Home & Garden

Jul
13
2021
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By Troy Warren
How to Make a Living Succulent Picture Frame That Playfully Blends Art and Nature

How to Make a Living Succulent Picture Frame That Playfully Blends Art and Nature

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By Jane Austin McKeon | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Create your own living mosaic to hang on a wall, indoors or out! This stunning succulent wall display takes your plant game to a whole new level. Add a little charm and greenery to your home with a beautiful living succulent picture frame. Succulents are a natural choice for vertical gardens because they grow slowly and have low water requirements. Plus, they come in so many shapes and colors, it's easy to create unique designs with them. Use this step-by-step guide to make this DIY living picture.       How…
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Jul
11
2021
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By Troy Warren
Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio

Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio

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By Megan McConnell Hughes | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT In just one weekend, you can update your outdoor living space for entertaining. Learn how to build a patio with flagstones, bricks, or pavers. Incorporate a stone patio into your backyard or garden for an easy outdoor room. The hard surface gives patio furniture firm footing, so you can create a seating ensemble for outdoor dining, morning coffee, or simply relaxing with friends. To build your own DIY patio, you'll need gravel or limestone paver base, sand, and your choice of patio material. Bricks, pavers, or flagstones all create sturdy and attractive stone patio…
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Jul
10
2021
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By Troy Warren
Why Atlanta is one of the hottest housing markets for millennials

Why Atlanta is one of the hottest housing markets for millennials

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Millennials are giving up renting and getting into homeownership. Apartment List’s Homeownership report shows that millennial homeownership has increased from 40% to 47.9% in three years. “Although it’s taking them longer than their elders, millennials are buying homes in droves,” according to Forbes. “Their preference for technology has changed both the way people shop for homes and mortgages and the job of the realtor. This shift could lead to a more streamlined home buying process altogether. Millennials’ patience and preference for larger, updated homes have likely led to an increase in suburban movement.”…
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Jul
09
2021
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By Troy Warren
Designs to cool down your home this summer

Designs to cool down your home this summer

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT   You don’t have to sacrifice design for comfort in the summer. Many good-looking pieces can offer decor and function, according to experts. One easy fix is to change your bedding to lightweight fabrics. “Nighttime can be the worst time for feeling the summer heat,” Movoto real estate website states. “You probably put away the heavy comforter and blankets during hot weather, but choosing the right fabrics can help you stay cooler, too. “Natural textile fabrics like cotton and bamboo wick moisture away from your body while you sleep, keeping you more…
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Jul
08
2021
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By Troy Warren
5 flowers you can use to color your late-summer garden

5 flowers you can use to color your late-summer garden

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT Summer heat and dry soil can make flower beds look dreary. But you don’t have to accept that fate. Catherine Mix, owner of Washington-based The Cutting Garden, spoke to This Old House. She shared some flowers you can use to help make your garden look vibrant in late summer. Chrysanthemum These flowers are easy to care for and require very little maintenance, according to Gardening Know How. “In late summer when other plants call it quits, mums hit their stride. Like poinsettias, they’re photoperiodic, meaning they rely on specific amounts of light to…
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Jul
07
2021
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By Troy Warren
8 Items You Should Never Put in Your Compost Bin

8 Items You Should Never Put in Your Compost Bin

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By Rita Pelczar | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Plus, a few surprising things you actually can add. Composting is a simple way to turn your kitchen and yard wastes into something useful for your garden. But not all of these materials are equally good to compost for one reason or another. For example, some food wastes will create an odor that may attract pests. And certain yard wastes can slow down or halt the decomposition process, which can be frustrating. Plus, you don't want to add anything that could harm you or your plants when you use the finished compost in your garden.…
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Jul
06
2021
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3 things you can do to buy a home in a seller’s market

3 things you can do to buy a home in a seller’s market

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By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT If you’re in the market for a new home, you may have noticed that the odds aren’t exactly in your favor when it comes to securing your new dwelling. That’s because we are in a seller’s market. According to Redfin, that “occurs when demand exceeds supply, or there are more buyers seeking to purchase homes than there are available homes on the market.” Many times, multiple buyers are interested in one home, and bidding wars ensue. Sellers often have the advantage in this market, but just because they have the upper…
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Jul
05
2021
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Considering Grass-Cloth Wallpaper? Here’s What to Know Before Applying the Classic Material

Considering Grass-Cloth Wallpaper? Here’s What to Know Before Applying the Classic Material

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By Kelly Roberson and Jessica Bennett Troy Warren for CNT Grass-cloth wallpaper brings gorgeous texture and sophisticated style to rooms, but it isn't always simple to apply. Before you order a roll, read on for some basics on how to install and care for grass-cloth wallpaper. Grass-cloth wallpaper packs a lot of style into a single decor element. It offers unmatched visual texture for walls, ups the elegance quotient for traditional rooms, and can provide distinctive color, too. There are tons of gorgeous ways to dress up rooms with grass-cloth wallpaper, but it does have some installation and care considerations. Here's a primer…
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Jul
04
2021
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How to Repair Patchy, Bare Spots in Your Lawn

How to Repair Patchy, Bare Spots in Your Lawn

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By Andrea Beck | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Here's what you need to know to cover diseased and distressed areas with lush grass again. Keeping a lawn in tip-top shape often means applying an organic fertilizertwice a year, aerating periodically to discourage thatch buildup and soil compaction, watering regularly, and properly mowing it. But even if you do everything right, you can still end up with bare, thin, or weedy patches here and there. One of the most important parts of lawn repair is figuring out what has caused the problem. Sometimes an accident, such as a fertilizer spill, creates a bare spot in…
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Jul
03
2021
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Weed Killers: 5 Things to Know Before You Spray

Weed Killers: 5 Things to Know Before You Spray

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By Megan Hughes | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT Get the upper hand on weeds in your landscape with these tips. Weeds are the bane of a gardener's existence. They grow, seemingly overnight, choking out healthy flowers and vegetables and starving them of water, sunlight, and nutrients. There are several weed killer methods to deal with unwanted plants. Garden centers stock entire aisles of products promised to curb leafy invaders and put a fast stop to a garden insurgence. Often, when the weeds appear to be winning the battle, it feels easiest to grab a product and attack. But take a few minutes and consider…
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