowners. When choosing a throw rug, find one that's color- ful but does not clash con- siderably with existing furnishings, as you don't want the rug to draw attention for all the wrong reasons. You have more freedom with regard to rugs if you're furnishing an empty room, as you can choose whichever rug you look and then choose additional furnish- ings based on the rug. Homeowners can brighten their homes in various ways, even if they prefer not to paint. ■ Metro Creative Connection How to prevent eye injuries Colorful flowers and throw pillows can brighten a home's interior with minimal financial investment on the part of homeowners. The Brunick Furniture building in Yankton has been sold. As a result, we are consolidating our inventory to the Vermillion Location. This move will take place soon, so take advantage now of CLOSE-OUT SALE PRICES ON THE ENTIRE INVENTORY IN YANKTON. Brunick Furniture & Flooring Furniture Brunick The we result, a As sold. a Y Ya in building Furniture consolidating are we been has ankton to inventory our Location. ermillion V the e advantage now of CLOSE-OUT SALE PRICES ON so tak THE ENTIRE INVENT ocation ankton L Y Ya At Our Brunick urniture & Flooring F will move This Location. e advantage now of CLOSE-OUT SALE PRICES ON ON. ANKT Y IN Y YA OR RY THE ENTIRE INVENT ocation • . 3rd St. W 207 • 665-5625 Brunick urniture & Flooring soon, place e tak e advantage now of CLOSE-OUT SALE PRICES ON 665-5625 Warm up with Warm up with a Hot Tub a Hot Tub Sore? Relax your tense muscles in a hot tub from Leisure World. Many affordable choices & full service after the sale! LEISURE WORLD, INC. Spas • Swimming Pools • Saunas 1900 Broadway Ave, Yankton, SD • 605-665-1240 2500 S. 13th St., Norfolk, NE • 402-371-8425 www.leisureworldsd.com . . . . . . Sight is something many people take for granted. Powerful organs, the eyes absorb imagery and the brain converts that informa- tion into data the body uses to maneuver through the world. Risks of eye injury present themselves every day. Free-flying particles are every- where, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that dust, metal particles, falling or shifting debris, smoke, and chemicals are some of the most common eye hazards on the job and at home. Injuries can run the gamut from corneal abrasions and irritation to loss of vision. Millions of eye injuries that impair vision occur each year. Prevention is a person’s best defense again eye injury. Wearing safety glasses or goggles is the easiest way to protect the eyes and can pre- vent 90 percent of eye injuries. In addition, Prevent Blindness sug- gests these methods to reduce your risk of suf- fering eye trauma. • Provide lights and handrails to improve safety on walkways and stairs, as well as to make surroundings more visi- ble. • Inspect and remove debris from lawns before mowing. • Address potential eye hazards, such as over- hanging branches or sharp corners, before they can do any dam- age. INJURY, Page 7
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1600 E. 39th St., Yankton Harry Lane, Electrical Contractor
665-6612 • 661-1040 License, Bonded & Insured
For Fast And Reliable Quality Electrical Work Call The Professionals...
•New Construction •Remodel •Commercial
ELECTRIC ELECTRIC ELECTRIC L&S L&S L&S
PAGE 6 PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
Paint-free ways to brighten your homeAutumn is a beautiful
time of year marked bypleasant temperaturesand colorful fall foliage.But as vibrant as naturecan be in the weeks aftersummer has ended,homeowners know thatthe shortened days ofautumn mean less lightinside their homes, whichcan become dreary evenin the weeks before thearrival of winter.
Many homeownerspick up their paintbrush-es in an effort to maketheir homes more color-ful. But homeowners neednot embrace their innerPicasso to brighten theirhomes' interiors. The fol-lowing are a handful ofpaint-free ways to addsome splashes of color toyour home this fall.
Bring nature insideFlowers and plants canmake colorful additions to
a home's interior. Flowerstend to be aromatic,which can make a stuffyhouse in which windowsneed to be kept closed alot more pleasant. Plantsand flowers also canimprove indoor air quali-ty. Several studies, includ-ing one published in theJournal for theAmericanSociety forHorticultural Science,have shown that house-plants improve indoor airquality by filtering outvolatile organic com-pounds, or VOCs, that canbe harmful to humanhealth. That's especiallyimportant come late falland winter, when home-owners typically shuttheir windows and keepthem shut until spring,making it difficult for freshair to enter a home.
