Del:

My question is: What would be the best way to create facing stones that resemble old Greek or Italian limestone exterior walls.

I am trying to create an effect in our kitchen that resembles an old Tuscan or Mediterranean wall face where the original stone wall was later covered by concrete plaster and chipped away exposing random patterns of the underlying brick or stone.

My concern is this: I do not want the stones to be thicker than 1/4 to 3/8" thick to alleviate making the surrounding wall plaster too thick. Which mold formula would be best for this?

Hello Nicholas:

I have thought about your question and cannot think of an easy way for you to do what you asked about. If you had a piece of wall that was done the way you want you could probably find someone who could duplicate it for you.

Trouble is it would be expensive as hell. You would need a large sample so that it did not repeat itself to often.

I think it would be cheaper for you to hire a local plasterer and ask him if he could help you.

You could do this yourself with very little practice. This could be your chance to learn the plaster / stucco trade! You do not want a smooth finish like sheetrock so it should not be too hard.

It will be something that you can brag about when people come over to see your renovations. Next thing you know you will be doing it at your friends place.

Maybe they will want the rec room to have the appearance of an old 1930 style Pool room. I can see it now, the walls stained yellow from years of cigarette smoke. (Fake of course) A couple of posters of Jackie Gleason and Paul Newman from “The Hustler”. Your stamp on the lower corner with the date of completion.

What will your next project bring?

I would go buy a trowel and some plaster or stucco mix and have at it out in the garage. After a couple of hours practice you will probably feel confident enough to start the real thing. It is just a matter of getting a feel for how the plaster spreads and what sort of stroke gives the texture you want.

Use plaster, it is very light when dry. Stucco is more like concrete in the weight department.

You should be able to build the thickness you want without worrying about the walls ability to support the weight. You will find it will take more than one layer to get the effect you are looking for, so be patient. You can’t do it all in one day. It will take 3 or 4 applications.

Don’t rush it. Put on 1/8 – 3/16” of plaster and let it dry, then ad to it. If you try to do it 1/2′” at a time it will shrink and checks will develop making the job last longer and making it very frustrating.

There are also places that do overlays using proprietary mixes and stamping. They have some beautiful stamp patterns. I know they have brick patterns, I have not seen any like you have asked about but that does not mean they don’t have any.

I also wondered if you could try to get the thin veneer type bricks that glue on and then have your plasterer sort of stucco over them, maybe leaving a few exposed here and there. Or knocking some of the plaster off after doing the job to get the look you want.

I hope this helps a little, and thanks for thinking of me with your question.

Del

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Function, form, fitness and fashion are the key guiding factors in choosing home furnishings. Function is the first and foremost criteria for a person to go for bare-minimum furnishings. A person buys a table, chair, bed, cupboard, settee, sofa, bookshelf, curtain, carpet, wallpaper and so on, primarily for utility or function. A bare home, bereft of furnishings, is like a stable or a warehouse, unfit for living.

Mankind’s journey from cave to condo, from hut to villa, symbolizes the progress of civilization. Home furnishings also have undergone dramatic changes over the millenniums. But some basic furnishings such as bed, chairs and tables have remained with civilized man, though their form and style have been changing with the times.

The lifestyle of a person gets reflected in his or her home furnishings. Technology, which has a direct bearing on a person’s lifestyle, also plays a crucial role in the form, content and style of home furnishings.

Earth, wood, cane, stone, metal, textile and silk, and now plastic, are materials people have used to make furniture and furnishings so that they can have a comfortable life at home and work place. Generations have experimented with material, form, technique, technology and design to come up with innovative and improved quality of home furnishings.

Home furnishing is similar to building a nest. Just as a bird collects bits of thistles, pebbles and mud to put together its nest, a person brings in pieces of furniture to make living in home comfortable. The art and craft of home furnishing are passed down from one generation to another, with each generation modifying the fixtures in tune with the times, setting new trends.

Craftsmanship, materials, and style determine the value of any home furnishing. Once you learn what to look for, you can buy wisely at auctions, estate sales, or straight off the showroom floor. Doing your homework before and during the purchasing process will pay off in a furnishing that will retain its function and looks far into the future.

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I’m about to share with you the nine simple steps you can take to make a real difference in the look and function of any room in your home. It’s often a surprise to people how much of a difference they can make to the way they experience their home in very little time. Just by taking ‘stock’ of what they have, editing the things that don’t belong and doing a good cleaning you can effectively give your favorite space a ‘fresh’ look.

