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- 5 Easy Tips on Cleaning Your Chandelier
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] You might think that cleaning a chandelier is a tedious affair but if you take care of certain things then you can actually enjoy the process. Once your chandelier is clean the lighting in your room will improve by leaps and bounds. While cleaning any light fixtures that are attached to the ceiling, make sure that you use a ladder that is safe and which can take your weight.
- Dorm and Apartment Decorating on a Student Budget
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Living in a dorm or apartment while in college can be straining on the finances. However, decorating your habitat doesn't have to be with the right furniture and lighting.
- Artsy, Eco-Friendly Furniture For Your Home
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] When people first think of contemporary furniture, some tend to picture something completely out of this world, kind of like something you would see in the Museum of Modern Art or at the Met. But don't be fooled by these pieces; eco-friendly, unique and functional, find out why these unusual furniture items are such a big hit and what you should consider before investing in one.
- Compost Tumblers Make Composting Fun
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Compost tumblers are a great alternative to composting out in the open. For one, they'll be protected from rodents and animals, but it also makes the process a bit more fun.
- A Bit of TLC For Your Compost
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Composting is a challenge for everyone in the beginning, take it from me. But with some tender, loving care, you'll be able to create the ideal compost pile for your garden.
- Vermicomposting For Beginners - Worms Are Our Friends
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Vermicomposting or vermiculture is basically composting using our friendly little friends the red worms and European night crawlers. With their voracious appetites, we're able to reap in the benefits or their castings for our gardens.
- Have Yourself a Successful Composting Experience
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Composting can be a lot of fun for anyone, from avid gardeners to novices alike. With proper composting techniques such as what organic matter you should add and how to keep wildlife from invading your compost, you'll be on your way to having a successful composting experience.
- Compost Bins Vs Compost Tumblers
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] When starting to compost, one must ask, which exactly is better the compost bin or the compost tumbler? Before you purchase one or the other, ask yourself, do you have the time to commit to composting?
- Worm Composting Fun For the Family
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] If you're thinking about starting up a family-friendly composting project, why not consider doing one that involves worm composting? Fun for you and the family, worm composting can be a great project that will get your kids interested in gardening while learning about life cycles.
- Bedroom Furniture and the Minimalist Bedroom
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] If you're thinking of redecorating your home in a minimalist style, you might want to start with the bedroom. Many of us prefer open space and a crisp, clean look in our bedrooms as it evokes feelings of comfort. This spacious and comfortable look is inherent to the minimalist aesthetic.
- Buying Bedroom Furniture & Decorating a Girl's Bedroom
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When it comes to home decorating, the most difficult rooms to furnish and accessorize can be the children's rooms. Many parents make the mistake of doing it alone, and leaving their children out of the process. This can be a costly error, especially as the child grows up and his/her interests, styles, and self-expressions change.
- Bedroom Furniture & General Bedroom Decorating
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] The primary function of the bedroom is a place where people sleep and rejuvenate. There's a pretty sound argument that because of the importance of sleep and rest, the bedroom is the most important room in the house. Each bedroom serves this same purpose, regardless of the occupant; that said, it is absolutely crucial that the bedroom is suitable for the person who sleeps in it.
- Bedroom Furniture & Decorating - Add Character to Your Bedroom
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Your bedroom is the one room in the house that's all about you. It's a private space where you go to relax, rest, and really be yourself. It's important that your bedroom is reflective of your character.
- Bedroom Furniture & Bedroom Decor - Tips For Getting Much Needed Rest
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Your bedroom is arguably the most important room in the house because it is where you go to rest, sleep, and rejuvenate. Unfortunately, for many of us, rest doesn't come as easily as we'd like. But by simply changing a few things in our bedroom, we can actually improve upon our rest, and ultimately our health.
- Color Counts With Bedroom Furniture, Walls, and Linens
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When it comes to home decorating, what could be more important than creating the perfect bedroom? When you think about it, the bedroom is more than just a place to sleep; it's a personal haven of solace and relaxation. It's the room where we go to rejuvenate and retreat.
- Decorating the Kids' Bedroom
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Home decorating can be a lot of fun, regardless of the room you're working on. If you're looking to decorate a room for children, that can be almost as fun as decorating you own room - unless, of course, the child is already overbearing in his/her opinions and feels the need to make all the choices over his/her possessions despite the fact that he/she contributes absolutely nothing financially. But here I digress.
