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Damp conditions — or even maintaining a futon mattress on the ground without ventilation under it — may lead to unpleasant musty scents on the bed. Eliminate the musty odor by airing the mattress out, ideally in a sunny location, and sprinkling it with baking soda. Discard the mattress if it shows significant mold or … Continue reading How to Get the Musty Odor Out of a Futon Mattress
Greenhouse wood studs may endure for decades, but greenhouse polyethylene plastic covering must be replaced occasionally. The conventional greenhouse plastic, measuring 6 mils thick, typically lasts four years, while 3-mil plastic, called overwintering plastic, is only designed to last about one year. The plastic requires replacement when it becomes worn or torn. Luckily, you may … Continue reading The way to Staple a Greenhouse to Wood Studs
Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa, var longifolia) rises tight at the bottom and loose at the top. You may choose loose romaine leaves any time during the day, but if you visit the garden early in the morning you are going to receive the very best flavor. Romaine lettuce is sensitive to heat and also much … Continue reading How to Pick Loose Leaf Romaine
Smart windows are made out of a special high-tech glass that can quickly change from clear to tinted or that may block heat, light or glare. Smart glass is also called switchable glass or glass. Eventually glass will become really smart, working as a computer display with the touch of a button. But that will … Continue reading Is It Curtains for Curtains? Smart Glass Eliminates Window Coverings
Ask any professional chef to name the most important tool in a kitchen, and the response will usually be the same: good knives. That sentiment is echoed by Lisa Cannelora, a professional kitchen designer who operates Cucina di Cannelora in Alameda, California. As a former restaurant chef, Cannelora understands her knives. And with the holiday … Continue reading Knife Shopping and Storage: Advice From a Kitchen Guru
A lot of times when I’m cruising guesthouses on , I’m prepared to move to them forever. Clearly those homeowners and designers know how to make a space welcoming, while it’s overstuffed and conventional, sleek and contemporary or somewhere in between. When designing a guesthouse, consider the creature comforts you enjoy at hotels from a … Continue reading 7 Inviting Guesthouses to Inspire Your Own
This is why I couldn’t be a real architect. I can not seem at 100 acres of chest-high weeds and overgrown pine forest with a mosquito-infested ditch and see the potential for a well-designed home with an awesome view. But that is OK. That job should be left to architects such as Robert Cain. Cain … Continue reading From Overgrown Weeds into Picturesque Farmhouse Expanse
I really like rock in the garden, but I especially love gravel and other tiny rocks. I work them to nearly every design I make for my clients, in addition to in my own landscape. Why the romance with gravel? It serves many functions, from solving drainage problems into giving textural appeal; it crunches under … Continue reading 5 Gravel and Stone Types for a Rockin' Landscape
