Who would think that washing and drying clothes would become a controversial issue? I have read recently, with great amusement I might add, that in some neighborhoods around the country, folks are giving up their clothes dryers and hanging their unmentionables right out there for everybody to see. It seems that there is a movement afoot to save energy by hanging freshly laundered clothing outside to dry.
Home and Garden
August 20
The mark “Haviland Limoges” means fine porcelain to most collectors, but in the 1870s Charles Haviland wanted to expand his company’s offerings. He traveled from Limoges, France, to Paris looking for new ideas and hired Felix Bracquemond to head a new operation in Auteuil, France.
Oliver and Mirjana met while playing basketball in college. Many games (and many years) later, they found themselves married, with two kids, in a suburban townhouse. The house was brand-new when they bought it, and instead of going for any upgrades, they decided to stick with the builder’s finishes. But after living there for eight years, they started to get tired of their beige surroundings — particularly the living room. The room was boring and bland, and didn’t have enough functional space for entertaining friends and family (not to mention the whole gang after shooting hoops).
DEAR HELOISE: I am wondering if you have any advice for candle wax that gets spilled on a tablecloth. How do you recommend getting the wax off? — Dede B., via e-mail
: I am wallpapering two rooms and in between them is a wall with an archway cut into it. I have done wallpapering before, but never on an arched surface. I don’t understand how to transition from the flat wall to the curved surface. So, how do you wallpaper the arch?
Hattie Williams of Las Vegas recently had her kitchen remodeled for free as this year’s recipient of the Rebuilding Hope Program.
hen Julie Podolny Lackey made plans to wed her longtime fiancé, Joel Lackey, this summer, she decided it was time to tie the knot symbolically as well as literally.
To keep your home’s décor fresh and exciting, many design experts recommend altering the look of a room. Among the ways this can be done are rearranging the layout of the furniture and by changing accessories seasonally.
Angel and Nicole aren’t young any more, but to my wife and I they’ll always be our babies. I needn’t concern myself with what college they’ll be going to or who’ll pay for the wedding.
I recently attended a series of seminars designed to inform Realtors, lenders, appraisers and builders about the importance of energy efficiency and green building. The program, hosted by the Green Alliance/Nevada Energy Star Partners, featured Sam Rashkin, the national director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star for Homes program. The seminars were very informative and those in attendance definitely gained a leg up on the future of our housing market.
: I just read your column about spraying Thuricide early to prevent hornworm damage. Where do you spray, the ground or the actual plant? My problem is that these are in my very large ash trees. I have only actually seen one in the tree because they are so hard to spot up there, but their droppings tell me there are a lot of them.
DEAR HELOISE: I read your column and find the hints interesting and useful. I actually have one of my own that might be helpful.