Be green and clean
Home and Garden
Diversity helps build strength and resiliency. Nowhere was this more apparent than at last week’s Greenbuild conference in Phoenix, Ariz. More than 28,000 people from around the world gathered to share, learn and plan for the continued acceleration of green building practices.
DEAR READERS: Here are two good hints from M. Burke, via e-mail:
Luxurious, comfortable bedding that cradles your body as you sleep doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
DEAR DESIGNER: I plan to remodel my guest bathroom. My husband and I are handy but we’ve never done a project like this before. In order to save money I want to call in experts only as needed. Which professionals will give me the biggest bang for my buck? — Althea
: I kept an article you wrote about apple trees from June 2007. From what I have read, they need to have full sun. I have space on the east side of the house which gets shade. Will they do OK there? It is between the house and the street and I was thinking that some shade in summer will keep the fruit from getting baked in the sun.
Walker Furniture is seeking letters on behalf of individuals and families in need in Clark County for the company’s 16th annual Home for the Holidays program. As in years past, the company will be supplying needy families with a houseful of brand-new furniture in time for the holiday season.
: We are selling our house and the new buyers had a home inspector check it out. One of the items he found was in the main electrical panel. He said there are two wires attached to one breaker and that it has to be corrected. How can I do that?
Shiny, sparkling and attractive to the eye. Metallics have a magical appeal that is hard to resist.
When you are a member of a military family, you get good at adapting to change. And no one knows this better than Christian (a lieutenant commander in the Canadian Navy), his wife, Karin, and their two young sons. The family has traveled across the country, adjusting to many new homes, schools and surroundings along the way.
Several years ago I wrote a column about safe havens, i.e., our homes, our spaces, the places in which we live out our lives.