Chevron, stripes, checkerboard - even painted lily pads - these cool floors make a colorful statement right under your feet. For your next project, try something new with your floors.
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As a longtime fan of lucite, I'm excited to see that designers are once again adding color to their popular transparent furnishings and home accessories. Colored acrylic and polycarbonate is the perfect way to add a modern pop of color to your home or office. Check out my favorite picks - and let me know what you think!
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Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Well aren't you cultured? Impress a friend this evening as you peruse her book shelves and declare that you haven't read that Melville book in years. Or perhaps you will know not just the style, but the year of her treasured antique on display in the living room. Today's Aries Reading: Free Sample Past Life Reading |
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Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
The whole world is moving about around you, but this is your time to exit stage left and slow down. Let a casserole bubble happily in the oven and the rain trickle steadily outside. You will be curled up by a fire, staring happily and blankly into its comforting flames. Today's Taurus Reading: Free Sample Harmony Reading |
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Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Find a way to express your hopes and wishes to loved ones, particularly with the onset of the new year. Will it be a letter to each person in your life, or a song you've prepared for an upcoming event? Go out of your way to express |
Since I was very little, I've had this weird obsession with furniture. I just love a well built, beautifully designed piece of furniture like nobody's business, which is inconvenient because I also have a TON of dogs and they don't always mesh well with my carefully curated collection of nice things. But what if I could combine the two? The love and companionship of my dogs and the pleasure of a really great table? I'd totally do it. Unfortunately, whatever that is doesn't exist yet, so instead, here is a slideshow of awesome furniture shaped like animals. - By Morgan Shanahan
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You don't have to be a carnivore to love a good barbecue. Plenty of vegetarians also partake and many in both factions surely lay claim to BBQ tips that often involve BBQ sauce. So for those who shy away from outdoor cooking because of the perceived fuss and expense, here are a few simple and cheap barbecue tips that should get your fires burning.
Grill at home with these easy BBQ tips.(A quick note on terminology: For the Southerners in the crowd, we're technically focusing here on grilling as opposed to barbecue. Barbecue calls for slow cooking meat at low temperatures, often enhanced by BBQ sauce, whereas grilling is flash cooking over very hot coals. The terms are broadly used interchangeably outside the South.)
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Meaty BBQ tips. Our first BBQ tip involves ground beef. There's a cost benefit analysis worth doing in order to determine how lean the meat should be. Fattier blends are less expensive, but leaner is healthier. However, when
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Gru's First Television Appearance!
The star of the new film "Despicable Me 2" was here for the very first time! It's not every day Ellen interviews a cartoon character in person.
Courtesy of August
Our smartphones already moonlight as cameras, notepads, and maps. Now, they can double as house keys. Designer Yves Behar and tech entrepreneur Jason Johnson have teamed up to create August, a fixture that is installed on your existing deadbolt and allows users to lock and unlock the door remotely. Better yet, if house guests or contractors are due to come by, you can schedule blocks of time where their phones, via the August app, lend them access as well.
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Behar and Johnson set out to "make home entry magical, safer than keys or keypads, something that makes our lives a little better," as Behar puts it, and crafted the lock from anodized aluminum, with LEDs that light up in red or green when guests approach.
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The app has a clean, user-friendly design, with alerts that tell you when guests come and go, and the ability to leave notes, a sort of virtual guestbook for
Use Astrology to Turn Weaknesses into Strengths!
While we tend to unconsciously rely on our strengths, we rarely stop to consider how we can make our weaknesses a doorway to greater achievement. Your Sun sign plays a role in how you can accentuate buried personality traits that could help you succeed, so stop concentrating on who you are -- and try being who you aren't!
Aries
You're the courageous type, and doing things well -- quickly and with flair -- comes naturally to you. Think about cultivating sensitivity, as well as practicality that will allow you to figure out in advance what works and what doesn't. If you succeed, your inspirational approach will pack an even greater punch!
Taurus
You're steady and sensible, a rock of stability. But rather than acting the part of a deeply rooted oak tree, try being a reed that bends in the breeze and adapts to others. Find the faith to follow your hunches, rather than double-checking all the practical angles. If you listen to your heart, your strength will become that much more
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Aries (March 21 - April 19)
Acquiring the money to build your dream home was the result of a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck. As you finalize your architectural plans know that the structure is a record of your dreams for generations to come. Go ahead and add that stained glass window in the shower. Today's Aries Reading: Free Sample Numerology Portrait |
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Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
What you believe, you can achieve. If writing that goal on a sticky note and placing it on your bathroom mirror seems tacky, print it out in a nice font, frame it and hang it on your wall. Today's Taurus Reading: Free Sample Astro Identity Reading |
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Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
Writing about your progress is a powerful affirmation. Scrapbook about setting an example for your children, a step that challenged you on the way to a goal. Documenting the progress is part of the process. Today's Gemini Reading: Free Sample Personal Astrology Profile |
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