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The Tampa Tribune

Published: May 21, 2008

Sit Pretty

Thos. Moser's new Aria stool adds a high note of elegance to dinner at the kitchen counter. It's available in three seat heights: 25 inches, 27 inches and 31 inches. The stool is the newest addition to a line that includes a dining table and chairs, sideboard and writing table. It's $1,750 at www.thosmoser

.com or by calling 1-800-862-1973.

It's Worth

A Try

Win a $25,000 shopping spree and a free design consultation by entering the 25th Anniversary, $25,000 Sweepstakes by Ballard and Southern

Accents magazine at www.ballardsweeps.com.

Register and fill out the entry form by Aug. 31, and you'll also have a chance to win a Ballard tote bag, take a quiz to meet your inner decorating diva and try your hand at trivia.

Ballard Designs sells European-inspired home furnishings and accessories. You'll find it locally

at International Plaza, 2223 N. West Shore Blvd., Tampa.

Trim Grass AND Time

For anyone ever bested by the $#%&! line in a weed whacker, the American Twister may be The American Dream.

I haven't tested it, but it sure looks like a great, and economical, idea: Take the string off your trimmer spool, slip on two American Twisters and pull tight, then whack away. No lengthy loading process and no tangled, melted or broken string. The Twisters work on just about any brand string trimmer, gas-powered

or manual, without

modifications. A version for electric

trimmers is

in the works.

A pair of Twisters lasts about five hours, according to press materials.

A six-pack is $6.99 at www.americantwister.com or by calling 1-888-935-1414.

Penny Carnathan

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