Home and Garden
-
Enter our contest to win a yard makeover!Mar 11, 2013 12:00 am - It's not even spring yet, but we're already daydreaming about sitting on the patio, gazing at our perfectly manicured backyard, with a couple of burgers on the grill and...
-
Valuing ‘Wedgwood’ platesMar 10, 2013 4:51 am - Q. I am enclosing photos of two plates that I received from my grandmother’s estate. Each plate is about 10 inches in diameter. Both pieces are marked “Wedgwood & Co. Lt...
-
Instead of a fence, a lush landscapeMar 10, 2013 12:00 am - If you can spit into your neighbor's yard from your back porch — not that you would, of course — you probably live in a Florida subdivision. Shrinking yards and zero lot...
-
Woodworking no longer a hobby just for middle-aged menMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - Knit something, grow something, pickle something — in a world where technology means you rarely have to lift a finger, more people are looking for things to do with thei...
-
Adding warmth to a room with booksMar 09, 2013 3:00 am - I have noticed over the years that every so often magazines (and now blogs) feature beautiful spreads of book-filled rooms, with headlines like “Living With Books” or “T...
-
What smart gardeners knowMar 09, 2013 12:00 am - It happens all the time. I'll get a call or an email from a group wanting me to give a presentation at an event. Eventually, it basically comes down to the same question...
-
Do-it-yourselfers give new life to old dinnerwareMar 09, 2013 12:00 am - Vintage dishware doesn’t have to gather dust in the china cabinet. Outdated table settings, such as a stack of your grandmother’s old plates or a bundle of used mugs you...
-
Large cabinets are a top-shelf design ideaMar 08, 2013 3:00 am - I have a color-outside-the-lines personality. Maybe that’s why I really enjoy being a decorating myth-buster. Here’s a misconception I want to shatter: Big cabinets don’...
-
Today's larger kitchen has work zones, rather than a work spaceMar 08, 2013 3:00 am - Today, kitchen designers think outside the triangle. The work triangle, which determines placement of the refrigerator, stove and sink in relation to a primary work spac...
-
Choosing the right pillow for the best sleepMar 07, 2013 12:00 am - Pillows are an important part of bedding, and there are a lot of choices available — from fluffy down-filled pillows to memory-foam pillows. They are designed to keep yo...