To make the most of a small living room, you’re going to have to learn how to break some old-fashioned rules. Enjoy the liberty of knowing that you don’t have to use a matching sofa and two chairs in an arrangement that looks as if it has been delivered directly from a furniture showroom floor.
New faucet designs are offering expanded functionality without giving up good looks. Here’s a look at what’s on tap:
Q: I have a beautiful old, stained wooden front door that is in good condition. I have tried to refinish it twice, but the glossy finish does not hold up. How should I finish it next time so it lasts? — Jen P.
Q: I purchased a basil plant in a container. Should I keep this indoors, outdoors, sunlight, shade, water or dry? I would like to continue to grow and eat from it.
America has rediscovered the open architecture, streamlined furnishings, pop art and bright colors that defined the postwar era. This midcentury modern movement has been clipped to “mid-mod,” and it’s hipper than ever before.
“On the floor I am more at ease. I feel nearer, more part of the painting, since this way I can walk around it, work from the four sides and literally be in the painting.” — Jackson Pollock.
This summer’s hottest hues are cool tones, particularly classic blue and white themes. Blue and white have been used as decorative accents throughout the ages to dress up everything from regal, formal spaces to country cottage homes.
Q: I’m on the hunt for a piece of furniture I can use to display special family heirlooms. What do you recommend?
Interior designer Linda Woodrum, who worked her magic on HGTV’s Dream Home 2008, offers these decorating tips for creating your own dream home:
Saving hundreds of dollars on your energy costs could be as simple as purchasing a $5 can of insulating foam.
Q: I hope that this doesn’t sound too cheap, but I have a leak in my garden hose and I understand there is a kit to repair it. What does this kit cost, and should I try to repair the hose or buy a new one?
“How beautiful is youth! How bright it gleams, with its illusions, aspirations, dreams!” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807-March 24, 1882), American educator and poet. “Morituri Salutamus” (1874)
ELY — Even incoming freshman Phillip Payne, a Western High School graduate, didn’t realize how many locals played football for UNLV when he signed.
Preseason scouting always has been an important part of the hunt preparation process, especially when it comes to hunting big game such as Nevada’s mule deer. Anyone who has spent at least one season in the field will understand that, even if they haven’t taken the opportunity to go scouting themselves. Nothing can replace time spent on the ground. Not even satellite imagery.
Just a guess: When it came time for that little meeting back in December 1991, Boris Yeltsin and the boys from some of the Soviet Union’s 15 republics didn’t sit around a remote hunting lodge and discuss abolishing the 74-year-old state in this order:
• LAKE MEAD — It’s the time of year for striper boils. Look for them throughout the lake, but especially in the triangle formed by Sand Island, Government Wash and Boxcar Cove or along the beaches.
Sophomore quarterback Andrew Hatch is locked in a three-man race to start for defending national champion Louisiana State this season, and his chances keep looking better.
Donn Roach and Paul Sewald easily could have left their Bishop Gorman teammates by now.
Some guys who cringe at the thought of watching the Olympics might want to think twice. Jennie Finch is one good reason to watch softball.
Let’s dub it the “Halverson effect.”
Longtime Las Vegas-Clark County Library District board member Louis Overstreet resigned Wednesday morning, citing a disagreement over financial issues.
Rep. Jon Porter kicked off his re-election campaign Wednesday, saying his bid for a fourth term in Congress will be about a record of “finding solutions to problems.”
Local gasoline prices fell nearly 10 percent between July 8 and Wednesday, but experts say the drop hasn’t restored the fuel-consumption habits of consumers or businesses.
With Tuesday’s primary over, a local Republican official said he was relieved the party was spared the task of choosing a candidate to run for a Clark County Commission seat in the general election.
Rhoshii Wells relied on fast feet, speedy hands and a powerful punch to escape threatening situations in the boxing ring.
