Filed under: Crafts , Crafts & Celebrations Decided on a color and left with a pile of those tiny paint chips? Display them on your newly painted walls! Maybe you just painted your walls and have a stack of reject paint colors from the job. Or maybe you’re the kind of obsessed that...

Filed under: Living Rooms , Living Spaces Just because it’s warming up doesn’t mean your fireplace should be concealed. Here’s how to showcase it in the off season. Every day that the weather gets warmer we’re lightening things up in every way we can. So we don’t...

Filed under: Kitchen & Bath , Big Projects , Products & Materials Today marks the last day of the 2011 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, where builders, designers and home enthusiasts take to Las Vegas to preview everything you’ll want for your home in the next few months. KBIS, for the...

Filed under: Crafts , Essential Skills , Know-How , Crafts & Celebrations With this five-step guide to arranging bouquets, you can skip the florist and head straight to the flower market (or better yet, your garden). My ideal self does a lot of things well. I speak different languages fluently,...

Filed under: Living Spaces Home security system feeling a little stale? A Japanese company’s been trying to use plastic dinosaurs to stand guard. Can you imagine? Check out this piece from our friends at Charles & Hudson ! We stumbled upon this little interesting little tidbit stemming from...

Filed under: Storage & Organization , Know-How Wonder what the junk in your closet is worth? Our writer got a crash course from ” Pawn Stars “‘s Rick Harrison… and found out just how much money she’s sitting on. My mother always says that she’s going to leave...

Filed under: Crafts , Crafts & Celebrations This week, the last standing typewriter factory in the world closed up shop. But you can still keep the spirit alive with these craft ideas. I’ll admit, it was a blow to hear that that no new typewriters will be produced — after all, they have...

Think beyond the broom. These high-tech spring cleaning tools deliver results (and yes, are perfect for getting gadget fiends to neaten up fast)! Check out this piece from our partners at Fox News Home & Garden ! Photo: Age Fotostock Spring brings with it sunshine, warm weather, and blossoming flowers....

Filed under: Crafts , Unusual Uses , Crafts & Celebrations Antsy to get crafting without stepping foot in an art supply store? These genius ideas make use of things you already have around the house. Check out this great DIY project — one of our favorites from the brand new May 2011 issue...

Filed under: seasonal , landscaping , outdoor , Outdoors Forget the picket fence: These all-natural options can get higher, look better and make your neighbors jealous (while hiding your backyard from them). Here’s how to make it happen in your yard. CascadeAndSTAN , Flickr One of my favorite...