Essay: October 2012
Scare Tactics By Betsy Bittner/Life@Home Dear Neighbor, I regret to inform you that you are not pulling your weight. It’s already October and you have yet to festoon your property with so much as a...
View ArticleWindow Shopping: Ballston Spa
Each month, Window Shopping highlights interesting and unique items available at area stores. This month’s picks can be found in Ballston Spa. (1) Silver-plated antique dishes and plates repurposed...
View ArticleTalk Back: October 2012
From Our Contributors: The story behind the story Moving your Parents Around Lee Nelson: I know many people struggling to help their elderly parents from afar or just in their busy schedules. I have...
View ArticleDIY Design: Tips to help your design confidence soar
Boost your Design Creativity By Merci Miglino/Life@Home If just glancing at the cover of an interior design magazine brings on symptoms of a near-panic attack, or if stepping into the beautiful homes...
View ArticleProblem Solved: A boring staircase gets a new life
Stairway From Heaven By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Problem: The Niskayuna staircase was outdated, and the homeowners wanted to update it to make a more exciting entryway. Solution: Denise Maurer, of...
View Article10 Ways to Use: Baking soda
By Melissa Fiorenza/Life@Home The powdery chemical compound stowed in your kitchen pantry works wonders for making airy cakes, but the buck doesn’t stop at baking. Between our research and help from...
View ArticleProtection: What’s new in home alarm systems?
Blanket Security By Laurie Lynn Fischer/Life@Home When I was a teenager, someone burglarized my Bethlehem house and stole my Sweet 16 pearls. Barbara Husik recalls feeling not only “violated” by a...
View ArticleLiving Green: Stop throwing away those rechargeable batteries!
Battery Beat By Cari Scribner/Life@Home With all the toys and clocks and flashlights we have in our houses, most of us burn through batteries. But when they’re out of juice, they can be easily and...
View ArticleDesign Classics: The Gae Aulenti table
Free-Wheeling Beauty By Kim Messenger/Life@Home Have you ever been to the Musee d’Orsay in Paris? Ahh yes, I remember it well. I was living as a student in England and having a nervous breakdown. My...
View ArticleTable@Home: Rules Are for Breaking…
…Except for the One About Food By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home There aren’t a lot of rules in our house. We do have a few, however, that you wouldn’t expect. Tops must be put back on markers. It’s pretty...
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