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Open House: What Was Your Most Successful DIY?
For crafters and DIYers, a few failures are par for the course. That's part of the reason why successful DIY projects are such a coup. I've had my share of successes and failures, and I'm currently in the middle of one of my more ambitious projects ever.
Open House: How Are You Celebrating Halloween?
Whether you've been planning your costume or party for months, or are stuck for last-minute ideas, you should definitely get out there and celebrate tonight! At my house, we'll be waiting on trick-or-treaters (or trying to) and then heading to a friend's party in San Francisco for the evening. I still haven't decided on a costume, but I'm sure I can whip something up at the last minute.
Open House: Have You Ever Lived in a Haunted House?
Back in college, I lived in a creaky, spooky Victorian with three housemates. One February night, when all three of my housemates were out of town, I heard creaking on the stairs outside my bedroom. The creaking wasn't random — it sounded like footsteps.
Open House: What's Your Home's Pet Policy?
My husband and I share our house with two dogs, which means a lot more vacuuming and dusting than nonpet people experience in their homes. We try to keep things tidier by keeping the pups off of furniture. However, they have full run of the house, hang out in every room, and even keep us company while we're cooking in the kitchen.
Open House: Least Favorite Fall Chores
Once the season turns, it's time to compile, and check off, all of those necessary Fall chores. From sweeping out gutters to raking up leaves, there's no end to the tasks that need attending to. My least favorite Fall chore is actually scheduling appointments with handymen and carpenters.
Open House: Are You Throwing Any Fall Parties?
Every October, I love to invite a few friends over for a pumpkin carving party. It's a great excuse to reconnect with friends, and who can resist the fun of carving images and faces into a pumpkin?
Another friend of mine, who's an amateur mixologist, loves to throw a Halloween-themed cocktail party right around Halloween.
Open House: How Do You Decorate For Fall?
I love Indian corn wreaths. When I was a kid, I remember visiting my grandmother in the Autumn and marveling at the dried cobs of Indian corn she'd grown in her garden. The kernels were all so fantastically colored.
Open House: What Are Your Friends' or Family Members' Weirdest Cleaning Habits?
The other Saturday, when the hubz and I were cleaning the house, he turned to me and yelled over the vacuum, "Do you ever vacuum the sofa?"
"Yes, of course," I yelled back. At this point, he picked up the vacuum and ran it over the sofa.
Open House: What Are Your Design Pet Peeves?
In my slideshow of the top 10 worst decorating mistakes, I covered design failures that are simply inexcusable — no ifs, ands, or buts. But seeing as decorating is all about taste, it's a very subjective field. There are plenty of design choices that I certainly wouldn't recommend or that even make me cringe, but at the same time I wouldn't call them mistakes.
Open House: What Are You Doing on Your Holiday Weekend?
This Monday in the US we celebrate Labor Day. Labor Day, which is always the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. Traditionally, Labor Day was celebrated with a street parade, followed by a festival for American workers and their families.
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