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“That paint is my favorite part of the room,” says Elizabeth Darth, senior interior designer at Martha O’Hara Interiors, who partnered with Bhavana Bhimavarapu, lead interior designer, to configure and beautify the space. “It’s so bright and cheerful and bold,” Darth says. Behind that pleasant pop of Robin’s Nest paint by Benjamin Moore lies convenient features and layers of storage that help streamline every cleaning task. “Form with function, that’s what we did,” Bhimavarapu says....

Salad: Italian Bread Salad For the salad course, head to Tuscany, where chunks of crusty Italian bread get equal play with fresh vegetables. Can you say “bravo”? The salad gets a smoky twist when you add roasted red peppers. You can buy them roasted and jarred, or go the DIY route. To roast your own red peppers: Get the recipe: Italian Bread Salad Soup: Danish Gronkaal Soup The secret to making ham and potato soup even cozier is a handful of rolled oats....

Here’s a quick list to get you started. For spring bouquets plant daffodils, peonies, and small lilac shrubs. Summer cutting flowers include tweedia, purple coneflower, lavender, sunflower, black-eyed Susan, and zinnia. Create beautiful fall bouquets with ornamental grasses, turtlehead, sedum, caryopteris, and dahlias. Create a gorgeous bouquet with these helpful tips. Tweedia Care Must-Knows Tweedia grows best in full sun and moist, well-drained soil. A tropical plant, it is hardy in Zones 10 and 11 where it is grown as a twining vine or small shrub....

4 cup sugar 1 vanilla bean Recipe Directions:

½ cup canned jellied cranberry sauce ½ cup frozen cranberry juice concentrate, thawed Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce ½ cup whipping cream ¼ cup light-colored corn syrup 4 ounce chopped bittersweet chocolate Rosemary-Honey Drizzle ½ cup honey 2 tablespoon lemon juice 2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh rosemary Maple-Brown Sugar Panna Cotta: Prepare as directed, except substitute 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar for the sugar and 2 teaspoons maple extract for the vanilla....

If you’re in need of a break from screen time, or you’re just looking for a fun way to spend time with the family, we’ve rounded up some classic board games that are still around today. Board games are one of the products most affected by the shipping crisis right now, so if you have your eye on a new game, don’t wait to order it! If you’re feeling inspired to host a family game night, these are a few of our favorite vintage-style board games....

*The Test Garden is closed to visitors on Friday, July 1, 2022 for the Independence Day holiday. The Courtyard When you visit the Test Garden, enter through our main gate on the south side of the gardens. Descend a few steps and join fellow garden enthusiasts for a stroll along the main path, or sit in our central courtyard under a ring of mature crabapple trees. A custom-made glass and steel fountain is our central focal point, while scattered benches and patio tables make for comfortable lounging....

1. Painting Kitchen Cabinets “Painting a cabinet is hardly a scientific procedure,” says Colorado-based contractor Richard Sands, “but it does take elbow grease and patience. A good painter spends as much time prepping cabinets as painting them.” That means taking doors off their hinges, removing hardware rather than just masking around it, and sanding visible wood grain. Sands says many homeowners don’t have the necessary skills to handle the tricky task of painting doors with raised or inset panels, however....

Look at the label on any fertilizer package, and you’ll see three numbers separated by dashes, which correspond to the amounts of primary nutrients in the product. For example, one with three of the same number, 4-4-4, is called a “balanced” fertilizer because it has equal amounts of the Big 3 N-P-K (always shown in that order). A container of tomato food ($12, The Home Depot) might be labeled 2-5-3, which indicates higher amounts of P and less N and K....

Before you begin chair reupholstery, there’s one important thing to note: Because you are using the old upholstery as a guide for the new pattern pieces, you might want to complete the first step, which involves removing all the old fabric, before you shop for supplies. Measuring all the pieces and cord lengths will help you determine how much fabric you need to reupholster a chair. When in doubt, err on the side of too much fabric so you don’t come up short....

Zoe Gowen, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, has long been fascinated with Southern historical influences on home remodeling choices. A native of Memphis, Tennessee, she later moved to Birmingham, where she bought and renovated her own home, documenting the entire project from start to finish. Her writing and editing have been featured in Southern magazines such as Veranda, Southern Living, and Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles. In celebration of Southern Living’s 50th anniversary, Zoe decorated the porch of the magazine’s 2016 “Idea House....

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With our help, you can learn how to customize shelves and bookcases, build a window seat, create a recessed shelf, and make a genius custom closet organizer. Choosing the Right Tool for Your Built-In Project Once you’re settled on what built-in project you’re going to build, it’s time to get to work. Before you pick up any lumber, you’ll need to know what tools to use and how. Each project is unique and may require a certain skill set....

How to Make a Dowel Christmas Tree Supplies Needed 24-inch-diameter wooden round8-foot-long, 1½-inch-diameter wooden poleDrill and drill bits1½-inch wood screwSaw1-inch-diameter dowel, cut into six 18-inch lengths and six 14-inch lengths¾-inch-diameter dowel, cut into six 12-inch lengths and six 10-inch lengths½-inch-diameter dowel, cut into four 8-inch lengths, four 6-inch lengths, and four 4-inch lengthsOrnaments Step-by-Step Instructions While a DIY Christmas tree may seem daunting, it’s actually quite easy. So easy, you barely need more than one step!...

Start by cutting stems using wire cutters. We used long stems for weaving and short pieces to fill in the gaps, but start by cutting stems long and trimming as you go if needed. Thread florists wire through the back of the ribbon knot and tie around the wreath. There are several options for hanging your wreath—hooks to hangers. Use our helpful wreath-hanging tips to display your finished white berry wreath without damaging your door....

Patchwork Cookies To achieve this fancy cookie look, divide the dough into two or three portions and add food coloring to portions as desired. Roll out each portion as directed. Use small cookie cutters—think 1 to 1½-inch—to cut out shapes from each color and replace with cutout shapes of another color. For example, if you leave a portion of your dough uncolored and color another portion red, put red cutouts in the uncolored dough and uncolored cutouts in the red dough....