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Your Water Heater. Your Friend.
- 14 Hours ago
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water heater! Definitely a most convenient appliance. Hot water virtually on-demand is a luxury we've come to take for granted. But like anything else, it takes energy to run. In the tutorial I'll explain
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Stripe show
- 20 Hours ago
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Rosita and Ottavio Missoni open the doors of their colourful home outside Milan Missoni might be world famous for its richly colourful, multi-striped clothing and homeware, but its founders, Rosita and
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Making the love collection
- 11/21/2009
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Sometimes being a pack rat can pay off - literally. About 15 years ago, Lynn Goldfinger-Abram realized that her mint-condition Barbie dolls, dating back to the 1960s, were quite valuable. She retrieved
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High-end highlights
- 11/21/2009
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Turkey may be on nearly everyone's mind this week, but once the leftovers are stashed in the fridge, the intrepid bargain hunter's thoughts turn to holiday shopping and the latest round of Bay Area warehouse
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'Aquascaping' in the new age of aquarium
- 11/21/2009
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Aquariums have long inhabited the uneasy terrain between obsessive avocation and kitschy interior decoration. Sure, they're fine for the introverted adolescent with a bent for the natural sciences, and
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House Gift "No-Nos"
- 11/21/2009
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Speaking of gifts, it is good to know that there are some things you should never ever take as a housewarming gift. For example, be really mindful with food gifts. If you're known for making something
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Boundless Cheer
- 11/21/2009
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YULE LOG Laura Guido-Clark admires the Smoke Trunk vase at Sprout Home. ARTIFICIAL snowflakes, red bows and plastic silver bells are common decorations this time of year. But Laura Guido-Clark, a product
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Early holiday deals and steals
- 11/21/2009
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Get your scissors. You'll want to clip this column, mark your calendars, and have it at the ready so you don't miss the great shopping opportunities starting this week. Stock up on holiday gifts and decor,
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Correa 'Sister Dawn': Subtle Aussie evergreen
- 11/21/2009
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We are blessed in our Bay Area's Mediterranean climate to be able to grow plants from around the world. Increasingly, Australian plants are becoming available in full-service nurseries. One of the most
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Her passion is collecting what she loves
- 11/21/2009
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Sometimes being a pack rat can pay off - literally. About 15 years ago, Lynn Goldfinger-Abram realized that her mint-condition Barbie dolls, dating back to the 1960s, were quite valuable. She retrieved
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Stak Block makes green use of rice straw
- 11/21/2009
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Rice, planted abundantly in California, has for centuries fed millions in India, China and the rest of Asia. But the silica-rich rice straw - an agricultural waste product - is typically burned because
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Pouf! More seating
- 11/21/2009
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Autumn holds plenty of reasons to gather friends in your living room, from the athletic (football) to the artistic (holiday decorating). The more the merrier - that is until your sofa starts looking like
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Plant your veg garden now!
- 11/21/2009
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Winter veg garden Sven Wombwell says now's the time to make an autumn veg patch to give fresh food next spring Make sure that home sweet home is where your heart is Get green-fingered for a garden you'll
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Homes wishlist: Rugs
- 11/21/2009
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Add a dash of colour to a plain old floor with our selection of jazzy rugs
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All fired up: wood-burning stoves
- 11/21/2009
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They keep our homes warm in style, and are a renewable energy source to boot. What's not to like about wood-burning stoves, asks Dominic Murphy Why buy one? It's potentially carbon neutral . Although
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The lazy gardener: bare-root plants
- 11/21/2009
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As the last few leaves drift from the treetops and the garden settles down for a winter nap, the lazy gardener is finally doing some work. It may seem like an odd time to choose; to shun the mild, sunny
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Check out Beautiful Kitchens magazine's new blog
- 11/20/2009
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Keep up-to-date with the latest in kitchen design, trends and more If you love to read about the latest kitchen trends, check out the new blog written by the team at Beautiful Kitchens. Packed with news,
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How does your garden grow? How about in fast forward?
- 11/19/2009
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If youâ??re the type of gardener who starts every day with a quick tour just to see how well everything is blooming, youâ??ll get the idea behind PlantCam. Itâ??s a four-megapixel time-lapse digital camera
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Ideal Home's Complete Guide to Christmas
- 11/19/2009
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NEW Our special bumper Christmas issue is on sale now With Christmas just over five weeks away, our guide to all things Christmas will ensure your festive celebrations go with a swing. Packed with craft
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Brown rot: how to spot and prevent it
- 11/19/2009
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This fungal disease starts as a soft brown patch on the fruit that quickly spreads By RHS Advisory Service Published: 3:54PM GMT 19 Nov 2009 Brown rot on pears. This fungal disease is on the increase.
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Protecting fig trees
- 11/19/2009
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How to prevent damage to your fig tree over winter By RHS Advisory Service Published: 4:04PM GMT 19 Nov 2009 Winter protection for fig trees: small and immature trees can be wrapped in fleece to protect
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Early winter tree pruning
- 11/19/2009
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Certain trees and climbers are best pruned before the New Year Winter pruning: apple trees can be left until the New Year, but many trees will bleed sap if left to late. Photo: MARTIN POPE In the run-up
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'If Great Dixter ever bored me I would leave'
- 11/19/2009
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the gardening world lost its most respected and iconoclastic plantsman and author. Many at that point wondered what would become of his celebrated garden, Great Dixter in Sussex. Would it be turned into
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