Refurnished Living: Straight A’s in being green
Hard to believe the summer is almost over, but with the end of this carefree, sweaty-fun season comes the ritual of back-to-school shopping (and the hilarious Staples back-to-school commercial). Don’t...
View ArticleDown the garden path: What to do with tricky curbside spots?
Going to Hell (Strips) Story and photo by Colleen Plimpton/Life@Home They go by various intriguing names: inferno band, verge, curbside landscape, tree lawn, devil belt. But most folks just call them...
View ArticleDesign Classics: The gedy cucciolo toilet brush
Bowled Over By Kim Messenger/Life@Home Now a toilet brush is just the kind of thing that cries out for good design. It needs all the help it can get! Luckily for us the Cucciolo Toilet Brush, designed...
View ArticleHouse Blend: All Washed Up
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home I hate emptying the dishwasher. I hate it more than cleaning the bathrooms, washing windows or folding sheets. I hate the water that collects on glasses and bowls and...
View ArticleThe Vineyard: Wine illuminations from Madrid and Scotland!
Torrentes By Alistair Highet/Life@Home Wine moments. There are an infinite number of wines, grapes, regions, and styles out there and one’s exploration of the world of wine is a lifetime pursuit. Fine....
View ArticleTable@Home: Marking the close of a long, hot summer
Berry Good By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home I savor the long days of summer. I love the sandy, hot days spent with my family at the beach, the hikes on a sunny trail and even the lazy days lounging about...
View ArticleFive things: Greta Killmer
Five things I can’t live without Greta Killmer: Nurse, CNY Fertility Center Photos and Story by Suzanne Kawola/Life@Home Greta Killmer wasn’t sure she wanted to be a nurse. But once she began working...
View ArticleArtisan: Custom-furniture-maker Greg Pattison tells his tale following a...
Tree Pictures By Laurie Lynn Fischer/Life@Home Scandinavian-trained furniture craftsman Greg Pattison runs his hand along the spare contours of one of his originals. “I love what they call it in...
View Article@Home with Barbara Nelson and Tim Dufel
East Meets West — Two arty architects make a hip home By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Barbara Nelson and Tim Dufel may live in Troy, but their home has a distinct California vibe. “I was raised for the...
View ArticleLocavore: Zehr and Sons’ mushroom farm grows mushrooms for all
’Shroom Rooms By Jennifer E. O’brien/Life@Home If six years ago you had told Jeremy and Doreen Zehr they would soon make their living selling mushrooms, they probably would not have believed you. The...
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