Page 12 February 5, 2015 TORRANCE TRIBUNE Repurposing Garage Doors into Stunning Walls with a View (BPT) - Have you ever admired a coffee table cleverly fabricated using a discarded door sitting on a frame? Or been surprised by the sight of an old refrigerator reborn as a bookshelf or TV cabinet? Even bathroom fixtures have been known to draw notice (and a snicker or two) when repurposed as garden containers. A growing number of homeowners are taking Roger Hart 310-781-2000 BRE# 00625505 2420 W. Carson St. #120 Torrance, CA 90501 RECENTLY UPGRADED OLD TORRANCE TOWNHOME 2267 Carson St. #B Recently upgraded. FRESH PAINT, ALL NEW CARPETS and ALL NEW FLOORING. This Old Torrance Townhome w/secured entrance is back on the market and ready for showings! This townhome offers 1,373 sq.ft. of living space with 2 master suites, both have cathedral ceilings. 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Even the venerable garage door is experiencing new life as interior room dividers, exterior walls and other purposes yet to be discovered. “Many homeowners are opening their homes to the great outdoors by using garage doors instead of sliding glass doors,” says Vickie Lents, director of marketing for Entrematic, a leading company in the garage door industry known for smart innovation and design. “It’s a particularly popular trend in coastal and mountain areas where the outdoor views are naturally incredible, allowing homeowners to enjoy the view from indoors as well as outdoors.” In addition to providing great views of the outdoors, using garage doors as exterior walls also provides the added benefit of offering a cross-breeze through the home in temperate climates. For many months of the year, a garage door that opens to the exterior can save on cooling costs. After all, when you think about it, a garage door that opens to the exterior serves as an enormous window. Garage doors with clear glass held in place by an aluminum grid system are the common standard in residential applications. Homeowners gravitate to glass garage doors when used as exterior and interior walls because of their clean, modern look. For interior use of garage doors, many architects and homeowners prefer using garage doors without electronic motors, which can be unsightly when suspended from the door’s track system. Now, they can choose a track-less, spring-less and rail-less garage door system with an integrated opener for a state-of-the-art solution for the home. Unlike traditional garage doors that operate via a series of springs, rails and tracks along the ceiling that can be cumbersome on the interior of a home, the Trento Collection of garage doors showcase revolutionary technology and Italian design, featuring a patented overlap design that allows the door to open by folding neatly in half without any ceiling hardware. This innovative design eliminates all the clutter behind a typical garage door and allows for a clean interior space, perfect when the door is connected to interior home living spaces. Whether they feature a modern or traditional operating system, garage doors can serve as more than windows to divide indoor living space from the outside. Interior designers and homeowners have gravitated toward the trend of using garage doors to divide room space as well. Particularly when used as interior room dividers, garage doors with frosted or tinted glass offer privacy when closed but can be opened to create expansive indoor space. “Garage doors make such a statement when incorporated into home designs. There’s instant intrigue and excitement when guests see them,” Lents says. “The doors are practical in function and offer the ‘wow factor’ that homeowners want.” • School Board from front page than 100 years of service in the district. “The whole community is proud of the school district and this is definitely a fun part about being a school board member,” Torrance School Board President Don Lee said. “It is good to retire and to have a good time so hopefully they can go off and have a really good second half of their lives.” The students honored at the meeting were recognized for their academic, athletic, musical and other outstanding achievements. Among the students were North High School’s Konami Masui who won first place in the Women’s Foil Event at the California State High School Fencing Championships, and first place in the High School Women’s Foil Event of the Southern California Fencing League. Konami is currently in the 10th grade, and has received several outstanding fencing achievements throughout her career. Also recognized from North High was Mique Juarez from the football team. The 11th-grade varsity player was named 2014-2015 All CIF Southern Section, Western Division, Defensive Team Linebacker, and Pioneer League Defensive Player of the Year. North High School’s Saxon Regiment Band and Color Guard was also recognized at the meeting for having earned second place in Division 3 at the 2014 Southern California Judging Association (SCJA) State Championships. They also received the distinction of “Outstanding Accomplishment” for the second year in a row. “There is a certain threshold that the principals want to meet to be able to do this,” Lee said. “We used to do this throughout the course of the year but we narrowed it down to two meetings to make it really special for the people involved. Everybody is above average and these people are above that and they deserve the recognition.” Recognized from South High was senior, Ogechi Obed who was selected as one of two State of California representatives to attend the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation. Ogechi was selected to represent South High at the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Program, where she was chosen to represent California at Girls Nation. At Girls Nation, Ogechi was elected “Vice President.” In this role, she worked with other state representatives from all over the nation, heard from nationally elected officials, and met President Obama. This is only the second time a South High student has been selected for this honor. Also present from South High was the girls cross country team which placed 5th in the CIF Southern Section, Division III State Finals, with team leader, Kimberly Coscia placing 3rd in the State. Coscia was recognized for her accomplishments, which also included placing 10th in the Western Region in the Footlocker Western Invitationals at Mt. San Antonio College, and 33rd in the Nation at the Footlocker Nationals in San Diego. She has been the Pioneer League Champion for three years in a row. Coscia will be attending the University of Alaska in the fall. More recognition to South High students included the girls’ tennis team, which ended their season as CIF Southern Section, Division IV Champions. After going undefeated and winning the Pioneer League Championship, the team beat a top ranked team to secure South High’s first CIF Championship in Tennis. The last two honorees from South High included the campus’ girls’ volleyball team won the CIF Southern Section and its marching band. The girls’ team finished Division IIAA Championship, CIF Southern Section, Division II Southern California Regional Championship, and Pioneer League Championship. This is South High School’s first CIF Championship in girls’ volleyball since 2004. They competed all the way to the state finals, where they were defeated by the No. 1 ranked team in the nation. The marching band placed second in Division 5, the largest division of the Southern California Judging Association (SCJA), at the California 2014 State Band Championships. From Torrance High, junior Nina Novilla was recognized for finishing 8th in the CIF Individual State Championships. She was named Daily Breeze “Player of the Year” and Ocean League “Player of the Year.” In addition, three members of the Torrance High football team were celebrated for their successful season. Tyree Harris, Andrew Irvine and Adrian Skelton were the three players that stood out. Harris, a 12th grade varsity player was named 2014-2015 All CIF Southern Section, Western Division, Offensive Team Back, Daily Breeze 2014 All Area Offensive Player of the Year, and 1st Team Pioneer League. Irvine, also a varsity senior, was named 2014-2015 All CIF Southern Section, Western Division, Defensive Team Linebacker, and 1st Team Pioneer League. Lastly, Skelton, a varsity senior, was named 2014-2015 All CIF Southern Section, Western Division, Offensive Team Line, and 1st Team Pioneer League. Lastly, two players from the West High football team, which went undefeated in the Pioneer League, were recognized. Senior Brett Ojiyi was named 2014-2015 All CIF Southern Section, Western Division and Offensive Team Back. Ojiyi’s teammate, Senior Benton Shortridge was named 2014-2015 All CIF Southern Section, Western Division, Defensive Team Linebacker. • Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com
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