Ramada Design Ideas
Ramadas are the cousin of Gazebos and the big brother of Pergolas. But, they have a personality of their own, providing you with shade, comfort and privacy. Learn about these…
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How to Manage Cleaning Your Home and Outdoor Space
The Balancing Act I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone tell me they love cleaning their house! This necessary chore isn’t so fun and it’s time consuming depending on how…
Read MorePassover and Easter Entertaining Ideas
Passover and Easter are both festivals celebrated in the spring. Depending on which holiday you celebrate, the vivid colors of either dyed eggs or the Seder plate ingredients are fresh…
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How to Start a Vegetable Garden
Planting a vegetable garden is good for your wallet and for your health! That $2 tomato plant can yield up to 10 pounds of tomatoes a season.
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5 Essentials for Outdoor Entertaining
Let’s be honest, outdoor parties in the summer are way more fun than parties in the winter. If you are a winter-born baby, weren’t you so jealous of the kids…
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The Importance of Having a Dining Room
As our culture continues to favor comfort over formality, the dining room has been replaced with spaces like casual kitchen counters paired with trendy, metal bar stools.
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How to Host an Awesome St. Patrick’s Day Party
St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most fun holidays of the year for many people – when else can you don green and drink beer with breakfast…and it be…
Read MoreThe Value of Adding a Pool House
Swimming Pools Then and Now If you live on the east coast, you know how big of a deal swimming pools are! While pools aren’t as big a phenomenon in…
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The Need for Kid’s Outdoor Play Spaces
Why is it important? When kids have downtime, they reach right for Mom or Dad’s iPad or their Nintendo DS. While playing an ‘educational’ or fun game for 15 minutes…
Read MoreIt’s almost time for Spring Cleaning!
It comes as no surprise that the National Weather Service ranked this year’s winter as one of the worst in U.S. history. After all the snow, bitter cold, high winds,…
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