- Modernize Your Bedroom
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] There are a number of steps you can take to help add a contemporary touch to your bedroom. Selection of bedroom furniture is very important here, as what items you place in your room say a lot about you.
- Storage Furniture Options For Your Organizational Needs
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Did you ever think to purchase furniture pieces that doubled as storage spaces? With beautiful furniture performing double duty as extra storage space, hiding your personal effects in plain sight is a luxury worth considering.
- Contemporary Bedroom and Living Room Furniture Makes Living Luxurious
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Even the busiest jet-setters need comfortable, modern furniture. One jet-setter tells us why fancy hotels pale in comparison to his home.
- What Their Furniture Says About Them
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Have you ever noticed that whenever you walk into a friend or family member's house that their furniture seems to reflect their style and personality? This is true for most people, especially the poor student, artsy artist and 30 year old geek.
- Upholstered Furniture Venturing Into New Design Territory
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] There's something to be said about upholstered embodying the ideas of elegance, decadence and comfort. No longer limited to just sofas and couches, upholstery is making a comeback with a bold leap into the bedroom furniture and dining chairs department.
- Updated Daybeds For Your Home
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Convenient and inviting, daybeds are a dual functional bedroom furniture item that suits well in a variety of homes. No longer limited to bedrooms alone, daybeds can also be used as lounge couches for living rooms and dens.
- The Convenience of Ready to Assemble Furniture
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Many new homeowners and apartment dwellers come across the problem of needing furniture but can't afford anything without skipping out on their mortgage payments. My suggestion is to start looking at the many possibilities that ready to assemble (RTA) furniture has to offer.
- Eco-Friendly Furniture Benefits Both You and the Environment
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] As consumers it's important to become educated on the benefits of investing in eco-friendly furniture. Using recyclable materials and sustainably harvested wood are among a few of the benefits, in addition to helping out with the environment's global situation.
- Low-Profile Platform Beds a Sleeper Hit
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Are you looking to give your bedroom a modern, edgy and updated look? Then look no further and start by adding a low-profile platform bed to your boudoir.
- Choosing and Styling Your Canopy Bed
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Canopy beds are known to be traditional, stylish bedroom furniture pieces that convey a romantic element into any boudoir. Originally designed to add an extra layer of shelter between the occupants and the less than perfect leaky roof, canopy beds are visually stunning pieces that have matured over the centuries.
- Couch Surf America
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] As a professional road-tripper, I usually try to find someone willing to take me in and let me crash on their couch for a couple nights to a couple months at a time. Let me tell you, I've slept on plenty of couches and it's a heck of a lot comfier than sleeping in the backseat of my car.
- Eco-Friendly Lawn Furniture, Just in Time For Summer
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] If you have no place to sit during the summer, consider investing in some lawn furniture. Teak furniture and Poly-Wood lawn furniture products make for great alternatives to sitting on the grass or porch steps all afternoon!
- Breakfast in Bed? Better Grab a Nightstand
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Nightstands are an essential for every bedroom. However, one should consider the added benefit of having a pull-out tray as part of their nightstand, especially if they enjoy having breakfast in bed.
- Armoire Worthy Enough to Be an Heirloom? Yes!
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Armoires are great furniture pieces that are often overlooked. In addition to their grand size, they work as an alternative to closets, and can hold your TV and entertainment center, not to mention linens and blankets with ease.
- If These Dining Tables Could Speak
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Dining tables are an everyday asset that one simply cannot be without. We use it for meals, for writing out our bills and letters, for enjoying cups of coffee with the morning paper, among a variety of other activities.
- Add Rooms to Your Studio Apartment With Room Dividers
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Living in a studio apartment can be quite an adjustment, especially since you have to live with the idea that the kitchen is part of your bedroom. An easy solution one should consider is investing in a room divider.
- Dual Functional Furniture For Your Dorm
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Dorm rooms more often lack a lot of space and proper furniture. With dual-functional furniture pieces, your college student will be able to make use of that space and maximize it to its fullest extent.
- Rebirth of a Couch
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] With upholstery and a new slipcover, any couch can be given a new facelift. One frugal yet lucky treasure hunter explains how he did just that when he came across an old couch sitting on the side of the curb waiting to be taken away to the city dump.
- Bathroom Lighting - The Final Step in Making Over Your Bathroom
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Bathroom lighting is the final step in achieving the look and feel of your ideal bathroom. The right lighting will present the right ambiance - with regular maintenance you're sure to get the highest resale value of your home.
