Decorating Your Home For Spring

Decorating your home for spring?  The trends for spring home décor are brighter, newer and fresher.  According to Oprah.com, Decorate for Spring: 10 Tips from 10 Different Designers, redecorating for this sunny season can be inexpensive and simple to do. Check out the tips below for spring that will give …

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Tips for a Successful Yard Sale

Whether you are moving into a new home, improving your home or just doing annual spring cleaning, having a yard sale is a popular way to make a profit.  A yard sale can be hard work, but below are some tips and tricks to make it successful. Tips and Tricks: …

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11 Ways to Stretch Your Remodeling Budget

Remodeling your home is considerably different from building your new home. Your home becomes a worksite, living side-by-side with the project from start to finish.  Not only can this make you stressful, but keeping expenditures under control throughout the remodeling process is another huge factor that most homeowners have to …

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How To Maintain Your Lawn

There is always the neighbor that has the perfect lawn. Everything is fresh and the grass is always green.  Well, you can be that neighbor.  Maintaining your lawn is the key to a successful beautiful green lawn. Follow these tips to maintain your lawn throughout the seasons: Like everything on …

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Building a Stone Walkway

If you want to get a “country” feel to your yard, building a stone walkway is a perfect addition to get that look.  According to an article by the DIY Network, building a stone walkway is an easy to moderate task well-suited for the do-it-yourselfers. In this project you will: …

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How to Make Your Own Valentine’s Day Gift Baskets

Valentine’s Day, on which lovers express their love for each other by presenting flowers, offering confectionery, and sending greeting cards is upon us.  So, what are you going to present to that special someone?  Instead of going out and buying something generic, show that special someone that you have been …

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How to play Bocce

Bocce is considered one the world’s oldest sport, a sport known to revive the body and mind, and next to soccer, the most popular game in the world. In early times, Romans would use coconuts to play this legendary ball sport and later used olive wood to carve bocce balls. Now …

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Minimalist Interior Design

Looking for a simple, clutter-free look to add to your home? Minimalist Interior Design schemes are all the trend for 2011.  According to the article Minimalist Interior Design by interior-design-it-yourself.com, for this cutting edge style it takes hard work to keep it tidy, clean and totally clutter-free.  Here are some …

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Tennis Tips – Backswing

I’ve stopped using the expression “racquet back” while coaching. Instead I’m saying “racquet ready”. Here’s the difference. Most of the errors I observe while coaching or observing play come from too much backswing resulting in late hits. Backswing gives us power, but not necessarily enough control. It’s better to prepare …

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