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Gardening & Home Decor

Gardening - indoors or outdoors - can be a wonderful hobby for women of all ages.

5 months ago

When Gardening Is Your Passion, Grow Veggies Indoors!

For city dwellers, having a vegetable garden may seem like a pie in the sky. However, growing veggies indoors can be done and is actually a lot easier than most people think – it’s a phenomenal, low-maintenance alternative to nurturing an actual outdoor…

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5 months ago

Tiny Garden, Big Joy: How to Start a Window-Box or Balcony Garden in Winter + Early Spring

Do you live in a small space? Are you thinking about downsizing from a house to an apartment or condo? Did you know that even if you don’t have a yard, you can still enjoy the pleasures of nurturing a tiny garden right in the space that you have available? All you need is a balcony and/or a windowsill to get started…

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7 months ago

The Moon Garden: A Historical Tradition and a Modern Sanctuary

A moon garden is a landscape designed to reveal its greatest beauty at night, using pale blooms, silvery foliage, reflective surfaces, and night-blooming flowers…

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7 months ago

Decorate How You Want: Finding Joy in Any Season

When I was a teenager, we had an enormous pinecone wreath in our dining room. It started out as Christmas décor, full of ornaments and ribbon, but it never came down. Storage was at a premium, and the wreath was pretty fragile. Besides, my mother loved it and how it made…

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7 months ago

Staying Put in a Sort-of New Place

The process of renovating my 60-year-old primary bathroom started not with a design consultation or interview with a general contractor but with a conversation about dying. As suggested by all the smart financial planners, my daughters and I had a heart-to-heart chat about how…

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8 months ago

How to Make Your Home Pet Friendly

Pets are family today. They live with us. They provide companionship and are a great source of comfort, especially to those living alone. To make your home pet friendly, you must provide a safe environment for them. Puppies and kittens are like babies…

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8 months ago

6 Useful Tips to Prepare Your Garden for the Winter Season (# 6 is My Favorite!)

Summer has unfortunately come to an end, and now it’s time to jump into your rain boots, grab your trusty trowel and put those garden beds to rest. While fall certainly isn’t the most exciting time to be gardening, your plants will appreciate…

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9 months ago

Fall Gardening Guide: Cultivating Autumn’s Bounty

Fall is the perfect time to breathe new life into your garden! As the sweltering summer heat fades away, cool temperatures create ideal conditions for a variety of plants to thrive. You can extend your growing season and enjoy a bountiful harvest well into autumn…

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9 months ago

Mirrors, Trays and Etageres – 3 Helpers to Upgrade and Organize Even the Smallest of Spaces

Mirrors are more than practical or beautiful. Mirrors catch light and motion. They are interior design objects, magic creators of illusion and space. It is not vain to have many mirrors in your home. No, it is smart! Mirrors „open“ walls for extra depth and effectively…

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11 months ago

Wardrobe Treasures Turn into New Furniture Look

Rainy days are ideal for decluttering my closet, and I was in the mood for it. Soon, I had proudly gathered a pile of clothes, ready to donate it to Goodwill. But I also had the familiar treasures that I always put back in the closet because I just can’t let go off them.

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