Improve Your Home and Garden
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by Dee Baugher on July 7, 2010
Did you know that leftover household paint makes up the largest component of materials collected at local hazardous waste collection programs? And that an estimated 10% of the 750+ million gallons of architectural paint produced each year is wasted and must be disposed of? Isn’t there an environmentally friendly way to handle all this paint? Alison [...]
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by Bryan Hollis on June 30, 2010
For centuries, Turkish towels have been the gold standard of luxury in the bath. What makes them so luxurious is that they’re made from organic cotton. Havlu Towels are fair trade goods manufactured in Turkey with the added advantage of being green because they contain only 100% certified organic cotton. Since the demand for organic cotton towels [...]
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by Lori Feldman on June 20, 2010
Let’s say you have a home improvement contractor who you truly love. You could look up “fine workmanship” in the homeowners bible and there would be a picture of your guy. He shows up when he’s supposed to, his answers to all your questions make sense, and his jobs are always fairly priced. What’s not [...]
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by Roxanne Todd on May 4, 2010
Do you want your house stand out from the rest on the block? Consider adding manufactured veneer stone or bricks to your walls, floors, kitchen counters or bar fronts for a unique look that showcases your home’s individuality. Jennie Walker from Eagle Stone & Brick in Red Bud, IL, says their manufactured veneer stone products come with [...]
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by Lisbeth Tanz on April 11, 2010
Has this ever happened to you? You have the perfect spot for a beautiful furniture piece. You can see it there, imagine using it and enjoying the compliments of friends and relatives as to your decorating savvy. The only problem? You can’t find exactly what you envision. Some pieces come close, but not close enough [...]
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by Cary Baumann ASID on January 20, 2010
My mother deliberated endlessly between harvest gold and avocado green when selecting the appliance color for our new home. Those were the current color trends–burnt orange was as well-but it had already been eliminated by my father. He hated the other two less, but equally, that is why my mother got to choose. My father [...]
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by Cary Baumann ASID on January 14, 2010
A&E and HGTV still haven’t called, nor have their cameras ever appeared at one of the many properties I “flipped” or rehabbed. I’ve been at it longer than these stations have existed: buying foreclosed and distressed properties fixing them up, staging them and selling the property for a profit. It did surprise me that someone [...]
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by Lisbeth Tanz on December 18, 2009
I don’t live in Portland, Oregon, but the more I talk with businesses, there, I think I seriously need to reconsider my living arrangements. Take the Mirador Community Store, for example. This place is a veritable Heaven on Earth for anyone even just a tiny bit green-minded. This place is the brainchild of Lynn and [...]
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by Lori Feldman on November 30, 2009
With unemployment at its highest point this year, many of us know at least one family affected by layoffs, disappearing bonuses or – my favorite euphemism – furlough days. Many who are still employed are nonetheless nervous about the future of their own jobs and have begun investigating top home-based business opportunities. Beth Leeper, a [...]
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by Lori Feldman on November 20, 2009
In the heirarchy of increasing your home’s for-sale asking price and improving its curb appeal, it’s aluminum siding, then brick, and then the highest ROI is for manufactured stone. Indulge in a mental picture for a minute of a romantic night spent watching the flames dancing around in a roaring fire. Is the fireplace you’re [...]
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by Ellen Viehmann on September 29, 2009
Want to earn some fast cash? Bring your art, antiques, and collectibles and Dr. Lori, the renowned antique appraiser will tell you whether your possession is treasure or trash. Her free appraisal can be done from photographs or “face to face.” Dr. Lori is a nationally known art and antiques appraiser, syndicated columnist, and award [...]
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by Kat on September 25, 2009
Everyone is looking for ways to save money these days. It’s not just a desire; it’s a necessity. Margie Ross from Ross Retractable Awnings will be exhibiting at the St. Louis Builders Home and Garden Show and will tell you one great idea to do that. I didn’t realize all the different ways there were [...]
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by Kat on September 4, 2009
I love the idea of glass blocks because I am a light hound. It cannot be light enough for me while I’m inside my house. And the benefits of passive solar heating from the sunlight coming through your windows and warming your home in the winter cannot be beat. But I also love my privacy. [...]
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by Kristen on July 2, 2009
If you are one of those who loves to do home improvement projects, you probably surf online for hours for the best websites for home improvement tips and tricks. To help you solve this problem, we created a top ten list of our favorite home improvement websites. We compiled our list from the most popular [...]
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by Lori Feldman on July 1, 2009
Wall cladding is a widely used method for copper roof shingles. This house has a vertical wall shadow of copper on the side. Fashionistas have always known the secret to standing out in a crowd when there’s no money for couture is: Wear one signature piece of jewelry. Same with houses. With the economy such [...]
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by Lisbeth Tanz on June 19, 2009
If you’re like me, you’ve probably spent some time staring at your windows, trying to decide the best window treatment to buy to dress them up. There’s no shortage of options available – curtains, drapes, blinds, shades – and materials to consider – opaque fabrics, sheers, wood, plastic and metal. Just for fun, I’m going [...]
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by Lisbeth Tanz on June 17, 2009
How many times have you looked around your home at all the repairs you need to do–big and small–sighed, and then went back to being a couch potato? Many homeowners have good intentions to get these projects off their “honey-do” lists, but find they don’t really have the time, tools or talent to do the [...]
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by Lisbeth Tanz on June 13, 2009
We’ve all done this: Gone to the last place we put something, only to find it’s not there anymore. Or while rooting around in the pantry for dinner, we discover a container of something that expired … 2 years ago. Or while working away in our home office, we realize we need a document for [...]
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by Ellen Viehmann on March 24, 2009
It doesn’t take magic spells, secret incantations, and mysterious concoctions to conquer a home painting project, especially when you’re equipped with tips from The Wall Wizard Brian Santos. Not everyone thinks they’re good at creating decorative effects. But Brian is a fourth-generation decorative artist who learned classical techniques from his father and grandfather and learned [...]
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by Lori Feldman on March 9, 2009
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