Step 1.
Remove everything and I mean everything from the room. Just place it all in the hall or another place in the house temporarily so that you can see the room free of all furniture and clutter. Once you have it down to four walls and the floor, you are ready to see the room in a new light (and you won’t be overwhelmed by the contents anymore). Note: You can speed up this ‘emptying’ process if you recruit a couple of girlfriends or family members to help you out. (I find bribery works well).

Step 2.
Now it’s time to fire up the vacuum and the feather duster. Make sure you give it a thorough cleaning. Because the room is empty you’ll find this doesn’t take too long and you’ll be able to get into the corners easier. Your mom will be proud. Note: This would be a good chance to take a wet dust rag and give the old baseboards a good once over (it’s amazing how much dirt and dust collects there).

Step 3.
Stand in the middle of your clean empty room and figure out where the focal point is. It may be a large picture window or a fireplace. It may even be an architectural detail (if you’re so lucky). If you do not see an obvious focal point, you may need to introduce one into the space. Go back into your hallway of stuff and find a picture that you love or a mirror or another piece of wall art that you can place in the room to draw your eye and create your new focal point. This step is important because it will act as the guide for your furniture placement.

Step 4.
You are now going to build your room around the focal point you are using. If you are redoing a living room, you will want to place your seating area in a position where you can view the focal point easily. If you are doing a bedroom, then usually your bed should be placed directly below this feature. In some cases the headboard of the bed is the focal point of a room so this step can be skipped but in this case, remember to place the bed in the center of a wall wherever possible. Always keep ‘function’ in mind when arranging your main pieces of furniture and don’t block off traffic areas (unless you like bumping into the sofa).

Step 5.
With your main furniture pieces in place you can now add any supplemental pieces. Bring in side tables, end tables, coffee tables, floor lamps, bookcases or other secondary furniture. When you place these pieces you’ll want to keep in mind how they will be used. For example, the end tables should be close enough to the chairs that some one can put down a drink easily. Lighting should be placed in the areas of the room that lack daylight from windows or areas where reading or writing is likely to take place. Just think ‘function’.

Step 6.
Now the fun really begins. Start moving your accessories, table lamps, throws and pillows into the room but be very careful picking which things to bring back in and which things to pack away or get rid of. If an object is the wrong color for the room or has a completely different style to it, don’t bring it back, place it to the side (you can always find a spot for it in another room or store it away). Find suitable places for these items as you bring them in but don’t overdo it. This is called editing (you can do it, I know you can). Note: There should be a number of items left out when you’re done with this procedure.

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Industrial scales are used in a wide range of professional industries. They can be used for the medical, farming, manufacturing and production fields, just to name a few. A variety of scales are included in the industrial scales area, such as counting scales, digital postal scales, floor scales, shipping scales and pallet truck scales.

In the floor and bench scale field, there are a few scales that stick out for their accuracy and features. The AND HL-WP compact wash-down scale is great for harsh environments, while the GSE Pro-Weigh 84 heavy duty floor scale is designed for heavy-duty industrial operations. The GSE Porta-Tronic is a portable floor scale. The Sartorious FB series is similar, and ideal for the laboratory.

For filling or checkweighting, the Sartorious QC Counting and Checkweighing scale is a multiuse scale with a fast response, while the Setro Super II Counting Scale combines accuracy with custom printing, which is a very handy enhanced feature for industrial scales. The Setra Super-Count counting scale has a high-resolution ceramic sensor with an intelligently designed full-function keyboard to deliver high accuracy.

For overhead weighing, the Dillon Dynamometer ED-Xtreme is a top-of-the-line dynamometer, while the Dillon AP Dynamometer with 5-inch diameter has versatility in tension, traction and weight measuring. The CAS Caston II Crane Scale has a rugged cast aluminum composure, while the Dillon AP Crane Scale is also reliable and tough for extreme environments. The MSI 3360 Challenger 2 Crane scale is also versatile and reliable. Most importantly, it’s accurate, too.

