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How-To: Add a Medallion to Your Chandelier
If you want to class up your chandelier, consider adding a medallion to it. I've already showed you how to turn medallions into wall art, and alerted you to a new medallion light. If neither of these ideas strike your fancy, then maybe a ceiling medallion in its traditional placement is for you.
How-To: Keep Raccoons Away From Your Home
They may be cute, but these masked bandits are carriers of dangerous parasites and rabies. While in most cases raccoons will be able to coexist peacefully with humans, sometimes their presence becomes a nuisance, if not a real danger (my dog was recently attacked by a raccoon in the yard). To discourage them from taking up residence in your crawlspace or in your yard, I've rounded up some great tips to keep raccoons at paw's length.
Can You Use a Circular Saw?
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Can You Use a Circular Saw?
Yes, I'm a home improvement diva!
I've used one before, but I could use some review lessons.
How-To: Rewiring an Overhead Fixture
If you thought that changing out a light fixture was beyond your skill set, think again. This
How-To: Hanging a Window Box
For all of you small-space gardeners out there, window boxes are a great way to maximize growing space. Find out how to hang one with this how-to, from the experts at This Old House. If you have basic carpentry skills (and know how to operate a level and a power drill) then you can decorate your house with gorgeous, flower-filled window boxes.
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Casa Verde: 21 Eco-Friendly Home Improvements
I'm always looking for new ways to make my home greener, so thanks to Tdamji for pointing me to this list of 21 eco-friendly home improvements. (By the way, if you haven't checked out Tdamji's Minimal Harm — For the Love of the Planet group, I highly recommend it.)
This 21-green salute will help your conscience and your pocketbook, saving money and increasing your home's value. How many of these tactics do you use in your home?
Before and After: Updating a Sun Porch
Su Casa member PrettyLittleWorld loves her new home, but she wasn't a fan of her sun porch. She writes, "When we moved into our new home over the summer, we knew the sun porch would have to get some attention so that we could use it. The previous design was just all around unattractive, and made the porch feel a little depressing.
Cool Idea: Disguise an Ugly Rental Wall
When you live in a rental, you often have to deal with some less-than-ideal features, such as ugly linoleum and mirrored closet doors. Canadian House and Home magazine recently offered a reader advice on hiding an ugly mirrored wall, and the tip is perfect for renters dealing with an ugly wall or closet door in their own home. Simply use inexpensive fabric curtain panels and a pretty curtain rod to improve that less-than-ideal feature in your rental.
Home Depot to Launch Exclusive Martha Stewart Living Brand
Home Depot and Martha Stewart Living have announced a plan to develop an exclusive Martha Stewart Living line of home improvement products including outdoor living, home organization, and home décor items for Home Depot's stores. Like Martha's other products, you can expect them to be traditionally stylish and good quality, but they will also be affordable. Both design teams are working side by side to create a collection that makes coordinating décor and design during home improvement projects easy.
Cool Idea: A Fan That Ventilates and Warms
One of my least favorite things about chilly Fall mornings is stepping into a freezing bathroom to take a shower. Since I live in the Bay Area, we seldom turn on our central heating, so more often than not, the bathroom feels like an icebox.
Instead of using a space heater, I’m thinking about adding an exhaust vent fan with a heater.
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