Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Stylish shelves offer infinite ways to organizationJan 29, 2017 5:00 am - Organizing yourself toward a better future is often a necessary first step in preparing for any new interior design project. Like most projects, organization is fundamen...
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Narcissus containers can start with bulbsJan 29, 2017 5:00 am - If purchased as bulbs, paperwhite narcissus can be grown in a pot with a growing medium. Your container needs to have a drainage hole in the bottom to avoid having soggy...
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These luxury home mainstays may be gone in 20 yearsJan 29, 2017 5:00 am - Some real estate amenities are eternal — a sweeping view of a golf course, for instance, or a cozy fireplace. Others, though, might prove unexpectedly faddish: What seem...
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Designers find creative ways to make new products from recyclingJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - Recycling has become the norm in many communities. The detritus of our daily lives — plastic, glass, metal and paper — makes its weekly trek to processing plants across ...
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Brick, wood and concrete make architectural statements in urban loftsJan 22, 2017 5:01 am - Large cities like New York, Milan and Paris have no choice but to snatch up space for residential use in what used to be neighborhoods bustling with industrial activity....
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Small changes to accommodate a senior visitorJan 22, 2017 5:01 am - The new year always begins with all sorts of ambitious ideas for change. What better time to look around your home and ready one small space for a visit from a senior pa...
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What the ancient Greeks can teach us about herbsJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - At a point in the ninth century, someone noticed a problem with all those ancient handwritten texts: The scribes had left their Caps Lock on. Every character had been re...
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Downtime in winter is an opportunity to get organized for springJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - After the holidays, our household is full of quiet celebrations that can be just as joyous as the noisier ones. Aflame with the spirit of cleaning up, clearing out and s...
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'Blue Collar Millionaire' turned her family's messes into 'slobproof' furnitureJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - The messes were mounting, and Debbie Wiener was seething. "It all started when I married a slob and then gave birth to two more slobs," she said. Her husband, she said, ...
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Plant seeds in fiber pots now to ready for spring plantingJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - It's time to start seeds for cold-tolerant, early-spring annuals that require a long lead time before being planted in the garden. Follow directions on individual packet...