Long curtains without tiebacks, valances, cornices, or other decorative treatments are a mainstay in drapery design. When the photos are played quickly in a row, they create the illusion that the inanimate objects are moving around on their own. For the family room, they are especially appropriate, providing necessary privacy and giving a dressed look without excess formality. This is especially necessary for sunrooms facing the street or neighbors' curious eyes; some privacy is warranted, but not at the expense of admitting the sun and views when desired.

No, privacy isn't ensured here, but with the garden views outside, who needs it? For stellar shades, be mindful of allowing light to filter through the window treatment while maintaining privacy. Window treatments that flow all the way from the top of the window to the floor are elegant and simple. And while these leviathans are not likely to make it to United States shores anytime soon (at least as anything other than a video game), it's still better to be ready, because it may only be a matter of years before American race fans embrace the brash and behemoth reality of super truck racing.

They were also aware, of course, that Ford was still very much in the game with the new compact Ranchero, which was selling well.

Some of the best all-around performance machines of the day were Ford muscle cars. For these and other reasons, the XK-120 and its XK-140 and XK-150 descendants have long been acknowledged as among the most romantic and influential sports cars ever built. Because they have one or more unpaired electrons, free radicals are highly unstable.

When a print is the chosen material, the curtains are also a tool for imbuing the room with visual rhythm and should serve to unify the space through a repetition of color and pattern. If you like, the curtains can fall evenly for a flush hem all the way across, even when pulled back, to provide the tailored look you want. You can get stranded. Church just isn't the same when you're standing one pew behind someone with gaping holes in their saggy jeans, and don't even get me started on adults wearing pajamas in public.

A few even purchase vehicles -- all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility-type vehicles (UTVs) -- designed exclusively for cross-country adventures. But a few feel the inexorable pull of nature and the road less traveled. These intrepid explorers spend countless hours and a few extra dollars to modify their factory trucks and SUVs into off-road vehicles capable of chewing up dirt roads, crawling over rocks and climbing near-vertical hills.

In recent years, millions of Americans have purchased four-wheel- and all-wheel-drive vehicles.

Going unprepared into the wilderness can have serious consequences. In Europe and other parts of the world, the kings of the road have become the kings of the tracks. The well-designed child's room can incorporate a tailored, simple look and still convey enough stimulation to get any child inspired by life.