Category: Life
The Future of Flower Power
Floral prints in the home are hit or miss: At best, they are the perfect complement to the color palette in a room. At worst, they can conjure images of shawl-draped little old ladies setting teacups on doilies.
3 Ways to a Better Bathtub
You may have seen the infomercials on late at night, but how much do you really know about resurfacing a bathtub? This product, also known as a bath liner or bath fitter, is created to match the dimensions of your tub and is placed directly on top of the existing area. Resurfacing covers up any [...]
Ask a Designer: making sense of tile’s versatility
Choosing tile for your home once meant picking from among a handful of pastel ceramic squares. Would it be dusty pink or dusty blue? If you were feeling bold, maybe mint green or pale yellow? Today, we’re surrounded some might say overwhelmed by choices. Porcelain tile is now made to realistically look like everything from [...]
Kick the chemical habit and try these household items that double as heavy-duty cleaners
Nothing says clean and green like everyday household items that double as cleaning supplies. When it’s time for a quick and inexpensive scrub down, turn to these fridge and cupboard staples to get the job done without the hassle or chemicals of store-bought products. Hydrogen Peroxide According to Karyn Maier, author of “The Naturally Clean [...]
Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured
Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three weeks of switching over, he was clocking six miles on the road. During a [...]
Try these easy DIY projects to help accessorize a room
Got leftover paint from a recent paint job? Don’t consign it to the graveyard of paint cans in the basement. A small amount of paint can serve to touch up edges, molding or furniture. Incidentally, leftover paint stores better and is easier to identify in a clear plastic peanut butter or mayonnaise jar, recommends Chris [...]
Dust: You can’t defeat it but you can control it
Once a week, Diane Foernssler takes arms against the dust
Can you really teach a kid to become bullyproof?
Teaching kids to become “bullyproof” is all the rage.
Take a Day Trip to Lexington and Crawford
By Don Nelson Anyone seeking a weekend day trip that doesn’t require a lot of driving but does offer a two-for-one deal can’t go wrong heading to Oglethorpe County and visiting Crawford and Lexington. Only about a 12- and 15-mile drive respectively east from Athens along U.S. Highway 78, Crawford and Lexington — Oglethorpe’s county [...]
