Home & Garden

Kitchens ETC starting second year

Kitchens ETC, on Millard Farmer Industrial Blvd. in Newnan, is just now completing its first year of operation.

Updating your cottage state of mind

Simple cottage styling blooms with myriad fresh looks

Learn to reclaim your rain at rain garden workshop

Even though spring is still weeks away, it is not too early to think about how your garden can be the envy of your neighbors this spring.

Help protect your home from the silent killer

Accidental CO poisoning claims about 1,500 lives annually and about one in five deaths involve heating or cooking equipment. The best defenses against carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in the home are making sure that heating and cooking appliances are properly installed and maintained, and that CO alarms are installed on each level of a home-particularly near sleeping areas. Tips on how to check for carbon monoxide hazards and a room-by-room safety audit are available at www.firstalert.com.

A cost-effective way to keep your gutters clean year after year

Before you know it, spring showers will be setting the stage for May flowers, and if you haven’t cleaned your gutters lately, now is the time to do it. If your gutters are clogged with leaves, seeds and other debris left over from the fall, when the spring thaw and hard rains come, they may backup or overflow, and that could cause huge problems.

Here are some tips to keep your silver tarnish-free

Do you have a closet full of silver treasures you are afraid to use? Are you under the impression that the real thing shouldn’t be paired with plated silver or pewter? Don’t be so hard on yourself. Get your collection out, and set a stunning table.

Condition softwoods before staining

Q. I have to stain some white pine woodwork in my home. In the past, I have had nothing but problems when I stain wood. The color is not even, the grain disappears and colors are much darker than in the sample brochures. I must be doing something wrong. How can I get professional results from start to finish when staining woodwork? — S.B., Westland, Mich.

Shopping from home: Breaking down the online barriers

Congress is about to pass legislation that will give consumers new protections against identity theft, including free credit reports annually and a national fraud-alert system to minimize damage once a theft has occurred.

Studying the history of gardening devices

Gardening devices such as hoses and wheelbarrows have been around so long that we hardly think of them as having been innovations once. But George Drower hasn’t forgotten.

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