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Room Therapy: Help Me Choose Paint Colors!
Just in time for Color Theory month, Hvenbnd needs your help in choosing colors for her home! Read on to find out what she's looking for. Hi CasaSugar Readers,
I need your help ASAP!
Artists Plan to Freeze a Vacant Detroit Home
This Winter, photographer Gregory Holm and architect Matthew Radune plan to freeze one of the thousands of abandoned homes in Detroit to draw attention to the city's foreclosure crisis. The house will be sprayed with water and gradually covered in ice, and Holm will photograph its transformation for the project, called Ice House Detroit. The property that's chosen will be one that is already due for demolition, because it is fire damaged or dangerous to the public.
Garden Therapy: Preventing Creatures From Eating Fall Bulbs
Ann Whitman, the green goods supervisor at Gardener's Supply, recently offered some advice for preventing squirrels, deer, and other critters from digging up and destroying your Fall bulbs. Check out her tips below.
- Squirrels love to dig in newly disturbed soil, so prevent them from exploring by disguising your newly planted bulbs.
Do You Have Ivy Growing on Your House?
I love the look of ivy climbing on the exterior of a house. But if your walls are weakly mortared, there's potential for the ivy to damage them. Do you have ivy growing on your house?
DIY: A Fab Photo Wall
I love this instant-art idea, used in one of the Superior Deluxe Rooms at the Portland Ace Hotel. It also seems like it's begging to be DIYed.
Find out how to create something similar when you read more
Coveted Crib: Neal Creek Retreat
Usually, when I share photos of a gorgeous modern home with you, there's little hope of actually staying at that place in real life. Not so with the Neal Creek residence. Located near Hood River, OR, this two-bedroom home is actually available for rent.
10 Tips For Growing Great Tomatoes
One of the true joys of Summer gardening (and Summer farmers markets, for that matter) are just-picked, juicy tomatoes. Luckily, you can grow tomatoes in containers, so even the smallest patio garden can benefit from a delicious tomato plant. There are some important things to consider, though.
How-To: Prep Your Home's Exterior For Painting
I'm sure many of you have painted a room in your home at least once. I've done it countless times. But painting our home's exterior somehow seems more daunting.
Ask Casa: Getting Nail Polish Off of a Wood Table
Hi CasaSugar,
Last night I spilled clear nail polish on my boyfriend's Room & Board end table. I’m not exactly sure what it was, but I think it might have been solid maple, cherry, or walnut with a lacquer finish on it. Needless to say, he was not happy.
DIY: Découpaged Walls
Découpaging your walls with pages from an old book, antique maps, or magazine covers can instantly transform a boring wall into a conversation piece. Your wallcovering will be one of a kind, a quality that even the most glam wallpaper can't give you. Some of you might think that tearing up a book for any project is sacrilegious.
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