- Light Tables For the Contemporary Home
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Who would've thought that lighting and furniture would be a convenient and highly functional option to have in your home? Light tables which are usually catered to design related industries such as drafting, architecture and even graphic design are essential products that are important to their industry. However, not everyone in the general public has been exposed to this uniquely functional furniture item.
- Contemporary Sleigh Beds to Fit Your Style
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] If you're looking to add a traditional element to your bedroom, why not start with the bed? Sleigh beds are a wonderful type of bed to consider when redecorating.
- Furniture Pieces Make Perfect Hiding Places
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Furniture serves a purpose for every home and member of your family. But do consider the hide and seeking benefits that your child may have with it before making a purchase.
- Chandelier Crash Course (for Men)
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Educating the male in your life that there's more to lighting than desk lamps won't be as hard as asking two of them to screw in a light bulb. Today, I'll explain what a chandelier is, ideal places to hang them, styles fit for a dungeon - all within a two minute commercial break.
- Turning Your Home on to Pendant Lights
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Pendant lights are a terrific way to light up your home, but did you ever consider using them as accents to your decor and life style? With the right ceiling pendant style, turning your home into a stylish haven is as easy with a flip of a switch.
- Contemporary Dining Room Furniture
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] While the practice of families gathered around the dinner table may seem outdated, the dining room furniture they're gathered around doesn't have to be. There are plenty of contemporary dining room sets available that fit the decorating styles of the modern home. Here are some characteristics of modern dining room furniture.
- Putting Your Rug in Reverse - How to Get Rid of That Curl
[Home-Improvement:Flooring] After you've purchased your first rug, one of the things that a few rug owners come across is that their rug may start to curl, either because of packaging or because of foot traffic. Simply reverse rolling your rug will usually solve this problem.
- How to Achieve a Traditional European Look For Your Living Room
[Home-Improvement:Furniture] Furnishing your home with hip and inspiring furniture doesn't usually come off as an easy task. For those who are interested in achieving a traditional motif, finding suitable furniture for your decorative needs can be a piece of cake.
- Rugs for the Rookie Hollywood Criminal
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] According to Hollywood, most rookie criminals have no idea how they should transport their victim without leaving blood all over the place. The solution: move the coffee table out of the way and roll him up in the rug!
- Keep a Rug Around for Yoga
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Having a yoga rug in addition to your yoga mat is always a good idea. In fact, I keep a rug in my cubicle so that I can practice on my warrior and crow poses.
- Buyer Beware, Some Wool Rugs Do Come with a Price
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] If you're looking for a high quality rug for either your office or home, start by looking at wool rugs. But buyer beware, where your wool comes from and how it was harvested should be of concern.
- Sisal Rugs for You and Your Cat
[Pets:Cats] Sisal is great for a variety of things, like cat scratching posts and rope. But did you know that they're also used for rugs? Finally, something that both you and your cat can enjoy!
- Think Outside the Box and Get a Round Rug
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When people think of a rug, the first thought that usually comes to mind is that of a rectangular shaped carpet covering that sits upon the middle of your floor. Start thinking outside the box and go for rugs in round and crescent shapes.
- Rugs for Different Parts of Your Home
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When you're out looking to buy a rug for your home, there's probably a good chance where you'd like to place it. As decorative accents rugs serve a beneficial purpose in that they protect hardwood, linoleum and carpeted floors from regular wear from foot traffic or rolling chairs, and help keep the warm air within your home during the winter months.
- Naturally Beautiful Bamboo Rugs and Fiber Rugs Are Great Investments For Your Home
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When buying a natural fiber or bamboo rug, most consumers have qualms over whether these rugs will work the same way as a normal wool rug. Today, we're here to put those questions to rest and reassure you that when you purchase a rug, whether it's made from bamboo, natural fiber or even wool, you're making a great investment for your home.
- Shag Rugs are Still Shagadelic, Baby!
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Remember when shag rugs and shag carpeting was a cultural staple during the disco era of the 1970s? Well they're making a comeback on the market and they're still just as shagedelic!
- Rugs, No Longer Just for Floors
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] When most people think of rugs, they don't usually first think of them as wall ornaments. But with so many new designs and contemporary styles to choose from, I really do consider quite a few rugs as lovely works of art that deserve to be hung.
- Going Natural with Fiber and Bamboo Rugs
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] No longer are rugs just restricted to indoor use; in fact many rugs can be used both indoors and outdoors. Rugs made from natural fibers such as sisal, jute and even bamboo are popular for their strength, durability and beauty.
