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Rugs for the Rookie Hollywood Criminal

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

According to Hollywood, most rookie criminals have no idea how they should transport their victim without leaving blood all over the place. Stumbling about, the first thing they'll probably think of grabbing will be a ...

Naturally Beautiful Bamboo Rugs and Fiber Rugs are Great Investments for your Home

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

When buying a natural fiber or bamboo rug, most consumers have qualms over whether these rugs will work the same way as a normal wool rug. And when they say normal, they mean will they ...

Have Yourself a Successful Composting Experience

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Composting can be a lot of fun for anyone, from avid gardeners to novices alike. But one of the misconstrued beliefs that arise when people think of composting is that it's the result of smelly ...

Desk Lamps for the Distressed

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Desk lamps are taking charge in design and functionality in addition to becoming fun, stress relieving tools for students and business people alike. In fact, many serve more than one purpose in addition to giving ...

Light for your Glass Menagerie

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

If you're a glass enthusiast, then you can probably agree that using light to display glass works of art is as natural as combining peanut butter and jelly to make the perfect sandwich. While observing ...

Buying the Right Chandelier

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Everyone knows that chandeliers are an easy way to add style and elegance into any home. However, the wrong chandelier can have an adverse affect. With that said, here are some tips on what you ...

Desk Lamps and Coffee Breaks

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Everyone has been through it before: burning the midnight oil just to make a deadline. Whether it's for filing your taxes, studying for a final exam, or even for finishing up a really, really good ...

Delightful Lamps to Light up Your Home

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Adding light to any room instantly heightens the look, style and ambiance. Who wouldn't love a bit of light to their home, since lighting is one of the more affordable ways to redecorate? With lighting ...

Achieve the Celebrity Look with Lighting

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Have you ever watched an episode of the "Fabulous Life of…" on VH-1 or even "Cribs" on MTV and have grown progressively more and more bitter because your house doesn't look as flashy and expensive ...

Rain Chains Make Ordinary Rainy Days Go Away

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

If you're looking to add a melodious sound to your garden while leading rain water down to your rain barrel or decorative ceramic bowl, then look no further; a rain chain may be the unique ...

Compost Tea Time

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Why hello! I see you've made it just in time for our daily four o'clock tea appointment. I'm especially excited over today's tea selection, it's a homemade concoction that has been in the family for ...

Sit on Your Compost with the Composting Bench

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

For some, figuring out where they can start composting can be a bit of a challenge. After all, there are a few things one should keep in mind, like how far the compost heap should ...

Compost Tumblers Make Composting Fun

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Before you start on your first composting project of the year, have you thought about what you were going to place your compost in? I don't mean, "In my garden," or even, "In my houseplant's ...

Composting for Beginners – Do’s and Don’ts, Bins and Tumblers

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Lots of novice gardeners believe that their plants and vegetables only need plenty of water and sunlight in order to sustain a healthy and fruitful lifespan. However this is not entirely true as plants also ...

Leave Some Wiggle Room for the Worms

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Composting is easy so long as you have the right materials and equipment necessary, but did you know that even the worms are your best friends in this process? Vermicomposting or vermiculture is essentially the ...

Save Water, Use a Rain Barrel

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

In times of drought and famine, resources always had to be rationed appropriately for the sake of survival. Luckily, some of us are fortunate to not have to go through a dire situation to have ...

Ingredients to Include in Your Compost

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Composting for your backyard garden or for your indoor plants is a healthy and beneficial process for your plants and the environment. For those who want to start the fun and fruitful process of composting, ...

Blacklisted Items to Keep Out of Your Compost

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Believe it or not, there are a lot of people out there who want to compost but don't know what exactly they're allowed to put into their batches. Some even think that since it's their ...

What Their Furniture Says About Them

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Have you ever noticed that whenever you walk into a friend or family member's house that their furniture seems to reflect their style and personality? This is true most of the time, and many outlying ...

How to Contemporize Your Bedroom

By Vicki Duong · 17 years ago

Updating your bedroom and giving it that contemporary edge can be a fun project to undertake. If you read my earlier two articles How to Contemporize your Living Room and How to Contemporize your Dining ...