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Buildings 26-31 Scenic Drive. We feature studios, 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments. Office Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-3pm* (*Thurs and other times by appointment.) Office is located @ 1 Baltic Place, Suite 201, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 Call Rosalie or visit our website at amberlands.com for more info.
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Buchanan Home Center

Benjamin Moore Paints, Lumber, Hardware, Housewares, Garden Supplies.
M-F 7am-6pm, Sat 7am-5pm, Sun 8am-2pm
3119 Albany Post Road, Buchanan, NY 10511, 914-737-1912

Conte Electric

For more than forty years, we have been providing exceptional
service and the highest standards of workmanship and safety to
Westchester County and Putnam County residents.

We pride ourselves on being able to meet the needs of all our
customers. Please explore our web site and call us if you have
any questions.

24 Hour Emergency Service/Free Estimates/Most Major Credit Cards Accepted

914-271-6636 http://www.conte-electric.com/

D & M Home Improvements

No Job Too Small. 914-737-5964 Decks-Closets-Trim Work- Kitchens- Bathrooms- Sheet Rock & Taping- Small Repairs- Pergo Floors.

Fully Insured. License #WC-11436-H01.

Pat Giuliano Buchanan, NY Cell 469-0783 d-mhomeimprovements.net

Endurance Pools Ltd.

-Factory Trained Endless Pools Installation
-Maintenance and Service
-Complete Endless Pools Construction
Matt Willimann 914-906-4217 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

House Cleaner

Excellent price and very precise! References upon request. Call Veronica at 914-906-3318.

Jack Lawrence Plumbing & Heating

All types of renovation, updating & servicing. Boiler cleaning. 205 First St, Buchanan, NY 10511 914-739-5290

MI-BOX STORAGE

Self Storage delivered to you! 877-MIBOX79 (877-642-6979) www.getmibox.com

We bring it-Large, secure, weatherproof, storange containers delivered to your door.

You load it-At your own pace, take your time, no time constraints, when it's convenient for you.

We move it and store it- At our heated warehouse, free access at our facility or we will deliver it to a location in the NY/NJ/CT metropolitan area.

Locally owned and operated. No call Centers

Miracle Home Improvements

Roofing Family owned & operated- Free exterior design consultation-free estimates-fully licensed & insured- no money down on jobs under $20,000. Please visit our 5,000 sq ft showroom with products for your home on display or we will bring our showroom to you! *siding*windows*doors*decks*seamless gutters*leaders*gutter guard*repairs

Showroom hours: M-F 8:30-4:30, Sat 8:30-3, 2010 Albany Post Road, Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 914-271-9119 www.miraclehomeimprovements.com

Mr. Cheapee, Inc.

Carting-Demolition-Rubbish Removal. All phases of demolition: interior/exterior. Dumpster Rental: 10-40 yards.We load or you load. All debris removed, clean-outs, etc...

Licensed-Insured Commercial/Residentail 914-737-0823 www.MrCheapeeInc.com

Nuisance Wildlife Service

Humane Removal & Relocation. N.Y.S.D.E.C. Certified & Licensed. N.W.C.O. Insured.
Dan Maguire 914-271-4680

P & L contracting

Tile Tile Tile- Any room any style. Specializing in tile installation. Interior Renovation, Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling, Wood Floors, Carpentry, Painting

Fully Licensed and Insured, Free Estimates Pat Malgieri 914-271-2696 or 646-879-3803

Putnam Valley Florist

"When you send flowers send ours" Specialize in Weddings & Parties - Arrangements - Plants - Fruit Baskets - Balloons - Funeral - Etc. - Business and Personal Accounts Welcome

Tara Scozzafava, Owner 15A Morissey Dr, Putnam Valley, NY 10579 845-526-2500 or 800-657-7006 putnamvalleyflorist.com

Quality Dry Basements

We guarantee all our work and handle mold remediation. Contact us at 866-797-9755 or email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.QualityDryBasements.com wc-21026-H08

Sperano Contracting

We've got you covered Top & Bottom. Home Repairs & Driveway Sealing. Don't wait! Call Rick Now 914-271-8761 40 years in Westchester. License #WC10703H00

Super Design Associates

It's a perfect fit when it's custom built. -Built-Ins - Cabinets - Kitchens - Libraries - Woodwork.

19 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10590 800-218-2603 www.superiordesignassociates.com

Timberline Tree Service

Spraying Programs (Horticultural Oil) - Pruning/Removals - Fertilizing - Over 40 Years of Tree Care
Dan Maguire, Forester & Certified N.Y.S. Arborist, Fully Insured - Free Estimates
914-271-4680

USA Carpet Cleaning

Residential/Commercial - Truck Mounted Steam Cleaning - Wall to Wall & Oriental Rug Cleaning - Upholstery Cleaning - Water Damage Specialist - Ceramic Tile & Grout Cleaning - A Family Run Business
PO Box 118, Buchanan, NY 10511 914-788-1824 www.USAcarpet.net

Contact Us

Please contact us to let us know about your event or to advertise with us. Email us at MomOffers@optonline.net, or call us at 914-355-6284 or 914-862-4625. Or you can write to us at:

Mom Offers,PO Box 406, Crugers, NY 10521

We hope to hear from you!