- The Beauty of Sisal Rugs
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Rugs are a great accessory to have in any home; they add an extra subtle touch of style and color, and even evoke a warm and inviting mood for any room. But there's one kind of natural fiber that stands out from the rest in the rug world and it's called sisal.
- Why Rugs are a Great Home Accessory
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Did you know that you could easily add warmth and a bit of style into a cold, modern room just by adding a rug? Rugs, area rugs and rug runners are great additions for any home and even include a few benefits.
- Worm Composting Tips from the Worm Whisperer
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] I'm sure many of you have heard of Cesar Milan, also known as the Dog Whisperer, but are you familiar with Vern Culteur the Worm Whisperer? Known to his friends as Verny the Wormy, Culteur explains to us how worms play a vital part in the composting process.
- Turn Your Home into a Pirate Ship with Lighting
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Getting ready for International Talk like a Pirate Day? With the right lighting, you can easily turn your home into a pirate ship that even Davey Jones can appreciate.
- The Tricky Thing About Novelty Lighting
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Novelty lighting is one of the best ways to add personality into any individual room or home without compromising on the actual purpose of the lamp, which is to illuminate your home. But buyer beware, novelty lighting can be tricky, and can either make or break your decor.
- Children's Novelty Lighting, What a Novel Idea!
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Matching lighting for your child's nursery can be fun. With so many choices to pick from, getting the right look and ambiance will be a piece of cake. Getting creative when decorating your first child's nursery or bedroom can be a lot of fun for any parent.
- Composting With Red Wiggler Worms and Night Crawlers
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Composting with worms can be a fun experience for anybody, but we can't use just any worm. Red wiggler worms and night crawlers are known as top composting worms that'll do the work for you as long as you keep them fed.
- If You Compost It, They Will Come
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Like building a baseball field, if you compost it, they will come. "They" being little critters like flies and wiggling worms.
- How to Use Green and Brown Matter in Your Compost
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Adding organic material into your compost can sometimes be a sticky situation, especially if you're new to the composting game. How much green matter to brown matter you want to throw into your compost bin is really up to you, however, there are a couple formulas you can start with until you find something that works for you.
- Keeping the Critters Out of Your Compost
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] In the beginning I thought I had composting down to a science. That is, until I found that I had a set of unwanted visitors burgling around in my compost bin!
- Composting Bad Guys with Chuck Norris
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Remember when Chuck Norris was Walker, Texas Ranger? Well now you should remember him as Chuck Norris, avid composter!
- 2 Easy Ways to Go Green at Home
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Even if you're not the greenest person around, there are two super easy ways you can be: changing all your light bulbs to fluorescent and turning off all your electric devices. Just by doing these two easy tasks, you're well on your way to saving the earth and saving some green.
- Desk Lamps For The Distressed
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Everyone knows that desk lamps are essentials, especially if you're a student or works full time. But did you know there are desk lamps out there that can help provide a tranquil environment?
- Light For Your Glass Menagerie
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] If you're a glass enthusiast, then you'd probably agree that lighting truly enhances the look and beauty of your glass collection. Whether it's because it shows off every angle and texture, or because it creates an emanating, halo-like effect, light and glass are two elements that belong together.
- Lack of Control Over Lighting Leads to Light Pollution
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Light pollution is a growing and rampant problem in metropolitan areas everywhere. The reason is because we're not using our lights properly.
- Buying the Right Chandelier
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] If you're ready to purchase your first chandelier, be sure to keep a few things in mind. Things like where to install the chandelier, what style you're looking for and energy efficiency are three very important elements to consider.
- Island Lights, Not Just for Kitchens
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Island lights are usually fitted for kitchens. But did you ever consider putting them above your pool table or above a bar or in your dining room?
- Spot Lights and Pendant Lights for Art Galleries
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] If you're planning to show your art work at a gallery, be sure that proper lighting is included at the gallery. Without it, no one will be able to enjoy your work.
- Tiffany Lamps for the Contemporary Home
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Tiffany lamps were a strong part of the Art Nouveau movement, featuring beautifully colored stained glass lamp shades in a variety of designs ranging from floral scenes to country landscapes. Even today, Tiffany lamps are perfect for capturing a creatively classic essence, adding a sense of sophisticated elegance for even the most modern home.
- Desk Lamps and Coffee Breaks
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Burning the midnight oil to meet that deadline? Don't forget the coffee and desk lamps!
