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Any Top Design Fans Out There?
Posted on Aug 29, 2008 6:37:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Have you heard of Top Design? It's a reality series that kicks off season two on Bravo next week on Wednesday, September 3rd where 13 aspiring interior designers battle it out for cash and prizes ($100,000 and a four-page spread...

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Garden
August In A Dish: Tomato Risotto
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 11:30:00 AM  |  By Heath Brockwell

Want a blow-out dish to celebrate the end of summer this weekend AND put a bumper crop of tomatoes to good use? I nominate this tomato risotto dish I have slightly modified it by using red wine in place of...

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Cleaning
In the Bag
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

My husband and I were brainstorming the other day on fun ways to encourage kids to pick up around the house. During the course of the conversation, we discussed our mutual love for the adorable Disney cartoon In the Bag:...

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Garden | green
Do You Compost?
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 10:56:23 AM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

I've been reading a lot about composting lately (case in point: the New York Times has a whole section cataloging their compost articles), and it seems to be getting easier and easier—even if you have a small apartment like I...

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Great Online Stores
Fawn & Forest: Fun Shop for Parents
Posted on Aug 27, 2008 7:33:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

Have you heard of Fawn & Forest? It's a really nice online shop featuring modern eco-friendly baby and children's products. Names like Oeuf Cribs and nursery furniture, Bumbleride Strollers, Naturepedic Organic Crib Mattresses, Nurseryworks, Ducduc bedding, and 100+ manufacturers of...

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Garden
Tomato Overdose
Posted on Aug 26, 2008 11:35:00 AM  |  By Heath Brockwell

If you had to sum up the month of August in a vegetable, for me it would be the tomato. After much planning and hunting for heirloom varieties and cage building to support fragile stalks to ward off pesky deer,...

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Organizing
Five Organizing Lessons I Learned from Teaching
Posted on Aug 26, 2008 7:30:00 AM  |  By ErinDoland

Before I became an organizing specialist and full-time writer and editor, I was a high school English teacher. When I earned my teaching certification, I thought that I would teach for nine months of the year and then write during...

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Planning
Movin' on Down to Brooklyn
Posted on Aug 25, 2008 4:31:38 PM  |  By KristinAppenbrink

After a year and a half living in Harlem, I'm taking a leap and moving down to Brooklyn. It's very exciting, but the apartment hunt is brutal. I'll probably be going to see at least one place a day for...

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Products
Ink & Wit Stationery
Posted on Aug 25, 2008 7:45:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

I'm a stationery lover and though I appreciate and use email most of the time, I'm still very keen on old- fashioned letter writing and sending cards through snail mail. When friends send e-vites and e-cards I barely read them....

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Great Online Stores
Discount Designer Wallpaper Resource
Posted on Aug 22, 2008 6:13:00 AM  |  By HollyBecker

I don't know about you, but when I find a great deal I want to tell all of my friends. That's why I have to tell you about Eades Wallpaper & Fabric where you can save a bundle on some...

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