What’s your favorite source for “house porn”? What favorite sites and blogs do you gaze longingly at when there’s no one to peek over your shoulder at the laptop screen?
A reader asked recently whether he could paint the vinyl shutters on his house. He said the color had faded from dark blue to a nondescript gray. Instead of adding to the look of the place, they detracted. Would painting work?
To continue last week’s discussion of changes in furniture trends: Ann Weber says one piece of furniture that has disappeared from modern homes is the telephone table.
Late last summer Duke Energy introduced a web site, http://www.duke-energy.com/youtility, featuring blogs, videos, polls and the like. With a nod toward the booming social media, said Duke spokesperson Paige Layne, the company made the site more interactive and conversational.
This year you’ll be able to design your own personal Parade of Homes: Go online, select the homes and neighborhoods you want to visit, then click to get your own map and itinerary.
Roberta Dees of Charlotte sends along a timely reminder to go easy on the toxic stuff when cleaning around the house. (Especially timely this year, because spring – and spring cleaning – arrived early.)
