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Month: January, 2008

Super football rooms

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Louis Montez relocated to Colorado from Texas nearly two decades ago. But he still roots for the Dallas Cowboys.
“I’ve always been a Cowboys fan,” says the native of the Lone Star state. “I just couldn’t let go of my team.”
When Montez and his wife settle in to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday [...]

Turns out it wasn’t just false labor…

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

NORWOOD, Ohio%26mdash;A woman who had been told that her pains were false labor pains gave birth in the driveway of her home. Charryse Brooks, 25, had gone to a hospital about 2 a.m. Sunday because she thought she might be in the early stages of labor. She wasn’t due with her first child until Feb. [...]

Super simple Super Bowl snacks

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Super Bowl Sunday is not a time to be messing around in the kitchen trying out a new recipe.
It’s a day for chips and dip, chili in the Crock-Pot, beer in the cooler and brownies for dessert.
We’ve made it easy you don’t even have to dig out a recipe, they’re all here. [...]

Shovel safely

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

The coldest, messiest months in Colorado statistically arrive after Jan. 1.
When Mother Nature dumps late-winter ice and snow, the risk of injury from shoveling spikes.
Strained and pulled muscles, broken bones and heart attacks are serious concerns.
Follow these guidelines for safe snow removal (please click on the graphic to enlarge).
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Green gains momentum

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

How about a biodegradable dish rack made out of cornstarch? (No, it won’t dissolve in sink water, only in landfills.) Or a sustainably harvested cork cutting board, or one of bamboo? Or a temperature-controlled butter dish that no longer uses batteries?
The products seen recently at a New York preview of some of the new (or [...]

Sprouting green smarts

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

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Green kids. Scholastic, the textbook and children’s literature publishing house, has launched a new website devoted to teaching youngsters Earth- smart practices. Scholastic.com/act green includes customized Earth-smart plans for kids along with green ideas for parents and teachers. One central feature is a downloadable “Greenerator” that allows kids to track and earn points for being [...]

Pipe up people!

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Pipe up
Workshop for Women has announced a new offering called “Do you hear water? Plumbing 101.” This class, designed by the Denver nonprofit committed to giving women basic do-it-yourself skills, will cover elementary plumbing. Participants will leave knowing how to fix a leaky toilet, replace a faucet and troubleshoot pipe problems. These three-hour, $75 [...]

How to work it baby

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Can you offer a few tips for making the most of professional design services?
When you begin working with a designer, it is helpful to keep a folder of clippings from newspapers and magazines of rooms, items or colors that appeal to you. This is a great way to introduce your style and ideas.
Also, it’s [...]

Love at first spritz

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

The search for one great household cleaner can sometimes feel like wading through the singles scene.
One prospect looks great. Another smells great. A third boasts just the right pedigree, but even that may not result in an ideal fit.
Shoppers may want to blame the household-care industry for perpetuating the myth that when something looks good [...]

Make any color work

31 January, 2008 (17:23) | Home Remodeling | By: admin

Years ago I volunteered to help ready several fabulous houses for a home-tour fundraiser, an event where looky-loos buy tickets to snoop around someone else’s private space and break that commandment about coveting.
No truly lived-in home is design-tour perfect (which is a relief), so we hired professional designers to lightly redecorate and transform these houses [...]