To make your own lemon door wreath, start with a simple grapevine wreath, add faux lemon branches and greenery using hot glue and florists wire, and enjoy this DIY front door display all season long.
They transformed a house with almost zero character into a perfect getaway that they now manage as a tropical-theme vacation rental. “I wanted each room to have its own personality,” Jenna says, “but I wanted to keep the overall theme consistent. It was definitely the most fun I’ve ever had designing a home. I took more risks and went bold with color.” Overgrown grass and mismatched tile made the original backyard unappealing....
Their original budget was $280,000 with a 10% down payment—an amount that felt comfortable for the first-time homebuyers. “I had been saving money for 10 years and my goal was to buy property,” says Alexandra, who says she didn’t want to deplete her entire savings on the down payment or on the closing costs. Their wish list: A home with character, a yard, space for both of them to work, and proximity to the community....
We’re talking a tiny bathroom tucked in the corner of the laundry room. Sliding glass patio doors behind the kitchen cabinets. Pink carpet (!) in both the kitchen and the bathroom. And a water leak under one toilet that had nearly rotted through the subfloor. It was enough to send other prospective buyers running for the door. But glimmers of charm poked through the alarm. The first sight upon walking in the front door was the living room, with soaring ceilings clad in knotty pine planks, and glass doors that ushered in views of the leafy backyard....
6 ounce vanilla-flavored candy coating 3 tablespoon light-colored corn syrup powdered sugar Apple Rose apples
Roasted Garlic Simmer Sauce: Stir in 3 tablespoons chopped roasted garlic with the herbs. Double Tomato Simmer Sauce: Stir in 1 cup snipped dried tomatoes (not oil-packed) with the herbs. Roasted Garlic: Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel away the dry outer layers of skin from garlic bulbs, leaving skins and cloves intact. Cut off about 1/2 inch from the pointed top portions, leaving bulbs intact but exposing the individual cloves. Place the garlic bulbs, cut sides up, in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart casserole....
Bare-root plants are typically available in late winter or early spring and are purchased while they’re dormant. Bare-root plants are typically the least expensive because they don’t have the cost of soil or containers associated with them. Learn more about planting bare-root plants. Balled-and-burlapped plants, often called B&B, are available from spring to fall. They feature a root ball in soil surrounded by a large burlap (or similar material) bag....
1 beaten egg ¼ cup fine dry bread crumbs 2 tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro 2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger 1 clove garlic, minced ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon curry powder ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 pound ground raw turkey 1 recipe Curry Catsup 2 large pita bread rounds (optional) Curry Catsup 4 medium plum tomatoes ½ cup catsup 3 tablespoon finely chopped onion 2 tablespoon snipped fresh cilantro 2 teaspoon curry powder
“Typically, when a property has made note that it is being sold ‘as-is,’ there are issues the seller knows about, and they want the buyers to work those issues into their offer prices rather than expect the seller to make any repairs,” says Mark McDonough, president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Winans in Dallas, Texas. Selling a home as-is isn’t as simple as telling buyers that they’ll need to handle any repairs themselves, though....
1. Beige as a Backdrop Allow the beige to be a discreet backdrop for furnishings, art, and color. Beige fades into the background as the gorgeous accessories pop into the foreground, thanks to the unobtrusive walls and color-rich furnishings. 2. A Rainbow of Beiges When is beige not beige? When it’s mocha, warm ivory, or dolce de leche. Instead of fighting the beige, go with it. Make it your entire color palette, and then beige will become merely one of the gradients in a scale of gorgeous ivories, creams, and mochas....
What Is a Modular Home, Exactly? A modular home is a prefabricated (also known as prefab) structure that is built off site and assembled on site. They don’t move: They remain on the slab or foundation they’re pieced together on. Modular homes are very similar to manufactured homes, except (among other differences) they are built to different codes. “Modular homes are built in sections in a climate-controlled factory and transported to your land, where a builder assembles the home like building blocks on top of a permanent foundation,” says Bailey Carson, a home care expert at home services finder Angi....
It’s a day dedicated to celebrating female friendships—basically, a version of Valentine’s Day that you celebrate with your gals rather than with a partner. Galentine’s Day is a relatively new holiday, but it’s quickly become one of my favorites—because on a day dedicated to love, who says the celebration is limited to romantic partners? So as February approaches, consider adding Galentine’s Day to your calendar—because there’s no better time to let your friends know how much they mean to you....
