Matthew Vosburg turns homeowners’ high-end dream kitchens into a reality — even though he knows that meals may never be prepared in the spaces he spends months designing.
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“Looking at bargains from a purely commercial point of view someone is always cheated; but looked at with the simple eye both seller and buyer always win.” — David Grayson, pen name for Ray Stannard Baker, (1870-1946), American journalist, “Adventures in Contentment”
Everybody knows by now that plush carpets don’t last forever, and even if they do we are likely bored with the color, the cut or the weaves. When it comes to home decor we are fickle, first craving wall-to-wall after World War II, then tiring of the foot marks by the end of the century.
It’s the end of the season for winter vegetables. Warm-season vegetables should be going in the ground now if they haven’t already. In protected hot microclimates, it should have been sooner.
Target has tapped three of the most popular pinners on Pinterest, the photo-sharing social media site, to create partyware collections this year that will feature products for garden parties, glamping and craft beer tastings.
Q: I changed the batteries in my smoke detector, but when I tested it afterward nothing happened. The batteries are new, but the smoke detector is very old. I know that it’s hard-wired into my home’s electricity and that all the breakers are on. What should I do?
“Ugly jar” is just one of the names for an antique memory jar — and it often is an accurate description. But a homemade memory jar is of interest because it tells a story.
There is just something about the Cinderella-like transformations that take place on home-design shows that American TV audiences crave.
Garden centers, with their vast collections of plant colors, sizes and shapes, can be intimidating to inexperienced buyers. But you can become a discerning purchaser with a little homework and by quizzing the salespeople as you shop.