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How To Layer Lighting Types for Drama and Function
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Lighting is generally one of the last items to be added to a room. In truth it should probably be one of the first, since proper lighting will serve to increase the function, drama, and style of a room. Aim for a mixture of lighting types when redoing a

Design high and low
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It seems fitting that Martha Angus opened her San Francisco office a decade ago by designing an art studio in the San Francisco Decorator Showcase. She studied painting at the cole des Beaux Arts in France and Carnegie Mellon University and is especially

Cow pies become CowPots
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Sometimes the most brilliant ideas are the simplest. That's the case with CowPots, seed-starter pots made of composted cow manure. Composted manure biodegrades in three to four weeks, so starts have unrestricted root growth and become stronger, healthier

5 must-have gardening tools
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Gardeners are familiar with the most common gardening gear - spades, shovels, rakes, gloves, kneepads, pruners, loppers and wheelbarrows. Gardening, however, is a diverse and challenging hobby, requiring the occasional use of more specialized tools.

'Darling Pea' a popular 'pea' plant
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It says something about the popularity and universality of sweet peas that so many plants have the word 'pea' as part of their common name. Count among them a wonderful Australian shrub known as 'Darling Pea.' Swainsona galegifolia is a long-lived

Begonias likely beset by powdery mildew
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Q:I planted some begonias in clay pots and some petunias in a planter. A few weeks ago, both got a powdery white substance on their leaves. I bought new flowers and new potting soil but am afraid to replant until I know what may have caused the white

Nigel Slater's garden of earthly delights
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Nigel Slaters recipes have been enchanting home cooks for 17 years. His new book, extracted here, continues his passion for seasonal food particularly the crops he has grown himself, in his north London vegetable patch. Interview by Tamsin Blanchard

BUY OF THE DAY: Tin bucket tealight holders from Dibor
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Try as we might to hold onto those long, light evenings, the fact is it's already getting darker and there's even festive decorations in the shops! So when I recently spotted these cute zinc tealight holders, it made me think about cosying up my living

Snooping around: Rural, urban or renovation
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Wreck of the week: Kent. This two-bed Georgian farmhouse in Elmstone needs new heating, wiring and fittings ? £35,000 should have a dramatic effect, but that is after your initial £200,000 investment. It is handsome inside and out, and unlisted, so

Let's move to Brecon, Powys
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What's going for it? Perfect downshifting territory, it has all the pluses of life not found in the cut and thrust. Brecon is P. It has a general wash of low-key artsiness, its lanes studded with galleries and craft shops; and foodiness ?

How to lift potatoes
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All potatoes in the veg garden should be lifted by September, before they are attacked by slugs Lift potatoes by late September before they attract black slugs. These pepper tubers with holes and the plant, sensing the attack, retaliates by making the

A Golden Master Bedroom
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Are you thinking of a new color for your master bedroom? Out of all color choices, how can you choose the best one for you? Choosing color is not as easy as it sounds, as it always looks very different in your home than it does in the store, we all know

How to grow: Succisa pratensis
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Succisa pratensis, or devil's bit scabious, brings a dash of blue to the autumn border Succisa pratensis is an autumn-flowering plant, often found growing wild on moist soil. Photo: Blue is such a vivid colour in the crystal-clear light peculiar to early

The Grass Is Greener at Harvard
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Eric T. Fleisher holding a core sample from the organic lawn at Harvard University. A student in Harvard Yard, a heavily traveled part of campus where the soil restoration project began in 2008. THERE is an underground revolution spreading across Harvard

Plant turnip, parsley seeds when garden dries
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The abundant rain may continue to make your vegetable garden difficult to work this week. It's one of those Gardening 101 basics: Turning our native clay when it is wet wrecks the soil structure, badly compacting it. 'I won't touch it while it's wet,'

10 best buys for the home for under £70
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Hot water bottle cover, £45 By Roweno Pinto Buy online at rowpinto.com Snuggle up and fall asleep with a stylishly dressed hot water bottle in earthy forest green tones If you like browsing around Folksy and Etsy, you'll love the Origin London craft

A Place Fit for the Boss
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A reader?s Brooklyn loft gets a makeover on a $5,000 budget with the help of a professional designer, who took the space from stark to sleek just in time for a party with colleagues.

Old Sofas Borrow a New Idea From Cars
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After the success of this summer?s cash-for-clunkers program, retailers and manufacturers are introducing trade-in programs for everything from outdated entertainment centers to used mattresses.

Where Nothing Changes. Ever.
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The owners of a house that dates to the 1890s are content to do as little as possible to restore their home. Member ID orE-Mail Address: Password: Remember me on this computer.

The Design Universe Lines Up at Bergdorfs
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Stacks of a glossy new coffee table book, ?Style and Substance: The Best of Elle Décor,? by Margaret Russell, the magazine?s editor, were arrayed at a party at Bergdorf Goodman.

Art Tips on Lighting and Art Shelves
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Beautiful artwork can be lost unless it is well lit. Illuminating artwork gives it importance. The track lighting in a hallway can be added to banish the dark hallway feel as well as make the art collection that much more dramatic. Next, with art shelves

Battle Rages in California Over TV Power Regulations
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For those that don't live in California, this story may seem trivial, but what starts in California has a habit of affecting the rest of the country sooner or later. What I am referring to is the ongoing battle between the California Energy Commission

Jinny Blom: how to get the natural look
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Award-winning designer Jinny Blom gives top tips on getting the natural look in your garden Designer Jinny Blom's natural look at Chelsea Flower Show 2007, where her garden for Laurent-Perrier won a gold medal. Photo: MARTIN POPE Jinny Blom, the

Five water-wise tips for your garden
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Send to a friend * marked fields are required. * Your name * Friend's e-mail Comment Action Submit Ditch the watering can in favour of water-saving gardening strategies Do you find yourself with hose in hand far more often than you'd care to admit?

10 best penstemons for the garden
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Different varieties of penstemon are put to the test for long-lasting flowers and hardiness. Here are the results Penstemon Raven is one of the 10 best varieties for the garden Photo: JONATHAN BUCKLEY Walking aound the garden at Sissinghurst today, it's

Craig's bliss
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It seems wrong, somehow, to be bickering in such a beautiful, serene space. But Craig Newmark and his girlfriend, Eileen Whelpley, appear to fundamentally disagree on how the newly remodeled basement room in Newmark's Parnassus Heights home is to be

BUY OF THE DAY: Wine rack from Nest.co.uk
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The perfect kitchen accessory - showcase your bottles in style My flatmate and I are about to move into a new house, so we've decided to celebrate by buying a wine rack. Choosing the right one can be a difficult task. They can be great kitchen