- Wall Lighting to Light up your Home
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] When decorating or redecorating your home, creating space and boundaries should be one of the first things that you should take care of. By using wall lamps and wall sconces, achieving that goal is just as easy as flipping on a switch.
- Delightful Lamps To Light Up Your Home
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Adding light to any room instantly heightens the look, style and ambiance. With the right table lamp or floor lamp, you'll begin to see your home in a new light!
- The Lights are off, that Means Do Not Disturb!
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Visitors, trick-or-treaters, in-laws, sometimes you're just not in the mood to put up with any of them! A surefire solution to prevent this from happening? Keeping all your lights off!
- Lamp Posts and Sprinklers for Your Gene Kelly Moments
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] If you're like me, you get excited when it starts to rain and head out for the closest lamp post for your Gene Kelly moment. But there are a couple of ways you can achieve that same moment if you happen to live in a place that doesn't rain too much.
- Keep Some Emergency Lighting Around for the Next Y2K
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Remember when Y2K meant the start of chaos and everyone started stocking up on back-up generators? Well, the end wasn't nigh after all, but it doesn't hurt to have some emergency lighting around the house just in case Y2K happens again.
- Freshen Up Your Home with Outdoor Lighting
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Thinking of redecorating your home and giving it a fresh look? Consider starting with some outdoor lighting.
- Achieve the Celebrity Look with Lighting
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Have you ever watched an episode of the "Fabulous Life of…" on VH-1 or even "Cribs" on MTV and have grown progressively more and more bitter because your house doesn't look as flashy and expensive as that fabulous celebrity's? With lighting alone, you can achieve that celebrity feel for your home.
- Solar Powered Outdoor Lighting
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] When someone thinks of solar powered outdoor lighting, the first thought that comes to mind are usually the solar panels that charge up in the sunlight, providing electricity to a building. But not only does solar powered lighting provide electricity, light up walkways and gardens, it does so by relying on the power of the sun, thusly cutting electricity costs.
- Outdoor Lights for Summer Nights
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] Have you ever wondered how you could make your summer nights go on longer without having to completely depend on the sun and moonlight? With outdoor lighting, of course!
- Outdoor Lighting to Light up Your Life
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] There a plenty of advantages in having outdoor lighting in your life. Not only do they make it possible to continue your outdoor activities for a few hours longer, it also gives your psyche a sense of security.
- Night Lights Keep the Monsters Away
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] If you're finding out that your child has a fear of the dark, don't fret something as simple as a night light may be the solution to your problem.
- Children's Lighting Creates Mood, Ambiance
[Home-Improvement:Lighting] One of the fun aspects of decorating your child's bedroom or nursery is choosing the furniture and the appropriate lighting to go with it. And to create the perfect theme and mood for your child's room, lighting is an important aspect.
- What Color Will It Be This Weekend?
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Figuring out the day's weather can be a hassle, but with the Color Changing Weather Beacon, it's never looked so colorful, not to mention easy to read.
- How Microbes Break Down Compost
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Composting is a process that is generally done by you. But did you know you had help in the form of billions of tiny microbes? These little guys are vital to the composting process.
- Composting Food Scraps Makes the Earth Happy
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Before you throw out your food scraps, consider composting them. Returning these vital resources back into the earth is one of the best ways to say thank you to Mother Earth.
- Rain Chains Make Ordinary Rainy Days Go Away
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Creating a serene ambiance can be as simple as adding a rain chain to your garden. Providing a melodious sound and wonderful display during rainy days, rain chains are an excellent way to lead rain water down to your rain barrel, replacing the boring rain gutter or spigot that came with your home.
- Compost Tea Time
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] It's now 4:00 and two English ladies are settling down for tea. However, one explains that today's selection will not be ordinary, as it is a family made concoction of compost tea!
- Sit on Your Compost With the Composting Bench
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Some of the most astute gardeners out there feel that keeping a compost bin or tumbler out in the open will ruin their landscape. A good alternative to this quandary is keeping the compost in a dual functional composting bench.
- If You've Gotta Go, Use An Eco-Toilet
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Sometimes when you've got to go, you've got to go. But at least consider the alternative by using an eco-friendly, portable toilet as opposed to digging a hole yourself.
- Biodegradable Utensils Make for Great Composting
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Biodegradable utensils are on the rise in popularity, especially now that summer's around the corner and you know what that means: barbecues galore.
