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clean birdhouse in fall
In the fall, when bird-breeding season ends, clean out birdhouses to attract newcomers. — Birdhouse Basics
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15 Easy Halloween Decorating How-Tos
Get ready for trick-or-treaters with these simple projects for spooking up your home
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leave cut pieces in place until your are finished carving pumpkin
Leave the cut shapes wedged in place until you are finished cutting all the lines. This will provide added support until you’re done carving
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Farmhouse Addition: What’s Old is New Again
A 19th-century farmhouse’s side addition makes room for a spacious kitchen and a more open floor plan—while evoking the home’s original shape
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How to Dress Up a Hollow-Core Door
Apply panel molding to a featureless door to create a grand entrance to any room
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properly pitched gutters
Check your gutters: properly pitched gutters slope between 1/16 inch and ⅛ inch per foot, directing water to the leader and out the downspout. — Button Up Your House For Fall
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Best Old House Neighborhoods 2013
Big cities, small towns, take your pick: These 61 diverse neighborhoods boast gracious old houses and features that will suit just about any lifestyle
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look for the biggest bulbs to plant for the largest blooms
At the nursery, look for the biggest bulbs of your chosen variety—they’ll give you the largest blooms. — Plant Bulbs Now for Future Blooms
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18 Treehouses That Are Nicer Than Your House
Living luxuriously among the leaves has never been so accessible
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Outfit Your Bedroom for a Better Night’s Sleep
Don’t wait for the weekend to get some decent shut-eye.