THE GOODS ON HOME IMPROVEMENT: Sprucing up your patio furniture with paint (Lancaster Online)
You didn't bring the outdoor furniture inside for the winter, or even cover it. Now your chairs and patio table, even the umbrella
Cleaning house with a twist -- finding new uses for old things (North Adams Transcript)
Springtime is here again, and with it the annual tradition of cleaning house. But that doesn't have to mean bag after bag of garbage. Given fears of a recession and worries about overflowing landfills, there's new incentive to find second lives for many household items.
Making the most of outdoor living (Carroll County Online)
At one time, outdoor living was limited to the concept of a patio and a few nice lawn chairs. But today, it can mean anything from a backyard fire pit to a fully furnished outdoor room to a beautifully landscaped pool with a tumbling waterfall.
Take it outside -- to the back yard, that is (Wisconsin State Journal)
Anyone who remembers the 1960s probably remembers what back yards contained back then: a swing set, a tool shed, a small vegetable plot, a dog house and clothes lines. Many houses didn't even have back doors, only side doors. Then, the middle class began to discover what the wealthy knew -- that back yards are great places to entertain. After a winter like this, most of us are making plans to ...
CHEATSHEET: Revisiting your old patio furniture (Contra Costa Times)
You didn't bring the outdoor furniture inside for the winter, or even cover it. Now, your chairs and patio table, even the umbrella, look plug ugly. No need to panic, though.
|
