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     Our garden department has BLOOMED!  If you haven't been in recently, it's a must see. We have new plants in a variety of colors and heights to choose from. If there isn't a plant you see, you can ask Heidi or Dena if we can special order it for you.

Schemper's Ace also has many eye catching garden décor items and solar lights that can help spruce up any garden. Some of the solar lights have little bugs, flowers or birds on top to give eye appeal day or night. We also carry very bright and colorful wind spinners. They spin beautifully when the wind is blowing and a colorful moving feature to brighten your garden.

Cedar Raised Garden Beds are a HOT item and a great way to section off an area specifically for certain plants.  They are stackable, expandable, and they assemble quickly and easily.  This is a nice way to section off a part of your garden for children to plant and care for as a great education experience on how plants grow with proper watering and care.

Schemper's Ace carries a large variety of soils for use in your garden. Whether it's soil for your pots, improving your ground soil, or adding on top of existing soil, we have the right product for you. Miracle-Gro, Ace, and Garden&Bloom are great brand named soils that provide nutrients to help your plants grow.  We also  carry organic soil products as well if you like  having an organic options.

      Stop by Schemper's Ace and take a gander into our garden section.  Check out what we have to offer, get your questions your beautiful dream garden.      

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     Tired of ugly, out of date cabinets? Or, are they just looking drab and need a facelift? If so, we have a great, easy to use, solution for the DIY person; Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation Kit. This is a multi-step kit for dark or light colors. It comes with almost everything you need. The kit includes: Deglosser, scrub pads, stir sticks, Bond coat, Glaze (optional step), cheese cloth, Protective Top Coat. You will need to purchase brushes, tape, drop clothes, etc. This kit can be used on stained, painted or laminated cabinets and furniture.

   I had the 90's light golden oak color cabinets in every room of my house. They were beginning to look a bit shabby and the color just wasn't working anymore. The master bath were the first cabinets I decided to tackle. I did some research and discovered this amazing Rustoleum kit. We carry the small kit for dark wood so I decided to give it a try. It covers 100 sq. ft. and comes with 2 one-quart cans that can be tinted to almost any dark color you want. I chose Kona, a very dark brown, and had 1 of the cans tinted. The kit comes with an instructional CD. I highly recommend watching it and reading the instruction booklet before you begin. It really gave me a better sense of how to do each step before just diving in.

Step 1: Deglosser

   The Deglosser removes dirt and the gloss from the cabinets so the Bond Coat will adhere to the wood. I had a moisture damaged area on the side of my bathroom cabinet because it was next to the bathtub and after years of steam and splashes it had become quite rough and had lost its original finish. I sanded it down smooth before using the Deglosser, as is recommended in the instructions. This step only requires 1 hour dry time before step 2.

Step 2: Bond Coat

   This is the paint/stain. You apply this with a brush. Always follow the grain of the wood. The first coat showed quite a bit of the old color through and I was a bit nervous that it was not going to cover. But, after just 2-3 hours drying time I was able to apply the second coat. This covered beautifully.

Step 3: Glaze (optional step)

I chose to not use the glaze. It gives an antique look, more to light colors, but can be applied to all colors. To glaze, you brush on the glaze and then wipe off as much as you want to achieve the desired color. It will leave it a bit darker in all the corners and grooves.

Step 4: Protective Top Coat

   This is a clear coating that is applied with a brush. Follow the grain in this step also. You only need to apply one coat. This dries pretty fast and after 12 hours you can hang the doors and put in the drawers but leave them ajar until it has dried for 24 hours. It fully cures in 7 days.

     I added knobs and pulls, as my cabinets did not have them. Schemper's has a new line of Amerock hardware. I put on brushed nickel knobs and pulls. They look great with the dark wood. I was so happy with the way the Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation Kit worked that I had the second quart tinted to black and did another bathroom's cabinets, a window seat, and a small bedside table. I did all of these with the one small kit for dark colors. The kit sells for $79.99. It is available in a small kit which covers 100 sq. ft. and a large kit which covers 200 sq. ft.

     Because my master bath had the polished brass fixtures, and I was tired of that look, I went on to change the faucets in both sinks and the tub. I also painted the mirror track and the light fixtures to look like brushed nickel. What a difference all of these made. My bathroom looks rich and new!

~Sharla Radic

Actual pictures from her house

      BBQ season is quickly approaching, but the difference this year is the options in grills. Everyone is familiar with Weber grills, but this year Schemper's Ace is offering a new line of grills, Saber. 

     Saber is owned by W.C. Bradley and is a sister company of Charbroil. Saber may be new to the BBQ game, but they have worked with Charbroil and have brought in new technology and superior craftsmanship. 

     The number one thing you want in a grill is performance. Saber grills will surpass anyone's BBQ needs. The Saber grill offers true zone cooking, which is not easily mastered on competitor grills. Each individual grilling zone can get up to temperatures ranging from 0-700 degrees. You can be searing a steak on one side of the grill, cooking fish on another side with your vegetables in the middle without having to worry about overcooking the veggies or fish with the extreme heats. One of the great contributors to performance is the quality of materials used to build the grills. Saber is not cutting any corners with the materials used in making their product. It is constructed of 304 stainless steel (a higher grade of stainless steel). The heat resistance of 304 steel is good in ranges up to 925 degrees C for continuous use, and it also can withstand extreme cryogenic temperatures. It is very corrosion-resistant and can be exposed to a variety of atmospheric conditions and a wide range of corrosive agents. Leading competitors don't use this grade of stainless steel. Not to say they are not using quality products, but just not at the level Saber has chosen for their products.

     So you might be thinking "ok, I know this grill can perform and it is well built, but what is this technology information you were talking about earlier? What kind of technology can you put into a grill?"  Saber states that it offers new cutting edge technology in grilling by; offering the Infrared difference.  The Saber grills patented cooking system delivers 100% infrared heat for juicy, tender and delicious results while using 30% less gas.
     Sabers patented infrared cooking system creates 100% infrared heat which is radiant heat. Typical gas grills use convection heat which is hot, dry, air cooking your food. With Saber grills you are using their radiant heat which directs airflow away from the cooking surface, locking in the foods natural moisture resulting in juicer results.
     The part I personally love about this grill is having no need to worry about flare ups. The cooking grate and IR emitters prevent flare ups from happening. This eliminates the chances of charring your food if you get distracted by the big game or having to grab another cold beverage. 

    If your in the market for a grill that offers more than the traditional BBQ, stop by Schempers Ace Hardware and speak with a knowledgeable sales associate about the Saber grills.

~Lucas Swangler