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Hot-rodding is a popular American culture. The phenomenon was first covered by magazines. Glossy print names such as The Rodders Journal, Hot Rod Magazine, Street Rodder, Popular Hot Rodding, and Rod and Custom Magazine are just a few of the magazines that feature this staple activity in the American life.

In addition to print, hot-rodding likewise gained mileage in the visual wing of the media. Discovery Channel featured a lot of hot-rod documentaries such as Monster Garage, American Hot Rod, and Overhauling. And television shows such as My Classic Car and Horsepower TV also had dedicated episodes on topics about hot-rodding.

Tom Wolfe wrote about it in his book “The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby.” Even the Beach Boys sang about it in “My Little Deuce Coupe.”

Hot-rodding mostly began in the 1930′s in Southern California where people started modifying light cars with big engines and started racing them on the vast and empty lake beds northeast of Los Angeles. The original hot rods were old cars that were reduced to weigh less and improve aerodynamics.

After World War II, many small airports were abandoned in the country. In effect, these venues allowed hot rodders to race on marked courses. World War II also helped the hobby’s popularity especially in California where a lot of returning soldiers had been given technical training in the service to modify such cars.

At the heart of it all, the 1932 Ford Roadster was the car that every hot-rodder wanted. It was the car that changed the automobile industry forever. It was simple, lean and it had a coveted handsome body. It also had a very affordable engine, the V8, which rewarded the 1932 Ford Roadster with the reputation as the perfect car for a nation that was obssessed with speed.

But then just like like everything else, hot-rodding’s popularity started to wane. Car shows and drag racing divided the hot-rodding community. Then Detroit released muscle cars like the Plymouth Roadrunner and the Pontiac GTO. With these muscle cars, there was longer any need to put a Cadillac engine in a Ford Roadster. The Pontiac GTO could outperform any hot rod and it offered more passenger space. There was no longer any need to spend time to build and tune the car by oneself. The muscle cars had it all.

But today, the hot rod culture lives on. And in January 2007, hod rod culture even celebrated its 75th anniversary by releasing The 75 Most Influential “1932 Ford Hot Rods”. The list was commissioned by Ford where a panel of hot rod experts reviewed some four hundred seventy-four worthy cars and whittle it down to seventy-five cars.

So if you are interested to be part of the hot rod culture, I advise you to first try renting the car in one of Las Vegas car rentals. By renting it you would have a sample of experiencing the car, not just in some nostalgic showroom, but on the gravel itself. If you don’t like it, you won’t have any regrets because you can return it after renting. But if you like it (which I’m pretty much sure you will), then well and good.

The kitchen is a place in the house that is less exposed to visitors. When guests arrive, they are normally entertained in the living room. Sometimes guests are brought to the veranda for coffee of tea. Seldom do guests reach the kitchen even if they have been invited to lunch or dinner. The nearest area to the kitchen that they are usually allowed access to is the dining room, unless the house has the kitchen and dining room fused in one single location.

Because of this, the effort in designing the kitchen is most of the time less than the effort used in designing the living room or even the garden. But the kitchen is an important component of the house and it also has to be designed well. It is where meals that the family members share are prepared so it is important that it should be comfortable. When the person preparing the food is happy and comfortable in the kitchen, it would translate to very good meals for the family to share. Now, if you are thinking of building a new kitchen or you are planning to remodel your existing kitchen, here are some ideas that you can add.

When you enter a kitchen you immediately view kitchen backsplash. You view kitchen backsplash at once because it is what frames the sink and the stove. It is what gives accent to kitchen. Thus it is important to make the design of the backsplash really good.

If you have a theme for your kitchen you can use the backsplash as the focal point. For example if your theme is metallic, you can use metallic mosaic tiles. When you view kitchen backsplash with metallic mosaic tiles added with under-cabinet lighting you would get that modern and futuristic feel to it. It will create a sense of added energy into the room.

If your kitchen is painted in one color only, you can put colored tiles in your backsplash. This will create drama or life in an otherwise dull room.

If you have a small kitchen, you can use white ceramic tiles in the backsplash to create an illusion that you have a big room especially in the sink and stove area.

The kitchen backsplash aside from protecting the walls can help set your mood in the kitchen. Once you view kitchen backsplash, you will already develop the mood that you need to motivate you to prepare very good meals for your family.

When you enter the kitchen it is not the appliances or kitchen equipment that usually gets the first attention. Most of the time it is the kitchen backsplash that gets the first attention. The kitchen backsplash is the upright portion built against the wall at the back of the sink and stove. It is built to protect the wall from effects of water splashes and heat.

The design of the kitchen backsplash can actually make the kitchen look good or bad. A beautifully designed backsplash can give an otherwise boring room life, while a poorly designed backsplash can make even a perfectly designed kitchen look bad. Thus it is important to carefully plan the kitchen backsplash design to give the kitchen a great look.

There are many materials that can be used in creating a kitchen backsplash. You can use tiles, steel, stone and glass. But perhaps the most appealing of all these is tiles.

Before you even decide on what kitchen backsplash tile design to use you have to look first at your fixtures. You have to consider them more that the kitchen appliances that you have because they are likely to stay with you longer.

The most commonly used kitchen backsplash tile design is the checkerboard design. It is simple to create because you only need to choose two colors which you alternately place in straight lines. You do not need much artistic talents or skills in creating this but you can still come out with an attractive backsplash. Probably the most ‘difficult’ part of using this kitchen backsplash tile design is deciding on the two colors but you can always consult the color wheel.  

If your kitchen is painted with one color only the kitchen backsplash tile design that you can use is the color contrast style. If you have for example a white kitchen, you can choose to have black or gray tiles in your backsplash. It will give a very good contrast to your walls. The opposite is also good. If you have an elegant dark colored kitchen you can use white or cream as backsplash.

Many people also use patterned and painted tiles. These tiles are great if you have a theme in your kitchen. There are tiles with designs to create a Tuscan feel. There are also designs that give a French villa look.

When you are choosing kitchen backsplash tile design, choose really well because you cannot change it as frequently as you want. You probably have to live with it for along time to choose wisely.