Dream Outdoor Spaces Require Planning
When it comes to successful and comprehensive design, all aspects must be considered. Design tends to be idealized as a romantic and passionate art form and it is important to…
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Fabulous Fall Plantings for Winter Interest
If you’ve been gardening for a while, you know that fall is the perfect time to get those trees, shrubs and flowering perennials in the ground. But while flowers are…
Read MoreMaking Your Rental Feel Like Home
In today’s volatile economy, more and more people are renting rather than buying their homes. If you are one of those people, you have probably felt the desire to make…
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Treat A View Like An Old Friend
Every outdoor space deserves a fabulous view! For those of us lucky enough to actually have one, we must not take it for granted. Treat it like an old friend…
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Fall Decorating in the Garden
It’s hard to drive around town right now without seeing piles of pumpkins, gourds and other signs of fall harvest. Grocery stores, farmers’ markets and even church parking lots are…
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IT’S BULB-PLANTING TIME!
Did you see any gardens last spring that had gorgeous flowering bulbs? You know, tulips and daffodils? These are spring-flowering bulb, and, what might seem counter-intuitive, they’re planted in the…
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Cleaning Linen Upholstery
I have a set of occasional chairs that I adore. They are upholstered in beige-colored linen. I have four children. This combination, as you can guess, is not the best…
Read MoreSo Many Ways to Dye
My really great buddy, Eileen Hull, is a dye developer for Sizzix. I don’t use dyes, but Eileen assures me they are easy and she even asked me to be…
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Your Fifthroom Is For Everything & Nothing All At Once
“There is no specific function intrinsically found in the name or definition of what our outdoor room needs to be, so it is for everything and nothing all at once.”
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Bring in Festive Cheer with Bright Lights Outdoors
There’s absolutely no doubt that fall is always full of excitement. Despite the extra chores—getting the home ready for the coming winter and clearing the yard of fallen leaves—there’s nothing to dampen the thrill of the upcoming holidays and the chance to celebrate with friends and family. But why wait until then to really celebrate?
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