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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
The most defining feature of your kitchen isn't the clutter, is it?
The Black & Decker SpaceMaker Plus and Traditional lines can help you take care of that.
You can redecorate and reorganize with under-the-cabinet appliances, which include a coffeemaker, mini food processor/grinder, can opener and toaster oven. This allows you to clear the kitchen countertop, giving you more space for cooking and entertaining.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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Often the gifts that give great memories and lasting joy are inspired by the history and culture of the donor or the recipient.
Those interested in giving something of themselves this holiday season may want to consider a gift that reflects Charleston.
Books, home accessories, foods and the cherished symbols inspired by Charleston can be easily found in gift shops associated with its museums, historical organizations and visitor haunts.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
YOUR HOMES: If you decorate the outside of your home, we'd like to see a photo of it. We'll publish as many as possible in the Home & Garden section on Dec. 21. Send a photo and description by Wednesday to wminis@postandcourier.com, or mail a photo to Wevonneda Minis, The Post and Courier, 134 Columbus St., Charleston, SC 29403-4800.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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In past centuries, medicine was very different than it is today. There was little knowledge about the causes of illness until Louis Pasteur reported in 1864 that germs cause disease. Even the idea of washing your hands to avoid germs is a 20th-century idea.
Most medicines were herbs and potions that had been found to help although no one knew why. Sometimes parts of snakes, insects, roots, crushed minerals and other strange materials were used.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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What's a budget-class HDTV? With prices sinking almost as fast as the Dow, sometimes it's hard to tell.
Sharp spares the consumer any confusion with its LC-52SB55U, part of an entry-level LCD series positioned below the company's slick Aquos line.
The first giveaway, after the plastic-fantastic bezel, is the screen size-to-price ratio: It's a 52-incher, originally $2,200, now closer to $1,700 but spotted for $1,200 during the recent Black Friday frenzy. When it was introduced late this summer, the average 52-inch set cost closer to $3,500.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
Santa drives a sedan.
I saw it when I was 5. It was about a week before Christmas. I was leaning against the front window watching the sky in case Santa arrived early. I had that fun-magical feeling in my gut imagining his sleigh streaking across the sky with a Red Ryder BB gun (compass in the stock) in his sack just for me.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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Kids really do grow up faster these days, as evidenced by my 9-year-old daughter's recent decision regarding her Christmas wish list.
When I was 9, I received the three-story Barbie Dream House with a working elevator, a gift so invaluable that I promptly forbid my younger sister to touch it. Ever.
But today, girls start playing with Barbies when they are 3, and so by the time they are 9, the blonde beauty and her princess friends already are so yesterday.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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I'm asked a lot about window coverings and what is on trend or how to cover up an awkward window. I have admitted before that window dressing is not one of my strong points. If I could, I would leave windows unadorned in most cases.
I enjoy the architectural details and the airiness of an unfettered view, but it is not always practical. The dining room is one of my exceptions, as I love to create a dramatic setting that is rich and dressed for entertaining. I have a formal living room — no boys allowed — with white sofas and a few favorite heirlooms, and here I splurged on exquisite silk panels for the windows. That's about it.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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Maybe this plant is in the Army: It's wearing its camouflaged fatigues.
The natural "camouflage" found on the leaves of various kinds of plants results from a kind of mottling. Streaks, stripes or irregularly sized blotches of variously paler or darker leaf tissue are apparent.
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Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008
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Q This time of the year, I always hear about families suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning. How do I know if my family is at risk? Should I install carbon monoxide detectors and where should I locate them?
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Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008
If you want to know the difference between a house and a home, ask Susie Bohnstengel. Her definition begins when she boarded up the windows of her home in suburban New Orleans in 2005. She took off her wedding ring and set it in a glass jewelry dish.
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Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008
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Rare, unusual, well-made, historic — all of those things add to the monetary value of an antique. They also add to the "enjoyment factor" for an owner who wants to understand history and beauty. Two very unusual and important 19th-century whalebone chairs were sold in November at a Bonham's auction in Sydney, Australia. Few of us realize the importance of whaling in America and elsewhere in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Whales were plentiful.
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Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008
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The color green in decoration always will be in fashion, especially in our homes. It's the shades and pairings that root this multifaceted hue in a particular decade or style. It's strange, but I always think to myself that I don't actually like green, yet I use it in my interiors a lot. Green has a timeless versatility and organic spirit that is unique.
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Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008
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When it comes to purchasing holiday gifts for avid gardeners, nongardeners often feel horticulturally challenged. After all, selecting the perfect present for someone who spouts off botanical names with abandon or seems to have an opinion about every plant known to man can be intimidating.
And to make matters worse, most of the obvious choices are, well, too obvious. Watering cans are unduly utilitarian or blase, and presenting someone with a power mower on Christmas day is about as heartwarming as receiving a vacuum cleaner for one's birthday.
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Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008
Q We drink quite a bit of hot tea at our home year-round. I now keep a small electric pot of water hot all day. Would it be more energy efficient to install a sink-type hot water dispenser?
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