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Say Buddy, Can You Spare a Euro?
December 2nd, 2007
Anyone who’s ever traveled to Europe knows that you cannot help but to come home with a mountain of loose change — of the “Euro” persuasion. I hate having change rattling around in my pocket, so every time I return to our home away from home I dump the day’s accumulated coins in my overnight bag. Sometimes it gets used up, but more often than not it comes back to the U.S. of A. with me.
When I get home, I’m always dismayed to see how much cash I’ve stashed in pants, jackets, various bags, etc. No matter how scrupulous I am about putting it all in one place and spending it before I get on the plane, somewhere between €20 and €100 always manage to stow away amongst my belongings.
Then I have to put it someplace so I’ll remember to bring it with me on my next trip (as if I really want to take it — this is the same change I didn’t want on the last trip!)
Of course, I can’t spend it at home. And neither my bank nor anyone else stateside wants Euro coins.
This is why I was thrilled to learn about Euro Coin Exchange. These folks will buy your Euro coins, from the €1 and €2 coins all the way down to the pennies. All you do is put your leftover change in a bubble envelope and drop it into the mail to Euro Coin Exchange. A few days later a check — payable in dollars drawn on a U.S. bank – arrives in your mailbox.Â
Euro Coin Exchange doesn’t charge any fees for their service; since they trade your coins at $1 per euro, they apparently make their money on the exchange rate spread. But what do I care? I’d rather be out a couple bucks on the exchange than to see a pile of Euro coins smiling up at me every time I open my dresser drawer. And it’s not like there’s anyone else out there offering a better deal! For what it’s worth, if you’ve got a Euro note or two left, just waiting to get lost or forgotten but still not worth a special trip to the bank, send it along and Euro Coin Exchange will buy it on the same terms.
No fuss. No bother. And $50 in Yankee Dollars spends a whole lot easier here at home than €50 in foreign coins!
One last Atlanta Christmas House (18 photos)
August 27th, 2007
In our last column, we raised the question of how Beecham Builders could raise the ante after their unquestionable success with the 2002 ACT Christmas House.
For starters, they enlisted the collective creative genius of Harrison Design Associates. Built on Ridgewood Road in Buckhead, and decorated by over a dozen of Atlanta’s top interior designers, the 2003 ACT Christmas House is a visually stunning Read More »
Home for Christmas (8 photos)
August 15th, 2007
For those of you who just cannot get enough of Beecham Builders’ outstanding work, Brent Beecham has supplied me with pictures of two more Alliance Children’s Theater Christmas Houses built by his company in the Atlanta area.
 Collinfield Hall was the 2002 Christmas House designed by architect Eduardo Contreras of Bryan & Contreras. It is an 8-bedroom, 12,000 square foot masterpiece which boasts an awesome kitchen designed by Design Galleria Kitchen & Bath Studio among its outstanding features. The two-story kitchen features two islands (is that a kitchen archipelago?), Wolfe, Sub-Zero and Asko appliances supplied by The Westye Group, a range hood which extends to the peak of the kitchen’s cathedral ceiling, and glass-fronted Downsview cabinets. Holly Hill Interiors added what Brent Beecham described as “a refined medieval feel” to this state-of-the-art modern kitchen. Read More »
House of Christmas Past (34 photos)
July 30th, 2007
A favorite tradition here in Atlanta is the annual Alliance Children’s Theatre Christmas House, where the top designers come together to create a decorating masterpiece in a masterfully-built home.
Brent Beecham shared some photos of “Villa Sienna,” the 2005 Christmas House constructed by Beecham Builders, LLC in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. The 14,000 square foot home has four bedrooms upstairs and the master on the main floor. Taking advantage of Atlanta’s (almost) year-round outdoor entertaining opportunities, the home was designed by Harrison Design Associates to maximize outdoor recreational options. Central to the outdoor living concept is the loggia, equipped with outdoor kitchen and fireplace, which surrounds the pool. The architecture of the house was inspired by the old world villas in the Tuscany region of Italy. Read More »
Palatial Luxury in Limerick (51 photos)
July 26th, 2007
We recently paid a visit to Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort. If you are planning a romantic trip to Ireland and are looking for a memorable destination, look no farther.
As soon as you enter the lush grounds of the estate you will know that you have made a wise decision. Situated in the picturesque village of Adare (southeast of Limerick and an easy drive from the Shannon Airport), the manor house itself is a 19th century monument to that era’s standard for conspicuous consumption: 52 chimneys, 75 fireplaces, 365 leaded glass windows, gargoyles, arches, a “Minstrel’s Gallery” inspired by the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. Who could ask for more? Read More »
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