Other top industrial scales include the AND GX-12K, a truly high-precision balance that meets IP-65 ratings for water and dust proof. This scale is water resistant, which helps in environments where that can be a factor. For commercial kitchen uses, Tanita’s TLC-161 Digital food service kitchen scale helps to increase profits and reduce waste. This industrial scale is designed to guarantee consistent recipes and maximize profits by limiting waste in restaurant and other food service kitchens. It’s ideal for the catering industry, including bakeries, food-processing kitchens, and deli counters.

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The saying “we all make mistakes” definitely rings true when we talk about decorating. It’s important that we realize that mistakes are just really good ways of finding out what NOT to do next time, a sort of ‘what not to let your house wear’ if you will. I’m going to start at number ten and work my way up to the number one mistake. Here they are:

10. Going Matchy-Poo-Poo
If you are asking yourself ‘what does this mean?’ then you may yourself suffer from this problem. And that’s why it made the list. Most people who make this mistake don’t realize that it’s a mistake at all. For years large décor manufacturers and brand name home furniture stores have been trying to sell us a “set of lamps”, a “bedroom suite” a “complete living room”. It seems easy enough. You buy everything in one place and it’s all ‘guaranteed’ to work together. Unfortunately what they don’t tell you is that you can easily turn your new space into a ‘one-trick’ decorating disaster. Don’t be fooled into buying every piece of that living room furniture in the large floral print. Instead go for two pieces and a complimentary pattern or solid for the third. For example, you could purchase a sofa and a chair in the floral but find a loveseat from a different line, similar in scale and style but in a coordinating checked or striped pattern. This is perfectly acceptable practice and will save you from becoming another M-P-P statistic.

9. BEIGE
All that can be said here is that this color is giving ‘neutrals’ all over a bad reputation. With literally millions of colors to choose from and many of them considered ‘new neutrals,’ there are still many people picking ‘beige’ as the backdrop color for their home. Boring! Now, I have no problem with light neutrals and actually enjoy them for their versatility, but let’s take it up a notch and try something that is quiet and subdued but a little more fresh and updated. For those timid hearts out there let me suggest ICI color NW 4471 (Autumnal Equinox) or NN 4407 (Eldorado Tan). Even the names of these colors are more exciting than boring old ‘beige.’ These are a couple of great ‘neutrals’ that offer a little more life and warmth than the more commonly used light colors. However, they both still allow for lots of different color schemes and styles and won’t clash with your other ‘beige’ rooms. They also won’t put your walls to sleep with a case of the ‘ho-hums’.

8. Losing the Mood
Is anything more tragic than ‘losing the mood’ in a bedroom full of miss-matched furnishings and accessories that just don’t belong together? Remember. Mood is very important. If you start decorating a room in the mood of ‘Victorian Romance’ then take a turn somewhere in the process to ‘Modern Minimalist’ design, you will end up with something that looks like what’s left in a décor clearance center the day after Boxing Day. No one wants that look. So, take a look at what you’ve got in the room and ask yourself: Is it all ‘flowing’ properly? Is there any furniture or any accessory that doesn’t really ‘belong’ here? If so, remove the culprits and save them for another room in a whole other style. Leave only those bits that actually fit the ‘mood’ of the space.

7. Living Room’s Are For LIVING
If your living room is ‘just for looking at’ then I’m talking to you here. If your family, friends and visitors wanted to visit a museum they would go to one. Your ‘living room’ is for LIVING! This seems obvious enough but for some reason there are a lot of people out there that haven’t spent a minute in their newly decorated living room. These are likely the same people that have their sofa wrapped in zippered plastic. Is this a sign that you think your visitors are ‘dirty’ and you don’t want them leaving their filth on your prized furniture? Now, that’s not nice. Sofas and carpets can be cleaned, coasters exist for a reason and your relatives really are not so messy and unclean are they?

6. Tipping the Scale
This one can be tricky. There are so many ways to mess this up. First, it’s important that you keep ‘scale’ in mind when you purchase furnishings, artwork or mirrors. It is also important to think about this when picking patterns and accessories. To simplify, if your room is very big and is blessed with high ceilings, then you can feel safe purchasing a larger sized sofa and chairs. In some cases, where there is a very large room, you can consider purchasing two full sized sofas as well as a loveseat and a couple of large armchairs. It all depends on ‘scale’. If your room is small and you can barely squeeze in a two-seater then this is where you should take the ‘less is more’ approach. Select a pair of smaller sized armchairs. Or for added style and comfort try a chaise lounge and an armchair of similar proportion. When choosing artwork, remember that if your room and your furniture is large in scale, then your artwork also needs to be big or else it will be ‘lost’ on the wall and look displaced and ‘cheap’. As I said before, this one can be tricky. You don’t want to ‘tip the scale’ too much, but you also want to avoid ‘matchy-poo-poo.’ Just remember: Big Room = Big Stuff, Little Room = Little Stuff.

