Gaiam is currently holding its Sixth Annual Sale, offering discounts between 20 and 75 percent on many home and garden items, including items for your bedroom, bathroom, and outdoor space, as well as furniture, accessories, and household items. In case you didn't know, Gaiam sells a range of stylish, eco-friendly products for in and outside of the home. Here are a few things I wouldn't mind taking home from the sale: Source
During Home Schooling month, I've introduced you to plenty of useful tools for fixing and installing things around the house. If you stepped to it and filled up your toolbox, now you should be responsible for keeping it in good shape. According to Martha Stewart, keeping charcoal briquettes, which you can find right in your Weber, in your toolbox will prevent your tools from rusting, as the briquettes absorb dampness. You should keep a few in a small fabric bag though, since they tend to leave dust in their footprints. Clever, huh? Source
With all eyes on Tropical Storm Gustav a few weeks ago, it seems as if Hurricane Ike snuck up on us. It ended up being a deadly storm. Were you or your home, or the homes of anyone you love, affected by the storm? Source
A DIY couple were enchanted with this 1909 Craftsman in South Carolina. The couple bought the house for $135,000, and then set about fixing the house's many issues, including peeling paint, multiple broken windows, holes in the floor, and faulty plumbing.
To see the house after the homeowners finished fixing it up, read more
I may have been mystified by the synchronized swimmers during the 2008 Olympics, but they're not the only proof of value in symmetry. By using symmetry as a starting-off point for decorating your interiors, you can create a strong visual theme that looks polished, but not necessarily stiff.
To get this look, you should start by centering your sofa on one wall, preferably in front of a window. Then, pair a set of bookcases and a set of chairs on either side. In front of your sofa, set a trio of modular side tables and an area rug beneath them. Set a pair of matching throw pillows on the sofa. You've now created your room's architectural focal point, so it's time to offset that with some accents. To learn how to choose your color palette, offset the symmetry, and see products that'll help get the look, read more
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