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Company coming? Straighten up your home fast
NEW YORK — A thorough housecleaning can take all day — maybe all weekend. And as satisfying as that can be, sometimes you just don’t have the time or the motivation.
But with the holidays just around the corner, we all want our homes to look good for parties, drop-in visitors and relatives. We want our guests to have that “Wow, this place looks nice!” feeling that comes with entering a house where the beds are made, sofa pillows are plumped, clutter is gone, and sinks and stovetop are shiny.
Fortunately, most visitors don’t check the broiler for grime or under the radiators for dust. But
Ladder-Tite Stabilizes Your Ladder To Help Keep You Safer
Climbing extension ladders can be quite dangerous and intimidating to the average home owner. One of the big dangers with ladder safety is having a ladder slip/slide to one side or backwards as you climb or work from the ladder. Years ago I had a pretty scary fall from a ladder that slipped to the side as I reached too far to the opposite side while painting windows. I learned a valuable lesson that day and luckily didnt get hurt too bad. Needless to say Ive become a huge fan of any device that makes ladders safer to use.
So I was pretty happy to try a new set of brackets designed to stabilize your ladder.
Nature Inspired Crafts
When you’re looking for ideas for crafting, you need look no further than right outside your front door. Nature always provides a plethora of inspiration. Craftster.org recently hosted an “Inspired by Nature” craft challenge, and here are the top five winners of the contest. Maybe they’ll inspire you!
1. Natural Pendant This contestant used a wire wrap and pine straw, moss, hazelnut, birch bark, and lichen gathered from nearby woods, to create this beautiful pendant.
2. Falling Leaves Tray Once this tray was formed, actual leaves were pressed into the clay, leaving their beautiful shape and texture behind.
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Jason Kidd Lists His Sky Pad at the Azure:Bye Bye Dallas? Dallas Real Estate News
First Terrell Owens, now Jason Kidd. Seems like all the sports studs really love living at the Azure. But then, they leave. Jason F. Kidd just listed, on October 18, his 2607 square foot Azure condo right there on the 21st floor with Joseph Gullotto for $1,195,000. Not sure if it has been reduced from $1,595,000, which actually would put it under DCAD value, wowzers, but Josephs website says $1,195,000 and MLS says $1,595,000: I could be mistaken. Three bedrooms, three and a half baths, two fireplaces, formals, decked out kitchen with Miele, Subzero and granite, and FOUR garage spaces in the famous Azure garage. Kidd b