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Low Cost Ideas to Spruce Up Your Kitchen

The kitchen really is the heart of the home. And let’s face it, an outdated kitchen can not only bring down the value of your home, it can also bring down your morale. But major kitchen renovations can be very pricey. So what can be done if fixing up your kitchen is not in the budget?

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Choosing Color for your Home Inside & Out

Choosing a paint color for your home or choosing a color for a furniture collection can be a daunting undertaking. There are some people who have a natural awareness about color and some who do not feel comfortable making this type of choice. For this portion of the population there are helpful tools that make the decision process easier.

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Creating Garden Vignettes

So many times we get caught up in making our landscapes stunning that we forget some of the smaller details that add personality and charm. Now that the pool, gazebo and deck are all in place, try turning your attention to the corners of your garden that are often forgotten—the small patio, the entrance to your garden shed, or underneath a huge tree.

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Simple Dishes Ideal for Outdoor Dining

A last-minute healthy neighborhood grill-out vegetable dish takes little effort if you’ve stocked up properly. So before you head to the local farmer’s market to see all that the spring has sprung thus far, consider piling in fresh ingredients for Kale with Pecans or Corn and Summer Vegetable Sauté that take ten to fifteen minutes and only a few steps to prepare and serve.

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Rethink The Closet

Sometimes a house just doesn’t seem to have enough space. Sometimes the people living in that home just need it to function differently. It’s at times like these that a little bit of creative thinking comes in handy. You may just need to think outside the box. Or maybe think of the box in a different way.

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Best Dressed

How do you become a “Best Dressed” sewer? Well, with sewing accessories of course! If you sew or craft you need to create cute and adorable items to help you. Let’s take a look at a few projects that will put you in the running for “Best Dressed”!

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A Room with a View

We take such care with our homes to create views, don’t we? Spectacular views of the downtown skyline, the vistas outside the living room window, down to the table centerpiece for Easter dinner. Yet, somehow when we venture outside into our gardens, we seem to forget these details—but they’re just as important outside as they are inside. Here are some ideas to whet your appetite, from simple to more grand!

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