Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Decor decisions/Getting on reality TV/Pets & holidays

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Make home-improvement decisions business, not personal
Decision at your doorstep

When planning your home improvement budget for 2012, which choice wins out: the projects you want, or the improvements that will sell your house?

Ways to keep remodeling costs, and frustration, down Getting remodeling right

A quick guide to making your next home improvement a success.
Living the high life, family-style The high life, family style

Kid-friendly condo buildings make growing up in the city a walk in the park.
What it takes to get on reality home shows Be a reality design star

TV producers go through hundreds of homeowners each year. How do they get on these shows?
The joys of growing Christmas cactus (but not just for Christmas) Christmas cactus year-round

The name is misleading: It doesn't take much to give this plant a long life.

Replace a shower stall door Replace a shower stall door

A carpenter will charge $331 to install a good shower door. You can buy one for $280.
Second life for 240-year-old home Second life for old house

Five years and hundreds of thousands of dollars later, a 240-year-old home wraps up a sustainable makeover.
Homemade gifts made easy: In batches Homemade gifts made easy

Do-it-yourself magic can stretch your holiday budget.
Why are rock-bottom mortgage rates so hard to get? The elusive refi deal

Why are rock-bottom mortgage rates so hard to get?
Mortgage outlook: Best of times, worst of times Mortgage outlook

Five years ago, it would have been difficult to imagine a mortgage at around 3 percent. Yet here we are.
Keep your pets safe during the holiday season Keep pets safe at Christmas

Give the veterinarians Christmas Day off with 12 ways to keep your pets safe and happy for the howlidays.

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