5. Hey, Big Spender!
Budgets. We all have them. But it would seem that some of us suffer from budget amnesia when we shop for home décor items. I speak from experience here. One of the biggest mistakes you can make is when you fall in love with that gorgeous, one of kind, perfect style accent lamp that costs more than your new furnace. This is a sure way to use up your whole budget on a very small part of the room you are creating. If you used the money towards a larger item, it would have a much bigger impact on the design. If you need to be reminded of this point again then please, the next time that you spot such a budget-buster at the décor store, pick up your cell phone and call your best friend, and she will tell you the same thing. Trust me!

4. Too Much is Too Much
I know, it’s tempting to stuff your redesigned rooms full of all the fabulous finds you have, and to keep adding more things bit by bit as you continue to snag deals on great accessories. This is dangerous because you will very quickly have ‘too much.’ And too much is just……. too much! Try rotating your accent pieces, switching things occasionally for fun but don’t let your rooms become a virtual bazaar of goods and knick-knacks that could make anyone dizzy from ‘visual overload.’ I’m not saying that you have to take a minimalist approach all the time, but you don’t want your design to end up lost in the confusion of an over-crowded room.

3. Forgetting To Refresh
Just because you redid your den a year ago, doesn’t mean you don’t need to do anything else with it. A lot can happen in a year. Trends come and go. Fads can fade. Even some of the newest and greatest styles can disappear from the ‘style-radar.’ I’m not suggesting that you redo your whole room, just refresh it with a quick and easy ‘redesign’. Remove anything that is now ‘out of style’ but leave the basics as-is. Try changing the throw pillows on the couch to a different color or pattern. Give the walls a makeover by taking down the existing artwork and replacing it with something new. Or retrieve something that has been stored away in your basement just waiting for a chance to shine, and add new life to your room. This should be fun so don’t stress about it, just take your time and enjoy the process.

2. Hocus, Pocus Where is The Focus?
If your room has no focus then it’s missing a very important ingredient of good design. Every room needs to have a ‘focal point’ and if one does not already exist then you have to create one. In rooms that have a fireplace or a large picture window, the focus is obvious. But in rooms where there is no special architectural detail and no particular focal point, it helps to introduce a large piece of colorful artwork, a beautifully framed mirror or other interesting item that will draw the eye to it. If you are guilty of leaving a big blank wall as the focus of your room then you have made a serious mistake and you need to run out immediately and find something fabulous to put there.

1. Being Afraid to Break a Rule
This is the number one mistake…. for good reason. It’s the mistake that makes you afraid to make another mistake. That can lead to a vicious spiral of self-doubt, and bad decorating. What you don’t want is to end up back at mistake number 10. It’s a slippery slope from being ‘afraid to break a rule’ to going ‘matchy-poo-poo’. Remember that rules are just guidelines and don’t always apply to every room design.

So, there you have it. Those were the ten most common mistakes people make when decorating. Now you know what the mistakes are and you have a better chance of avoiding them. Remember there are very few decorating mistakes that cannot be fixed with some hard work, a little imagination and a can of paint.

Kristin Wooding
The original Decor Warrior
http://www.room4improvement.ca
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It is important to monitor your pet’s weight, especially since many of us see our pets day to day and don’t notice weight changes unless they are drastic. Using pet scales is the best way to monitor your pet’s health, and there are a variety of pet scales on the market.

Seca Pet Scales offer both mechanical and digital pet scales at affordable prices. The Seca 345 has a unique folding feature for the on the go user. The Pet Scale Model 725 is one of Seca’s most durable and versatile pet scales. The Model 727 by Seca includes useful features such as hold and tare for better accuracy. Seca’s top of the line Pet Scale 728 PC has incorporated a proprietary damping system to factor out variations caused by movement; revealing the animal’s true weight every time. This is especially handy, because many animals are fidgety when put on a pet scale. The last of the medium size pet scales is the Model 334. This pet scale offers a much larger weighing platform and a carrying handle for added convenience, and is a popular choice in the world of pet scales.

