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Pantries get more efficient, bigger for modern families
Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013
A pantry is a cook’s prop closet. With planning, the meal maker can always have something special tucked away
Luxury vinyl flooring made to look like wood, tile
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013
These products definitely are not the shiny orange sheet that covered your mom’s kitchen floor, or the old peel-and-stick school hall tiles your dad plopped down in the foyer. Modern luxury vinyl is a broad category that includes wood- and stone-look products with colors and textures good enough to fool the eye.
Creating central work space can help families stay organized
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013
Getting a family organized requires more than a few well-chosen New Year’s resolutions. Increasingly, homeowners are carving out a physical space — anything from a single kitchen cabinet to an entire spare room — that can function as a family information center.
Painting interior doors can bring room some ‘wow’
Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013
If you’ve got your decor looking just about right but want that extra “wow” factor, consider painting interior doors.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.
Want to incorporate 'Downton' decor? Start in dining room
Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013
Want to incorporate a touch of “Downton’s” elegance into your 21st century life? Plan a dinner party that takes the formality quotient up a notch.
Get creative to supply seating for your party
Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012
How do you provide enough seating for a roomful of holiday revelers with just a sofa and a few chairs? Here, some advice on maximizing seating without sacrificing style.
CHESTER COUNTY, Pa.
Tolkien-inspired 'Hobbit' hideaway tucked away in Pennsylvania hills
Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012
Worlds away from the Shire, a stone cottage tucked into the Pennsylvania countryside would make Bilbo Baggins feel back home with his Hobbit friends in Middle-earth.
Things looking up for amateur astronomers with personal observatory
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012
Chris Krstanovic recently built an observatory at his house in Windham, N.H. Before he added the domed structure, he didn’t stargaze as often as he liked because of the time and effort involved in setting up his telescopes and other equipment.
Away for the holidays: These steps can provide peace of mind
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012
The flights have been booked, the suitcases retrieved and your vacation itineraryset. But while your mind may be ready to wander to a faraway land, don’t forget about home sweet home just yet.
Emergency kit is good idea, even if world doesn’t end
Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
Most of the time, those of us not on reality TV don’t give much thought to trying to manage without electricity or heat or cellphone or Internet. But the recent Superstorm Sandy has people talking.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.
Growing, shaping plants to scale is part of charm of garden with train
Monday, Nov. 26, 2012
“I love gardening and my husband, Charlie, and I like model railroads, so I’ve combined the two,” says Patricia Moss of Yorktown, Va. The Mosses' railroad garden, 200 feet of G-scale track winding through a 40-by-12-foot space, is called Sugarland.
Little house in the backyard
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
Something small is afoot. Backyard cottages — from 800-square-foot bungalows to Lilliputian studio cabins — are springing up behind houses in many cities, some of which have changed zoning laws to accommodate them.
This week's garden briefs
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012
Interested in a turkey path hike?
CAPITAL REGION
Christmas trees plentiful — this year
Monday, Nov. 19, 2012
Christmas tree shoppers will have lots of healthy, live conifers to choose from this season, but a few years down the road that may not be the case.
Designers offer creative ways to store seasonal items
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012
Many homes lack the space needed to store everything right where we use it. So seasonal things get shuttled around and sometimes even misplaced. Designers have some solutions.
