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Home and Garden
: Don’t laugh, but we want to install some wood-paneling sheets in our den. We like that rustic look and warmth that paneling can give. We don’t want to do the entire room, only two walls so that it doesn’t totally look like 1970. How should we start this?
As more families are staying home this summer because of high gas prices, they also are discovering that a little pool rehab can make their staycations more fun. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with the pool, but a dash of color here, a new overlay there, or a 12-foot cascading waterfall with a wild tube slide ride can amplify that staycation and solidify fond pool memories.
Do you think your home energy bills are high? Here’s a news flash: The longer we stay hooked on fossil fuel, the worse it’s going to get.
: My lawn has not been overseeded for winter. I assume that your recent advice about overseeding with fescues only relates to the lawn in summer. In my case, I assume I should overseed in the fall with Palmer or Prelude as you mentioned.
As college-bound students face the daunting task of turning a 230-square-foot space into an all-in-one bedroom, kitchen and living area, here are a few easy decorating ideas that can appeal to any budget. For less than $150, students can transform an entire dorm, complement any roommate’s style and ease the tension when packing up at year’s end.
Long a favorite of high-end designers, “industrial chic” is becoming a popular design trend in American homes.
How old is Grandpa’s unusual silk “pillowcase” decorated with a picture of a baseball team? Because the records of baseball teams and players are so well documented, it’s easy to learn what the logical age of an item should be.
Each time a box of new furniture is opened, Steve Hueftle still feels the same excitement he did nearly 40 years ago when he was a 15-year-old working his first job.
Interior design magazines are typically the first place to turn when seeking inspiration for a makeover. Plenty of good ideas for style and color can indeed be gotten from those sources, but design mags do tend to feature whatever’s trendy.
DEAR GAIL: When we moved into our home we had beautiful sheer shades put in. We loved how they were soft, airy and let us still see into our backyard but at the same time gave us some privacy. Since then I’ve changed jobs and am now working at night and sleeping during the day, sort of. I’ve tried sleeping masks, pillows over my face and hung a sheet, — boy, that was pretty. Help, I need my sleep. What can I do on these windows? — Annie H.
: I dropped a glass in my kitchen sink and it took a chunk of porcelain out of the sink. I don’t want to buy a new sink, so is there a way to repair it?
: I was told by a bamboo supplier that there is a type of bamboo that can be successfully cultivated in the desert southwest. Unfortunately, I have lost the information he gave me. I understand that any plant requires more water while it is being established, but I’m wondering if planting bamboo is possible in this climate and would maintaining bamboo require too much water to have any xeriscape potential?