The Seca Pet Scale Digital Model 334 offers maximum safety and accuracy when weighing animals. Although the Seca 334 pet scale’s weighing tray is much larger and more comfortable than trays of other scales, it requires amazingly little space. The large, clear liquid crystal display and practical handle make daily weigh-ins easy. The Seca 232 ruler, an option offered with every Seca digital pet scale, measures animals easily from fourteen to thirty two inches. The Seca Pet Scale 334 is a good choice that is also affordable.

Detecto and Health-o-Meter also make a wide variety of pet scales with digital displays and weight lock-in features for fidgety animals.

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One of the amazing things about plasma televisions is the multitude of options they create for interior designers. The main feature benefit of the plasma is its slim profile. When switched on, a plasma television can dominate a room, but when switched off it can become an unobtrusive wall hanging. Of the many design options, camouflage remains one of the most popular. In the living room, a plasma television can be inset in the wall and easily covered by a sliding panel to hide the unit when not in use. That would have been impossible with a bulky CRT television. The sliding panel can hold a mounted print and act as a contributing member of the décor.

I recently saw another interesting technique used to incorporate a plasma television into a room’s design inside a friend’s master bedroom. The TV was mounted with a gilded frame to cover all but the screen itself, and placed at the foot of the bed, on the wall above a dresser. The reflective nature of the powerless screen, combined with the frame to give the appearance of a large dressing mirror. Then, with the push of a button the screen can come to life.

Some designs will choose to embrace the modern style of a plasma television instead of hiding it. It’s becoming common practice to wire your home more creatively, and a plasma TV can benefit from this. With a little work, or planning curing the construction phase of your home, you can create a small alcove behind the television’s mounting location. This niche can contain outlets for both power and data. The plasma screen could then be plugged in and hung with no visible wires. This simple demonstration of technology follows the worldwide embrace of all things wireless. The appearance of wireless downplays the complexity of the plasma display itself, and eliminates all distractions from the picture itself.

If you buy a plasma television, take the extra time to incorporate it into your home. Blending your plasma display with a little class makes the unit itself, and not just the picture, a treat for the eyes. Adding a bit of style to the television will make the addition to your home more interesting and impressive to all those who visit.

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Baby scales are used to measure breast milk and the weight of babies.

When baby arrives early or has medical problems, health care providers turn to the Medela Baby Weigh Scale for measuring breast milk intake. The baby is weighed before and after breastfeeding, and with a touch of a button, the Baby Weight Scale calculates the baby’s intake. For small babies, the Baby Weight Scale can measure the difference of one-half teaspoon of breast milk.

Lack of weight gain in an infant should always be taken seriously. Be sure to check that your baby is being weighed properly. Weighing should always be done on the same scale because of the slight differences between scales. It is best to use a baby scale to weigh an infant.. You also should weigh your baby once a week, because of the daily weight variation due to feedings, urination, bowel movements, etc. If the weight remains accurate and you know that your baby is either gaining no weight or losing weight, baby should be seen and evaluated by a doctor immediately.

If baby’s weight increases but does not seem adequate, consider if your baby’s feeding is appropriate. Are you offering food five or six times a day? Are you feeding breast milk or infant formula to the baby? If you’re using breast milk, does your baby seem full after a feeding is complete? If you’re using formula, are you mixing it properly? At 6 months old, infants need supplementary calories from solid foods. Are you offering solid foods several times a day? Is your baby keeping all the food down? If everything appears normal, you still might want to get your baby examined, just to be sure that baby’s weight is okay. All doctors will use special baby scales to monitor the baby’s weight.

If a baby has a ""congenital heart defect"", it means the heart or blood vessels near the heart didn’t develop normally before birth. Often the term ""congenital heart disease"" is used to mean the same thing.

Healthy babies usually double their birth weight between four and five months of age. A baby with a congenital heart defect may grow more slowly during infancy and childhood, although the growth often varies according to the type and severity of the condition. An eight-ounce to one-pound gain in a month may be an acceptable weight gain for a baby with a heart defect. You will need to weigh your baby, and the pediatrician can do so for this or any other condition. The baby is usually weighed every month, and the measurements will show how well your baby is growing.

