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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?
Yummy Links: From Katie Lee to Top Chef 7
- Katie Lee admits that having the last name Joel helped her career get started.— New York Magazine
- Black ravioli with pumpkin is the perfect Halloween dinner.— Saveur
- Feeling sick? Start eating these flu-fighting foods.— The Epi-Log
- Here are 10 creepy but festive Halloween recipes— Endless Simmer
- An inside look at Ad Hoc at Home, Thomas Keller's new cookbook. — Eat Me Daily
- Celebrate Fall by turning tortillas into leaf-shaped chips.
Hvenbnd's Beautiful Wall Colors
Su Casa member Hvenbnd recently asked for your advice on wall colors. See how her painting quest has progressed since we last checked in with her.
I posted an earlier entry asking the community for help with picking paint colors.
Game Review: Your Shape For Wii
There's a new fitness game in town and it's ready to work you out and make you sweat. Your Shape ($69), a new Wii game by Ubisoft, makes Jenny McCarthy your workout coach and training buddy so you don't have to sweat it out alone.
The game comes with a camera that you perch on your TV; it captures your image and plays it on your TV so you move with a reflection of yourself, like looking in a mirror.
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