Pot Heads: A simple reminder for everyone reading the news all day

It's tempting to pay attention to the news all day, but make sure you give your brain a break.

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Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your October to-do list

Mow your leaves, winterize your outdoor faucets and other home maintenance tasks you should take care of before the weather turns colder.

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Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your October to-do list

Mow your leaves, winterize your outdoor faucets and other home maintenance tasks you should take care of before the weather turns colder.

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Here are 9 home maintenance tasks for your October to-do list

Mow your leaves, winterize your outdoor faucets and other home maintenance tasks you should take care of before the weather turns colder.

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Book Review – Laundry Love: Finding Joy in a Common Chore

Laundry isn’t everyone’s favourite chore. Laundry isn’t simply a hobby for Patric Richardson; it’s a way of life. He’s ready to offer his secrets, techniques, and hacks after years of conducting Laundry Camp at the Mall of America for thousands of eager trainees, bringing surprise and joy to this often hated task.

Are you sorting your clothes? Whites and darks aren’t the only options. Are you thinking about the wash cycles? Every load, including delicates, should be washed on warm with express or quick-wash. Do you have a lot of dry cleaning bills to pay? You’ll learn how to wash everything at home, and I mean everything. And what about those mostly clean but stench-free clothes? Richardson has a trick for reviving them as well (hint: it involves vodka, not soap)

Changing your relationship with laundry can also change your life. Richardson’s handy advice shows us how to save time and money (and the planet!) with our laundry―and he intersperses it all with a healthy dose of humor, real-life laundry stories, and lessons from his Appalachian upbringing and career in fashion.

Laundry Love will make you wonder why you ever stressed about ironing, dry cleaning, or (god forbid) red wine spills on your new couch. No matter the issue, Richardson is here to help you make laundry miracles happen―wrinkles and stains be damne

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You guys gave me some good ideas to help stop my night terrors about my sister.  I am trying to look at as many beautiful pictures of her as much as I can to replace the horror of watching her die. Many of you have suffered the same feelings I have had and I appreciate your words of wisdom to help me on my journey of healing.  Thank you for sharing. I am slowly moving through life right now

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You guys gave me some good ideas to help stop my night terrors about my sister.  I am trying to look at as many beautiful pictures of her as much as I can to replace the horror of watching her die. Many of you have suffered the same feelings I have had and I appreciate your words of wisdom to help me on my journey of healing.  Thank you for sharing. I am slowly moving through life right now

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You guys gave me some good ideas to help stop my night terrors about my sister.  I am trying to look at as many beautiful pictures of her as much as I can to replace the horror of watching her die. Many of you have suffered the same feelings I have had and I appreciate your words of wisdom to help me on my journey of healing.  Thank you for sharing. I am slowly moving through life right now

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You guys gave me some good ideas to help stop my night terrors about my sister.  I am trying to look at as many beautiful pictures of her as much as I can to replace the horror of watching her die. Many of you have suffered the same feelings I have had and I appreciate your words of wisdom to help me on my journey of healing.  Thank you for sharing. I am slowly moving through life right now

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Do you have a glossy green front lawn? What is this, the 1950s? | Tayo Bero

Green lawns are terrible for the environment. They’re also embarrassingly old-fashioned and out of style

Americans love front yards with big, carefully manicured lawns. In fact, homeowners spent a record $47.8bn in lawn and garden retail purchases in 2018 alone. Then there’s the water usage: 9tn gallons a year nationwide just on gardening. We consume this water even as parts of the American west are in the grip of a horrific drought that has paralyzed farmers, triggered huge wildfires, and has some states considering water cutbacks.

The reason we spend so much time, money and natural resources on our lawns, as Kristen Radtke recently noted in the Los Angeles Times, is that decades of television and popular culture have cemented in our brains a certain image of the American dream: house in the suburbs, white picket fence, two-car garage, glossy green lawn. The problem isn’t just that that image is difficult to attain for a lot of Americans. It’s that it’s embarrassingly dated.

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Q&A: Shaolin Low on upsizing from an apartment to your first home

Jura Koncius and designer Shaolin Low talk about upsizing to your first home.

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A Late Summer Garden Tea

Hello everyone, It is a beautiful day here but there is a touch of autumn in the air . I do love the autumn light in the garden now. It is still lovely for tea in the garden though so I love to be outdoors as much as possible. I think this yellow enamelware teapot and  the cups are charming for a casual garden tea. We are having our tea today in the Allee garden under the grape

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A Late Summer Garden Tea

Hello everyone, It is a beautiful day here but there is a touch of autumn in the air . I do love the autumn light in the garden now. It is still lovely for tea in the garden though so I love to be outdoors as much as possible. I think this yellow enamelware teapot and  the cups are charming for a casual garden tea. We are having our tea today in the Allee garden under the grape

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Textured Canvas Wall Art

Decorating your home or office can be easy. A huge trend taking the internet by storm is textured canvases. These striking pieces of home decor look amazing in any space and they’re easy to DIY! With a few supplies and some patience, you can create your own textured canvases to frame and hang around your home or office. Have fun and use your imagination to create textured pieces of wall art.

