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Furniture provides comfort at home while letting us express our personal style, so it’s as much about form as function. As with clothing, we want it to work—and we also want it to wow. But while fashion is fickle, furniture is more of a commitment; we’ve got to make decisions we’ll literally live with. After all, those tables, chairs, sofas, et cetera aren’t cheap. Furniture and bedding sales in the U....

Wood-Framed Stairways There are many different types of stairs. But here we’ll be focusing on the details that pertain to wood-framed stairways–the interior stairways that connect levels, and the exterior stairways used on decks or installed against the outside of a house wall. Once you know your way around a wood-framed stair, you’ll be able to apply that same knowledge to other types, like precast concrete stairs, and outdoor stairs made from brick or landscape ties....

The This Old House Reviews Team has created this in-depth round-up of the best home insurance companies in San Francisco based on metrics like coverage, cost, and customer service quality to help you make the right choice. San Francisco’s Top 4 Homeowners Insurance Companies The highest-rated homeowners insurance companies in San Francisco include: Lemonade: Easiest Sign-Up Allstate: Best Overall Travelers: Most Experience Amica®: Best Customer Service Lemonade Our Take: Easiest Sign-Up J....

Roger Cook visited Evergreen Farm in Sterling, MA More information on Christmas trees can be found at Massachusetts Christmas Tree Association and National Christmas Tree Association. Kevin O’Connor traveled to UL Laboratories to learn about preventing fires from holiday decorations. The UL-rated artificial tree Kevin saw can be found at most department stores. Expert assistance for this segment was provided by UL Laboratories.

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To sweeten the deal, Saatva offers free white glove delivery and provides old mattress removal with any purchase. Find out all of Saatva’s offerings and compare which is the best mattress for you in this Saatva mattress review. The Ultimate in Luxury: the Saatva Classic Saatva’s flagship model, the classic luxury innerspring mattress, has everything you’d expect in a premium mattress and then some: individually wrapped coils, zoned lumbar support enhancement, foam-encased edge support, and a Euro pillow top, all encased in a 100% organic cotton cover....

Here are some guidelines on how to size your half bath and the best location to place it in your home. How to Add a Half Bath to Your Home Depending on your house’s layout, there are several ways to add a half bath by carving out space from your existing floor plan. What I’ve presented here are three options that have worked for my clients: a bathroom tucked underneath a stairway, one carved from a garage, and another nestled inside a gabled attic dormer....

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7 Fresh Holiday Greenery Decorations Plenty of natural materials can give a fresh and lively twist to traditional decorating schemes. Here, This Old House TV landscape contractor Roger Cook and landscape designer Jenn Nawada share their favorite ideas for sourcing holiday decor from nature. 1. Festive Holly We can’t forget this holiday-greenery staple. Roger suggests finding long branches that have lots of berries and will fit nicely in your display. Tuck sprigs into an existing wreath or among hurricane glasses on a mantel to bring together the classic Christmas combo of red and green....

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How to Build a Box Joint Jig Resources Tom uses an old milk crate that has a series of box joints to demonstrate the amount of glue surface that the joint creates. Each of these “fingers”, as Tom calls them, presents more gluing surface, and therefore more holding power. Building the joint can be done on either a router or a table saw. How to Make a DIY Circle Jig for a Router Tom decides to use a table saw equipped with a dado blade....

Quick rewards are rare in the garden. Flowering perennials usually creep for several seasons before filling out, while small trees and shrubs can take up to 10 years to reach full size. But edibles? Now, that’s a group that delivers instant gratification. Sow a packet of lettuce seeds tomorrow, and you’ll have a nice little side salad within just weeks. Having homegrown food steps from your back door is also convenient, which is why Helen Norman broke ground on her own kitchen garden seven years ago....

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