Home Tips

Thinking of having work done on your home?

Time to remodel a kitchen or bathroom? The Department of Consumer Protection has updated the brochure titled, "Time to Modernize your Home? Choosing a Home Improvement Contractor". A copy is available at www.westchestergov.com.

Included in the brochure are tips on finding a licensed contractor, what to include in a home improvement contract, and what to watch for as work is being done on your home.

Remember that home improvement contractors must be licensed by the Department of Consumer Protection. Information about licensing is also available at www.westchestergov.com.

Summer: A great time to paint your radiators

Yeah, I know. You'd have to be daft to kill a summer weekend painting a radiator while the rest of America is tapping a cold keg and grilling burgers. It's not so crazy though. One hot afternoon in July a gang of bored kids will storm into the house -they are your kids but who would know because they are sun burned and unrecognizable behind a mask of poison ivy. There you'll be, painting your radiator as cool as gelato wailing like Van Halen with the headphones on and a bottle of Belgian beer. Who would have thought?

Mouse Control:

Place USED kitty litter from a litter box in smalltubs in several places around the garage. Mice think... "itsmells like a cat--must bea cat - I'm outta here!".

Bathroom Cleaning Secrets From the Pros

Heat up surfaces

Heating tile and the tub just 10 degrees above the normal air temperature "doubles the effectiveness" of alkaline cleansers . Fill the bottom of the tub with a couple inches of the "hottest water you can draw from the tap" and let it sit for a few minutes. Throw hot water over the tiles, shower and tub.

Home Energy Audit

A home energy audit can reap major savings on power bills, says Christie Matheson, author of Green Chic: Saving the Earth in Style (SourceBooks). Many utility companies offer this service free or for a nominal fee. Even if you pay an independent firm, you'll come out ahead.

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Painting Plastic

Who in the world would ever paint plastic? The paint chips off and almost melts if it gets wet. Who needs another thing to feel bad about? On the other hand, if you are someone who delights in all the colors of our corner of the visible world this might be your ticket. Lawn furniture, electric switch plates, indestructible little corner tables-these all come in basically three colors, blah, blah and blah. As a committed soldier in the war on beige I ask, what are you going to do about that? Here’s what you do. Regular house paint has a hard time sticking to many plastics. What you need is primer, specifically, a bonding primer. They stick to just about anything. I am convinced that they would bond to bad memories: roll four or five coats of black paint over that and voila. All gone. X.I.M. makes a good bonding primer that is easy to find in paint and some hardware stores. Clean whatever it is you want to paint then give it a light sanding with 150 grit sandpaper. The sanding thing might be old painter habits but it won’t hurt. Brush on a coat of primer and by the next day it ought to be on there like white on a lima bean.
Caution: If by the next day you can scrape the primer off with your fingernail something is wrong. There might have been oil or wax or who knows what on the plastic. Nothing sticks to wax except more wax.
Once primed, every hue forged in the big bang is yours to play with. The primer will stick to the plastic and the paint will stick to the primer. A turquoise patio table with ethereal aqua chairs: Be bold. If only love were so simple.
Have fun painting. Email any questions to JoeAdami@JoeAdami.com

Cleaning Up

Paint brushes aren’t designed to be deadly weapons but that is all they are good for if you don’t clean them. If I loan out a brush it almost invariably comes back to me stiff as a blackjack. Latex paint can be harder to clean than oil based paint because it dries so much faster. Good brushes are expensive so here’s what you do to make them last.

How to use a fan Deck

I handed a fan deck to a client of mine who was ready to begin considering colors for her home. She lookled at me like I was offering her an angry tarantula. "What am I supposed to do with that," she asked in horror? Fan decks can be terrifying. Every color in the world is in there-or so you might think. The fact is that the many hundreds or colors in a typical deck represent less than the dusting of snow that falls on the tip of an iceberg.

Getting Rid of Old Paint

Nothing scares people like a garage full of old paint. They imagine their house festering into a kind of Love Canal. A good friend of mine left a can of lime green primer on her stoop the other night knowing that I was going to stop by. “You know what to do with this don’t you,” she asked? Some people hate recycling and are fine about pouring their mess into the ground-or down a sewer-for the earth to soak up. “It’s only water based,” one guy told me. So is hemlock tea and look what happened to Socrates. As an old buddy who liked crossword puzzles once told me , “Don’t defecate where you habitate.” I agree. Here’s what you do with old paint.

HANG YOUR HEART ON YOUR WALLS

I have been noticing how many people do not display art work in their homes. Unless you live in a spare, minimalist white box, bare walls leave the impression that the occupants have never really settled in.

It’s true that the decision of what, where and how to hang can be intimidating. However, you do not have to own an original Picasso to qualify for space on a wall. A framed reproduction or poster can be just as impressive. Whatever you hang on your wall should bring you pleasure. It doesn't matter if it is worth a million dollars or 50 cents. If it makes you feel good, then it is good.

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