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• Fresh Ideas For Flowers

  Look around your house and yard for inventive ways to accent flowers for your home.

• Pregnant Women: Beware the Litter Box — and the Garden

  You may not notice should you contract toxoplasmosis, sometimes found in kitty litter and other sources in or around the home. But the parasite is dangerous for your baby.

• Create a Sense of Serenity

  Building a personal peace zone is easier than you might think.

• Secrets for Achieving “THE Look” When Decorating Your Home

  Use a few easy guidelines to develop your artistic eye.

• Floods and Flood Insurance

  Many aren't aware that they are eligible to obtain flood insurance coverage, says the National Flood Insurance Program.

• Absorbents

  Granular substances that help clean up stains and spills without solvents or chemicals.

• Litter box

  Scoop daily for your cat’s health — and for the sake of your nose.

• Household Prod. Database

  Interested in green cleaning? Chemical safety? The Household Products Database (HPD) can be a good place to look for information.

• CRI

  An acronym for the Carpet and Rug Institute, an industry association.

• Green cleaning

  Safer product purchases and methods that may help spare the environment.

• Dyson DC07 All Floors

  The Carpet Professor weighs in on this bagless model with features designed to reduce common vacuuming headaches.

• Sierra Backpack Vacuum

  The Sierra packs commercial power in a backpack vacuum weighing less than 10 lbs.

• Combat® Plus

  Uses bait stations and gel to eliminate small cockroaches.

• Concrete Expressions Magazine Online

  Once only available to concrete contractors and designers, Concrete Expressions is now available in digital format for all to read. The magazine offers an array of information and full color photos on today's most popular decorative concrete applications.

• Butler Clean pH Neutral 32-oz. Concentrate

  For use on sensitive surfaces and on floors, in kitchens and showers. Protects surfaces while restoring sheen.

• Aprons by Jessie Steele

  Aprons with style.

• Onrax Overhead Storage Racks

  Overhead steel storage racks add more space to your garage.

• Decorating Style

  How to make a house a home - in affordable style.

• Houseplants For Dummies

  Cultivate your green thumb.

• Do I Dust or Vacuum First? 2nd Ed.

  Answers to the 100 toughest, most frequently asked questions about housecleaning.

• House About It

  Choose materials wisely when remodeling your home or building a new one.

• Vinegar: Over 400 Uses

  Good for our health, our home, and safe for our environment. Over 400 tips, some recipes, a bit of history and a lot of amazing uses for vinegar.

• Organize Your Garage

  Smart storage ideas can help keep your garage neat and organized.

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