Home and Garden
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Six big ideas for small spacesNov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - Don't let lack of elbowroom crimp your style. Apartment Therapy founder Maxwell Ryan dishes some tips
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Author specializes in 'eco-elegant' homesNov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - Trudy Dujardin, interior designer and author of "Comfort Zone: Creating the Eco-Elegant Interior," joined The Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the n...
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Arranging holiday tables need not be stressfulNov 22, 2014 5:01 am - As the leaves start to fall and we get the first cool breezes of autumn, my mailbox is flooded with questions regarding entertaining, etiquette and decoration. Many of u...
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Stylists show you how to create festive holiday vignettesNov 21, 2014 5:00 am - It's the most wonderful time of the year — especially for decorators! From trees, wreaths and garlands to Santas, snowmen and angels, holiday icons are coming out of sto...
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Keep poinsettias blooming long after the holidaysNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - The poinsettia - the flower we all associate with Christmas - has a long history. It was a favorite of King Montezuma and used by the Aztecs to control fevers and make r...
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Acorn Deck kit homes blur line between indoors, outdoorsNov 18, 2014 4:30 am - ACCOKEEK, Md. - Jane Gould lives in what could roughly be described as an upscale, upsized 21st-century version of the old Sears kit home. Her new house on a minimally ...
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Enjoy fresh herbs all winter longNov 17, 2014 5:00 am - The season for growing herbs on your sunny patio may be over, but you can still have fresh herbs for your favorite recipes. Give them what they need — a sunny spot, well...
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Tough little LEDs are brilliantly illuminating more home appliancesNov 16, 2014 6:00 am - Open that refrigerator door in the showroom. The odds are high that LED lights will brighten its interior. And LED lights aren't illuminating only refrigerators. Outdoor...
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Burgundy, golds stepping into limelight for holiday decorNov 16, 2014 5:45 am - When it comes to celebrating the holidays, most people tend to gravitate toward decorating the way their parents did. It tends to be a time of the year when traditions r...
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Just sew, you know? A conversation's threadNov 16, 2014 3:01 am - Nicole Morgenthau, owner of Finch Sewing Studio in downtown Leesburg, Va., joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius last week on our Home Front online chat. Here is an edit...