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Special room gets black-tie treatment
By CANDICE OLSON
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Doug, Cerrene and their two young daughters live in a big, beautiful house that they built from the ground up five years ago. They have been slowly decorating, room by room, but their living and dining rooms had yet to be designed.
Boring and bare, the adjoining rooms were in need of a serious update.
Plan for holiday parties now
By SARAH WELCH and ALICIA ROCKMORE
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Organizational experts are forever chastising us mere mortals for failing to do our holiday shopping in July, when the bargains are plenty and time is on our side.
All you need to know about pneumatic nailers
Monday, November 13, 2006
Q: How about some tips and information on pneumatic nail guns?
A: A pneumatic nail gun (or air-nailer) is a useful tool that enables you to do jobs requiring a lot of nailing in a fraction of the time it might take with hammer and nails.
101 pretty good ideas from Home & Garden Television
Monday, November 13, 2006
A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:
Updates for home sellers:
_ Spend money to remodel your bathroom and it's likely to come back to you when you sell, particularly if you focus on the master bath.
Bronze horse by Mene may come up a winner
By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON
Sunday, November 12, 2006
DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: I purchased this bronze figure of a horse for $3,000. It weighs 39 pounds and is 13 inches tall and 17 inches long.
Shortcuts to holiday decorating
By MARY CAROL GARRITY
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Q: My schedule is so busy that I don't have much time to decorate for the holidays. Are there any shortcuts I can take? _ Jan Hart, Denver, Colo.
A: Instead of attempting to transform your entire home for the holidays, focus your decorating energy on four key areas: your fireplace mantle, dining room, entryway and living room coffee table.
In the beginning let there be light
By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN
Sunday, November 12, 2006
When should you think of the lighting in your home? The best time is at the drawing board before the shovel even hits the ground to begin construction.
It used to be that you'd be hard put to find an outlet on the wall where you needed it.
Regular back-ups likely signal need for a pro
By DWIGHT BARNETT
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Q: My toilet comes dangerously close to overflowing about nine times out of 10. Plunging it doesn't seem to help it for the next visit. Sometimes the shower drain has a little bit of backflow from the toilet, which is disgusting.
Waterless urinal ... changing heating systems
By ED DEL GRANDE
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Q: Dear Ed, you are my only hope! I have three boys under 12 years old and they use the toilet constantly. Because I no longer need to help any of them use the bathroom I have no idea how many times they flush.
Embellished towels solve hostess gift dilemma
By DENA FISHBEIN
Sunday, November 12, 2006
The holiday season means visiting. And visiting means hostess gifts.
What will you give this time around? Traditional stand-bys such as jams, jellies and chocolates can be dangerous these days, since every time you turn around it seems as if someone's sworn off sugar and carbs.
Truly nice scented candles can cost a small fortune.