- How to Bond with Your Plants through Food Scrap Composting
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Who would've thought that other than singing and conversing with your plants that composting would be another great way to solidify that wonderful human-plant relationship? Not only is composting a terrific way to added needed nutrients to prolong the life of your plants and garden, it's also a fun way to bond with and get involved with your plants.
- Leave Some Wiggle Room for the Worms
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Vermicomposting or vermiculture is the art of composting with red wiggler worms. A great activity for kids, students and gardeners of all levels, vermicomposting is fun and easy, not to mention a great way to get down and dirty with worms!
- Save Water, Use a Rain Barrel
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Rain barrels are a great way to save water, especially if you're an avid gardener or regular car-washer. Using a rain barrel to save water not only saves you money, it also reduces the consumption of your city's water.
- Ingredients to Include in Your Compost
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Composting for your backyard garden or for your indoor plants is a healthy and beneficial process for your plants and the environment. However, there are a few items that you should be sure to include in your compost bin, and all of them can be found in and around your home!
- Blacklisted Items to Keep Out of Your Compost
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Believe it or not, there are a lot of people out there who want to compost but don't know what exactly they're allowed to put into their batches. Read on to find out what items you should definitely keep out of your compost bin for a successful batch of ready to use compost.
- Composting for Beginners - the Science in Perfecting the Art of Composting
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] Contrary to popular belief, it takes patience and science in perfecting the art of composting. Read on to find out how finding the perfect balance between carbon and nitrogen will give you many successful batches of compost.
- Composting for Beginners - Do's and Don'ts, Bins and Tumblers
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] In order for your garden and plants to sustain a healthy and long lifespan, having soil rich in nutrients is a necessity. Composting is the solution to this dilemma that many new gardeners come across, and this article explains what composting is, what you should and shouldn't use, and the composting systems available for you to get started.
- How to Contemporize Your Bedroom
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] In this final installment in refurbishing rooms in your home, we take a look at a few quick ideas on how to refurbish your bedroom and adding a contemporary edge. Starting with platform beds, you're bound to achieve the look you want in no time.
- How to Contemporize Your Living Room
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Redecorating your living room doesn't have to be a daunting task. With the right furniture pieces, giving your living room that contemporary flair is much easier than you think.
- How to Contemporize Your Dining Room
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Redecorating your dining room to give it a fresh contemporary style can be an interesting task. Dining tables, dining chairs and additional case goods are all items that you have to consider on purchasing, but the end result is well worth the effort.
- Using Mirrors for Interior Decorating
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Mirrors as a decorative accent are no longer limited to bathrooms and vanities. Adding an illusion of space to any room in your home, the beauty of your home can be reflected by just adding a mirror to your living space.
- Buying a Crib for Your Baby
[Home-and-Family:Babies-Toddler] Parenthood is a beautiful and stressful challenge, and one of the first things that new parents have to consider is finding a baby crib suitable for their little one. Crib searching doesn't have to be a burdensome task; in fact it can be one of the more fruitful events to prepare for before the baby comes along.
- Dining Chairs - Chuck Norris' No. 3 Weapon of Choice
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] As of late there have been reports circulating the underground press that Chuck Norris is running out of dining chairs. Dining chairs? Could it be that as the third weapon of choice (the first being his roundhouse kicks and the second being his fist) there's actually a shortage of dining chairs in the furniture market?
- Growing Up with Children's Bedroom Furniture - Part 2
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Last time we talked about how twin-sized kids' beds, trundle beds and bunk beds are fun options for helping your children express their personality and age. Alternatives to the traditional twin-sized youth bed include futon bunks and workstation beds.
- Growing Up With Children's Bedroom Furniture - Part 1
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Kids want to be able to express who they are and what better place to start than their own bedrooms? Trundle beds, bunk, beds complete with built-in workstations, even adding a head and footboard are among the many choices they'll get to grow up with.
- Finding the Ideal Dining Table for Your Dining Room
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] Dining tables are an essential to have in any home, especially if you're the type of person who loves to host dinner parties and get-togethers. Like bedroom furniture where the bed is the central point of focus for the room, the dining table is the primary locus that your dining case goods revolve around.
- Lighting, the Affordable Decorating Alternative
[Home-Improvement:Interior-Design-and-Decorating] If you're thinking about redecorating your place but are on a somewhat tight budget, consider flirting with the idea of playing with lighting. As much of a necessity as lighting is to everyday living, lighting can also be used as a decorating accent.
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