Keep the canvases monochromatic or add a pop of color to your pieces. The possibilities are endless with this fun and easy wall art project!

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The Renegade Craft Fair is online this year. Here's how to browse

Shop for handmade Mother's Day gifts at the Renegade Craft Virtual Fair starting today.

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The L.A. 'granny flat' built for climate change: Take a look at the eco-chic inside

A downsized, upcycled barn in Highland Park is transformed into one of L.A.'s greenest ADUs. Take a tour inside. It may inspire your next design.

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Barn to be wild: a Wiltshire farm building reimagined as a joyful, contemporary home

A painter and her designer husband have converted a farm building into a thrilling family home

To see Lucy Kent and her husband John Gilbey in their Wiltshire barn with their two small children you could believe that they had lived and worked there for years – but this ambitious, bold and joyful home was created from scratch after many weekends spent peering over fences in search of a plot.

The legwork finally paid off when John found a piece of land with an existing agriculture building sitting at the head of the plot and tracked down the farmer. Fates collided as the farmer was in the market for selling the building and adjoining meadows. Yet it was still a leap of faith because there was no precedent for building a residential property on the agricultural plot, but with determination and patience the couple finally got planning permission two years later.

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A Touch of the Blues

Hello everyone, As some of you probably know I am a fan of blue and white so that is my theme for today.    A chintz tea set with blue hydrangeas      in a flow blue pitcher that belonged to my grandparents. A closer look at my flow blue pictures that were a wedding gift to my grandparents. A little bit of  Dutch with an antique blue and white pitcher. Some blue and white thrift

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8 Day Beds You Can Make In A Weekend

 

Ah, Daybeds. The thing we all wish we had, especially on a freezing cold winter day or a scorching summer day when we can’t be bothered to do anything. A common misconception of Day beds is that they are expensive, but in reality, they don’t need to be. In this list of DIY Easy Daybeds, you will find hand-picked DIY tutorials to get you to that blissful spot of doing nothing and just sinking into the daybed. The best thing about daybeds is that you don’t need to be sleeping on them to relax – I commonly find myself reading or listening to music on my couch, and that’s what a daybed is – a better version of a couch.

Looking for more backyard projects? Check out these DIY Backyard books on Amazon.

 

DIY Caned Sofa Daybed Ikea Hack 

How to Build a DIY Daybed for $50

DIY Mid Century Daybed 

DIY Daybed for $100 – Expandable Twin-to-King Guest Bed

Small Space Solution: Double Duty DIY Daybeds

DIY DAYBED

Learn how to build your own hanging day bed swing!

DIY Daybed | How to Build a Daybed

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Jonathan Adler's hilarious tips to help you 'werk' from home during coronavirus

Designer Jonathan Adler weighs in on working from home with his trademark one-liners.

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DIY FRIDGE MAGNETS

Its such an easy and simple DIY. If you like to have pictures, sketches or kids drawings on your fridge door, then these DIY magnets will be a perfect décor to hold them. Also you can get these items from dollar store. Pop a bunch of them in a bag and give as handmade gifts.

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20 Outdoor Pallet Ideas For Your Backyard

DIY Pallet wood projects for outdoor spaces are an ideal and budget-friendly way to create the oasis you have always wanted in your yard. Free pallets can usually be found on your local giveaway websites, behind businesses and sometimes you will even see some just lying on the side of the road. You can transform these pieces of scrap wood into easy pallet outdoor furniture for your front porch, conceal yard/garden tools with hidden pallet storage, and create pallet crafts to decorate your deck, plus so much more. With a little bit of ingenuity and time, there is no shortage of DIY pallet ideas that you can’t make. 

Looking for more Pallet Crafts? Check out these Pallet Project books.these Upcycling Furniture Books we found on Amazon.

If you’re still looking for a little inspiration, check out these 20 Outdoor Pallet Projects To Beautify Your Yard!

 

DIY Pallet Wood Planter Box from House By Hoff

Pallet Wood Walkway from Funky Junk Interiors

DIY Pallet Couch from The Merrythought

Rustic Pallet Wood Coffee Table with Drink Cooler from Remodelaholic

DIY Pallet Swing Bed from The Merrythought

Pallet Wood Succulent Planter from Unique Creations By Anita

DIY Upcycled Rainbow Pallet Flower Garden from Hello Creative Family

A Cool Pallet Wood Chair from Funky Junk Interiors

DIY Stenciled Pallet Wood Floor from A Piece Of Rainbow

Two Pallet Potting Bench from A Piece Of Rainbow

DIY Hose Holder with Pallet Wood Planter from DIY Candy

Garden Shed Pallet Gate from Funky Junk Interiors

Tin Can Pallet Planter from Pillar Box Blue

Pallet Wood Welcome Sign from House By Hoff 

Bee Pallet Garden from Compost And Cava

Rustic American Flag Pallet from Pink Fortitude

Simple DIY Pallet Pool Storage from Juggling Act Mama

DIY Pallet Mason Jar Herb Garden from Hello Creative Family

Chevron Pallet Mounted Door Hanging Vase from Unoriginal Mom

DIY Pallet Planter from Juggling Act Mama

 

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