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Custom Home Building Winners Announced
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I recently attended my 10th Maryland-National Capitol Building Industry Association Custom Builder awards dinner, and was once again blown away by the quality of design and construction exhibited by all the winners. What particularly struck me was that

Baltimore Sun Ugly Sofa Contest
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The Baltimore Sun and Ashley Furniture are running an “Ugliest Sofa” contest. Submit a photo of your ugly sofa by July 6 to be entered to win a $1,000 voucher for a living room set from Ashley Furniture. Voting runs July 7-21. Here’s a link to the

Five fresh and functional pieces from Room & Board
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We spent a couple of hours at Room & Board last week with interior designer Patrick Baglino, right, whose home and office are a few blocks away. It was a few days before the store's opening, and employees were putting the finishing touches on displays,

How To: Adhere new tiles
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Q I have a marble tabletop 60 inches in diameter. It comprises two semi-circles with a 14-inch square cutout in the center. Someone speculated that the table had been a grinding wheel, and the square was the place for the cog. The square used to be

Home Theater Term of the Week - Dolby Digital
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Dolby Digital is a digital encoding system, developed by Dolby Labs, for audio signals (most commonly present on DVDs) that can be decoded by a receiver or preamplifier with a Dolby Digital decoder. Dolby Digital is often referred to as a 5.1 channel

Giant Lego storage
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Check out the latest storage solutions for children's bedrooms Looking for storage ideas for children's bedrooms? Visit Ideal Home's award-winning blog, HomeShoppingSpy, to see the oversized Lego storage boxes that are set to hit the high street in

I've always wanted to grow a kitchen garden. What do you suggest?
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ow a kitchen garden. What do you suggest? From Ideas That Spark More>> Q: I've always wanted to grow a kitchen garden, but I don't have a lot of outdoor space. What do you suggest? A. There are many ways to get more vegetables into less space: Grow

Senate approves giving homebuyers 3 more months to finish sales and qualify for tax credit
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The Senate on Wednesday approved a plan to give homebuyers an extra three months to finish qualifying for federal tax incentives that boosted home sales this spring. The move by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid would give buyers until Sept. 30 to

Organic Gardening: It's a good thing
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Okay, so I admit that I don’t know my loop handle bypass pruners from my precision pruning snips. So sue me.

A Clean Mudroom
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Biggest Challenges General clutter, from mail to mismatched mittens; wet jackets, shoes, and boots that need a place to go; and tracked-in mud, leaves, and other debris. Fastest Fixes 1. Remove the mess. Ultimately you may want to reorganize the room,

Go for the Glow
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Biggest Challenges 1. Hard-to-reach cobwebs 2. Filmy crystals, dusty bulbs 3. Dingy lampshades Fastest Fixes 1. Wipe out webs. Dust and cobwebs seem to disappear when it's dark, so to nab the pesky problems, turn the lights on before you start cleaning.

A Fresh Couch, Fast!
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Biggest Challenges 1. Hard-to-remove pet hair 2. Dusty, crumby cushions 3. Stains on the fabric Tools You'll Use Fastest Fixes 1. De-hair the chairs. If it takes a moment to notice that the cat or dog is not, in fact, sitting on the couch, recliner, or

2010 MNCBIA Custom Builder Award Winners
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Every spring, the Maryland-National Capital Building Industry Associations presents awards to the best Small Volume and Custom Builders in the region. Following is a list including all of the 2010 winners and a link to an image gallery highlighting each

Elderflower fritters
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I think this must be a good year for elderflowers. Maybe because I've been looking out for them more than usual but everywhere I walk I see trees covered in little scented billows of white. These beautiful flowers are foragers' bliss. Not only are they

Why Do Seeds in the Garden Grow Just As Fast As a Transplant?
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The seed vs. transplant argument among gardeners is almost as old as gardening itself. Many growers swear by transplants and just as many prefer to start all their plants from seed directly in the garden. Some amateur gardeners are puzzled by the...

Summer Decorating Tips
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When the days are long and the air is warm, you want to throw open your and enjoy the days of summer. Bring the fresh look of summer into your home with some quick an easy additions (or removals) of color, style, and accessories. Not everyone has the

Top midsummer picnic spots around the UK
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JUNE 21-27 Stowe Landscape Garden, Buckinghamshire (pictured) Midsummer picnic, 10.30am-8.30pm. Stowe landscape includes more than 40 monuments, open spaces and lakes (01494 755568) Picnic and music, 6pm-9pm. Music by the orangery and in the informal

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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