Invest in some colorful throw pillows.
Natural sunlightbrightens a room comespring and summer. Butsunlight is increasinglyscarce as fall turns intowinter, and rooms that donot boast too many color-ful accents can quicklygrow drab as summer-time sunlight dwindles.Instead of buying new fur-niture, invest in some col-orful throw pillows to givea room a more vibrantlook. Patterns can bemixed and matched toprovide some contrastand transform a roomfrom somewhere to spendtime into a sight tobehold.
Paper the wallsWhile many of today's
homeowners prefer paintto wallpaper, those whowant a less permanentsolution to brighten uptheir homes may want toconsider removable wall-paper. Such paper is lessexpensive than traditionalwallpaper, and many do-it-yourselfers find remov-able wallpaper is easy toboth install and remove.Choose a colorful patternthat can turn an other-wise plain wall into apotent palette that addssome life to your home'sinterior. Because remov-able wallpaper does notrequire a significant finan-cial investment, you canexperiment with variouscolors or change thingsup each month if you sodesire.
Add some artworkAnother way to add
color to the walls insideyour home without dust-ing off your paintbrush isto hang some colorful art-work. Paintings that fea-ture bold colors tend todraw your immediateattention when you entera room, and that qualitycan make you forget theroom is not benefittingfrom natural light. If youwant to go the extra mile,find a painting that fea-tures colors which matchthrow pillows or otheraccessories in the room.This way your walls andyour accessories areworking in concert tomake a room more color-ful.
Rug it outA patterned throw rug
is another accessory thatcan effectively brighten aroom without much effortor financial investment onthe part of homeowners.When choosing a throwrug, find one that's color-ful but does not clash con-siderably with existingfurnishings, as you don'twant the rug to drawattention for all the wrongreasons. You have morefreedom with regard torugs if you're furnishingan empty room, as youcan choose whicheverrug you look and thenchoose additional furnish-ings based on the rug.
Homeowners canbrighten their homes invarious ways, even if theyprefer not to paint.■ Metro Creative Connection
How to preventeye injuries
Colorful flowers and throw pillows can brighten a home's interiorwith minimal financial investment on the part of homeowners.
The Brunick Furniture building in Yankton has been sold. As a result, we are consolidating our inventory to the Vermillion Location. This move will take place soon, so take advantage now of CLOSE-OUT SALE PRICES ON THE ENTIRE INVENTORY IN YANKTON.
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Warm up with Warm up with
a Hot Tub a Hot Tub
Sore? Relax your tense muscles in a hot tub from
Leisure World. Many affordable choices & full service after the sale!
LEISURE WORLD, INC. Spas • Swimming Pools • Saunas
1900 Broadway Ave, Yankton, SD • 605-665-1240 2500 S. 13th St., Norfolk, NE • 402-371-8425
www.leisureworldsd.com
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Sight is somethingmany people take forgranted. Powerfulorgans, the eyes absorbimagery and the brainconverts that informa-tion into data the bodyuses to maneuverthrough the world.
Risks of eye injurypresent themselvesevery day. Free-flyingparticles are every-where, and the Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention note thatdust, metal particles,falling or shifting debris,smoke, and chemicalsare some of the mostcommon eye hazards onthe job and at home.Injuries can run thegamut from cornealabrasions and irritationto loss of vision.
Millions of eyeinjuries that impairvision occur each year.
Prevention is a person’sbest defense again eyeinjury. Wearing safetyglasses or goggles is theeasiest way to protectthe eyes and can pre-vent 90 percent of eyeinjuries. In addition,Prevent Blindness sug-gests these methods toreduce your risk of suf-fering eye trauma. • Provide lights andhandrails to improvesafety on walkways andstairs, as well as to makesurroundings more visi-ble.• Inspect and removedebris from lawnsbefore mowing.• Address potential eyehazards, such as over-hanging branches orsharp corners, beforethey can do any dam-age.
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