Archive for December, 2007

Ask Oliver: Flat or a magnified mirror? | Visible blackboard-style paint

Q I would like to paint the splashback areas in our kitchen to use as chalkboards for messages, etc. The only blackboard-style paint I can find is in black or dark green, and none of the major manufacturers seems to do colour matching in this kind of

Dan Pearson on why it’s a perfect time to restore order before the work begins

The last few weeks have been steadily cranked up, the tempo tightening as if there will never be another opportunity to fulfil all our obligations. I love the garden for the fact that it remains oblivious to all this mania and find myself distracted more

Carol Klein: How to get green fingers

How green do you garden? For me, this has been the abiding theme for 2007. It is easy to assume that, because we are gardeners, we must be engaged in some kind of environmentally friendly activity, but the reality is that most flowerbeds have a

Samsung Expected to Show Large Screen OLED TV at upcoming CES

Although Toshiba has cancelled its plans to make OLED-based televisions for the near term, both Sony and Samsung are committed to this new organic-based television screen technology. However, while Sony is currently selling an 11-inch model, Samsung is

A Fall Garden

She wears blue jeans, not formal wear, and carries a trowel in place of a conductor’s baton. Though she deals with musical scores as a piano teacher, she also tends to scores of plants. Dorothy Danforth is a maestro in the garden. Under her deft

Oranges enliven a healthy 2008

With the new year just days away, many of us are finding our resolution plate filled with thoughts of healthier eating. Let me help you with that: Just think produce. Citrus, to be precise. Oranges, to be even more specific. Why oranges? Because they’re

Can you believe Anthony Bourdain’s living the pretty-in-pink life?

Anthony Bourdain never has shied away from telling it like it is. The chef, best-selling writer and star of the Travel Channel series ‘Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations’ is a man who doesn’t need a lot of pampering. He has a soft spot for dive bars and

Tips from HGTV’s Dream Home 2008

HGTV’s ‘Dream Home 2008′ is located at the tip of the Florida Keys in Islamorada, Florida. It truly is a dream home with all the amenities and innovations anyone could dream of. The location will allow the winner of this Dream Home to live in a heavenly

You’ll Love Your New Water Heater!

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Consumer Confusion Causes HDTV Returns

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