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Like other accessories, artwork can either be disruptive and jarring to the eye or put the perfect finishing touch on any room. You can find many books in your local library or home decor store loaded with the "do’s and don’ts" of artwork. However, one author’s do is often another’s don’t, so it’s not surprising that artwork can be a source of confusion.

There are many aspects to choosing artwork to complement your room, but if you get the two basic considerations right, you should be onl your way to a harmonious display.

A formal portrait in oil can look very out of place in a casual family room. Likewise, those posters that graced the walls of your college dorm probably aren’t right for the living rooms of your post-student years. So the first step in choosing artwork for any room is to make sure that the piece is in harmony with the mood and style of the room. Evaluate the artwork by asking the following questions:

Is the piece suitable for formal or casual rooms?

While the formality of a piece can be modified to some extent with the type of frame and mat used, there are pieces which just don’t make the transition well. On the other hand, there are many types of artwork which work equally well in formal or casual rooms. Artwork should always enhance the mood of the room and, in fact, can play a major role in establishing the appropriate mood.

Is the subject matter of the artwork appropriate for the room?

While many advise restricting depictions of food or dining scenes to the dining room or kitchen, I think it is more a question of the piece’s style and that each piece should be evaluated based on its own character. It is, however, advisable to keep erotic art in private areas of the home, usually a bedroom. Very personal photos should also be confined to non-public areas of the home. If the subject matter is disturbing in any way, try to place the piece a room where the viewer has physical and emotional distance from it, such as a hallway. Never use pieces of this nature in dining rooms or bedrooms.

Is the quality of the piece suitable for the room?

An aspect of harmony often overlooked is the issue of quality. A room will look much more cohesive if everything in the room is of a similar quality. It holds true for artwork, as well. Bear in mind that the style and materials used in matting and framing can have a major impact on the overall quality of a piece.

The second basic consideration in choosing artwork for you room is the shape and size of the area in which the artwork will hang. If you draw a mental box around the wall space available for the piece, its shape will become immediately apparent to you. Vertical spaces should be filled with vertical artwork whose relative proportions approximate the shape of the wall area. Horizontal wall spaces take horizontal pieces. Square spaces can be used for square or round frames. As to size, be guided by the size of the wall space as well as the scale of the furnishings immediately surrounding it.

Peggy Berk is an award-winning interior decorator and certified interior refiner who has worked with a wide variety of residential and commercial clients throughout the New York Metropolitan Tri-State Area and Florida. Her design firm, Area Aesthetics (http://www.areaaesthetics.com), specializes in interior redesign, home staging and full service interior decorating. Peggy is the featured designer on the Home Decor Exchange where she answers readers’ decorating questions and writes a column for "HDE Monthly." Author of many articles in her area of expertise, she also writes the monthly "Rental Redesign" column for Rental Decorating Digest.

To see before and after photos of her one-day room redesigns, read what New York’s top real estate brokers have to say about her home staging services, or submit your decorating questions, visit her Web site at: http://www.AreaAesthetics.com

It’s easy to use a digital scale to weigh yourself, and the results are even easier to read.

The best way to ensure that you are getting an accurate weight measurement is by getting a scale that only you use. A lot of people use the scales at their local gyms. Many of these scales work on a spring system. Every time a person steps on that scale the springs get a little more wear and this will change its accuracy. The locker room scale is rarely accurate, and that’s why using a digital scale at home is best. Don’t switch scales, either, the experts advise. Pick your scale and stick with it to ensure accuracy.

Choose one day a week to weigh yourself. On that day, after you wake up you should weigh yourself with your bladder and bowels empty, and no food or water in your system. This is the ideal time to obtain your most accurate weight.

There are many digital scales that are accurate to help you weigh in perfectly. A hot-selling scale is the GS-1 Siltec Glass Digital Bathroom Scale, which costs approximately $80. This scale has a 440-pound capacity and 0.2 lb readability. The style is modern, with a sleek glass platform. This digital scale incorporates four individual load sensors — one at each corner of the scale to provide the utmost in accuracy. Most other scales only use only one load sensor with a mechanical leveler.

The Tanita HD-351 Digital Bathroom Scale is another modern style with the same specs as the GS-1. This digital scale sells for approximately $5 less, however, and has an oversized platform. The Tanita HD-372 Glass Lithium Digital Bathroom Scale has an extra-large display, 400-pound capacity, and usually sells for approximately $60. There are a wide range of solar digital scales and potable digital scales on the market as well.

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