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Carpet stains are unsightly and degrade the overall quality of any carpet. I have some tips about carpet cleaning and removing stains from your carpet, which will help keep your carpet looking as new as the day you bought it. If you rent out your cottage, the likelihood of stains increases, as does the importance [...]
This summer in Orange County, California, the first 13 of Crystal Cove’s restored cottages will offer the public a taste of life in decades past on a historic strip of coastline.
The Crystal Cove Historic District is a 12.3-acre coastal portion of the 2,791-acre Crystal Cove State Park. The cottages are considered historic because of the [...]
Cottage-style decorating is the perfect look for spring — fresh, cheery and kick-off-your-shoes comfortable. Here are some easy ideas from the April and May/June issues of Cottage Living magazine for bringing a little cottage style into your non-cottage home:• Put your stamp on purchased lampshades by gluing grosgrain ribbon around the edges.
• Add plenty of throw pillows. [...]
Ryan Gainey has a tale to tell about everything in his cottage near Atlanta. The sink in his kitchen, the hydrangea in the garden, the walls in the dining room—even the 1926 cottage itself.
“When I came to Atlanta 30-something years ago, I got my first job at a flower shop for $3.50 an hour,” he [...]
Whether you plan to “borrow ideas” or plan on creating your own landscaping design, you should have at the very least a basic understanding of the principles of landscape design.Don’t feel that you have to apply every principle to every part of your plan. Just having an understanding of these principles can help you generate [...]