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Associated Press New York-based ceramic artist Nicholas Newcomb's earthenware air pod holders showcase miniature orchids in New York.
At Home: indoor plants with pizzazz
On the indoor gardening stage, plants such as peace lily, Boston fern and sansevieria are veterans, tried-and-true performers that require little fussing over. But there are scene changes afoot;...
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Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/MCT Built-in bookshelves hold a collection of antique decoy and vintage gunpowder flasks in a home in Fairway, Kan.
Books jockey for shelf space with other cherished collections
Bookcases are in transition, just like the people who own them. The printed word no longer needs paper, and paper no longer needs stiffened linen or leather to contain it and be a … book. Rows o...
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Brilliant flowers generated original clothing dyes
Are your plants dying? Plants produce more than pretty flowers. Some of our most commonly grown garden plants produce some of the most beautiful and subtle colors. Until the late 1880s when chem...
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Associated Press Singer and home-goods designer Belinda Carlisle is shown. The former Go-Go's member said traveling inspired the designs in her new home design collection.
Carlisle turns taste to home goods
NEW YORK — “Home-goods designer” was never a particular aspiration for Belinda Carlisle, the singer best known as part of the Go-Go’s. But, she says, she was spending so much time traveling, and es...
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Conditioning cut flowers for show or home display not a complicated task
Whether wanting cut flowers in your home for your own personal enjoyment or to enter the freshest flowers and other herbaceous plants in the McCracken County Flower Show, it is good to know how to ...
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Handmade bag insert hides bulky camera
While the thought of lugging around a heavy camera and even bulkier bag may have you reaching for a small point-and-shoot or your smartphone, consider camouflaging your camera in a padded insert tu...
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Diggin’ In: Feeding birds year-round
If you think feeding the birds is only a winter time need, think again. You help the birds when you put out seeds and suets year-round. “A bird-friendly garden benefits the environment as a whol...
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Easy kitchen updates
It goes without saying that the kitchen is one of the hardest-working rooms in the home. For most, it’s the heart of family life and usually the one room where everyone gathers together. With so mu...
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Making some sense of tile’s versatility
Choosing tile for your home once meant picking from among a handful of pastel ceramic squares. Would it be dusty pink or dusty blue? If you were feeling bold, maybe mint green or pale yellow? To...
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Deer don’t see beauty of plants, just taste
Aha, caught in the act. The mystery of who ate my hydrangeas and Knock-out rose ( birthday present in full bloom) is solved. I caught a doe smelling the hydrangeas, protected by bird netting, an...
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