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Optimizing Sound Quality with Acoustic Treatments and Bass Traps
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You spent a lot of money and put in a lot of time setting up your new home theater system. However, even after placing your speakers properly and setting the speaker levels using the tools you have on-hand, such as a built-in equalization/room correction

What would you do?
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Our weekly House Calls column invites Washington area readers to submit rooms that need decorating help. Rooms are matched with local designers who propose ideas for a makeover. Submit rooms to makeover@washpost.com. This week's room: A Sterling couple

Uprooted for a new life in a new garden
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Nearly 28 years ago, the day before my younger son was born, we bought this converted carthouse, dwarfed and protected from the north winds by our massive neighbour, an East Anglian wool church, sadly now far too big for the tiny congregation. The

Savings experiment: Grow delicious bargains in your own veggie garden
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Filed under: Food , Saving Money If you're the type of person who loves rutabagas, playing in the dirt and avoiding supermarket checkout lines, then you've either found your calling as a DIY veggie gardener, or should seriously consider taking it up.

Gardening week ahead: Semi-evergreen roses
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Roses of wild origin often offer the best evergreen characteristics; keeping much of their foliage through the winter, especially in sheltered gardens. These tend to be tough and vigorous, happily covering a house wall. Rosa mulliganii is a rampant

Gardening week ahead: Recycle grey water
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"Grey water" is the domestic waste water from baths, showers, washing machines and the kitchen sink. A washing machine can use more than 50 litres - five watering cans. Grey water varies in quality: dishwasher waste is too polluted for the garden, while

Gardening week ahead: growing Florence fennel
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It resents disturbance and responds to any shock by bolting: producing feathery fronds and flowers, but no swollen stems. Timing is crucial: if sown too early, cold can cause bolting; if sown too late, plants won't fatten up before the winter. Now is

Sights and sounds of the garden
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Returning home from week, I found an explosion of growth. Gunnera and tree fern leaves are adding to the jungly mood, and so are the blackbirds' baritone gurgles, which compare favourably with the tropical bird noises that James Wong piped through his

Your Kids Can Help You Organize Their Rooms!
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With kids out of school soon, this could be the perfect time to recruit them to help organize their rooms. If you get them to help plan the job and help with the work, they just might be more interested in keeping their things organized. Once you

Tips for pet-friendly homes and gardens
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Gardener: A moss lawn: Made in the shade
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Pass on the grass: Lawn-free gardens for effortless cool
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That most sacred of British garden features, the lawn, is under attack. Designers dub them unfashionable, environmentalists disapprove of the chemicals used in their upkeep and, with garden sizes shrinking, ever more homeowners feel they have no space

How well do you know your neighbours?
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According to a new study by YouGov, neighbourliness is on the way out. When compared with a similar survey 30 years ago, twice as many people said they would 'never' call on their next-door neighbour. One in two thought they knew more about their

Gardener grows rare blue poppies in Devon
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Ray Brown spent years trying to grow the flowers which require cool, acidic conditions to thrive. He has finally succeeded after planting them in a shaded area using recycled tomato bags at his nursery Plant World, near Newton Abbot. He sheltered the

Butterfly metal wall art from Tesco | Metal wall art
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Update your walls and make a statement with metal wall art Metal wall artis a simple yet striking way to update your home. We've found this Butterfly metal wall art from Tesco for just £40 which is sure to transform the feel of any room.

Protection against pea and bean weevils, and moving a weeping fig plant
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Claire Cox wants to know what is making little notches in the edges of the leaves of her peas and broad beans on her allotment. This is the work of the tiny, seldom-seen pea and bean weevil. Adults overwinter in plant debris and coarse vegetation (of

Growing clematis on a hawthorn
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I have wild hawthorn tree (about 20ft tall) that is basically part of an old hedge that has been allowed to grow to afford some privacy, and I would like to grow a clematis into it. Because of the hedge and the tree itself, the soil is very dry in the

What to do about weeping willows suffering from anthracnose
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Five years ago I planted a number of weeping willows along a stream bordering my large garden. In their second year I noted leaves curling, bearing small brown spots, turning yellow and dropping off. The bark of these branches also developed brown crusty

How to prepare for your garden's survival while you are on your summer holiday
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If she is not careful, Jane Abbot, who admits to being "newly besotted" by her garden, is going to turn into one of those people who refuses point blank to go away in the summer because they can't leave their tomatoes. "Forced" (her word) to join her

Garden grabbing: the rules for homeowners
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Comments The Sunday Telegraph property section can claim a bit-part in this weeks announcement that garden-grabbing the practice whereby developers build in the back gardens of existing homes is to be discouraged. In aggrieved at plans to build flats

Why a visit to Kew Gardens is worth every penny
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Comments Has there ever been a more spectacular example of inflation in this country than the admission price to Kew Gardens? At the time of decimalisation in 1971, the charge was just one new penny. So it was with some surprise that I sauntered up to

Our 10 Summertime Favorites
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A Retreat with a Neutral Palette
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Suzie Aijala and her husband, Ainar, love the bustle of their primary address in Manhattan. But on weekends and in the summer, they're ready for a calmer retreat. Here, in their bayside home in Mantoloking, New Jersey, they can relax with their son and

15 Ways to Stay Cool & Save Money
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With summers trending hotter and budgets getting tighter, it's tough to stay cool. Here's how to reduce your summer energy bills without breaking the bank. Slide 1 of 16 Replace Your Windows According to the EPA, Energy Star-qualified windows can save

Add Shade to Outdoor Spaces
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Whether building a new or updating an existing deck or patio, consider a few ideas from this affordable and action-packed outdoor room. Slide 1 of 15 Outdoor Room Turn a dull deck or patio into entertainment central. This space boasts an outdoor kitchen,

17 Tips for Comfier Outdoor Living
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Tour this newly renovated California deck and patio, and find ideas for creating an outdoor room full of comfort and practical amenities. Slide 1 of 19 Ultimate Outdoor Room This 3,000-square-foot deck and adjoining patio boasted spectacular ocean views,

Pool Design Tips
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Discover a basic backyard turned tropical getaway -- complete with a pool, outdoor kitchen, and guesthouse -- and get great ideas for designing and outfitting your pool. Slide 1 of 15 Backyard Destination When the homeowners first bought this property in