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Four trends to take muted interiors from drab to dreamy

shelves. Accentuate the painting it a daring color. For more fresh decor
greenery with pops of the Don’t be afraid to choose ideas and design tips, visit
same color throughout the one hue for the outside FrogTape.com.
room to create a sense of of the door and another Whether you choose
cohesion. for the inside. For this one or all of these trends,
Elevated Exteriors. project, apply FrogTape they can be tackled by
It’s not just the interiors Multi-Surface Painter’s DIYers with a range of
of the home that should Tape before painting, so skillsets to transform
speak to personal style, the that trim around the door dull living spaces into the
outside should, too! Give and doorknob is protected home of your dreams.
the front door a facelift by from paint bleed.

Color tips to make your home exterior pop

(StatePoint) Home • UV protection: Think Technology, Color Keeper
exteriors make a first of it as sunscreen for Anti-Fade Protection,
A simple, but effective, way to boost the mood of a space is to fill impression, setting the your house. This layer of Weather Barrier Shield
it with large blooms. Place a modern plant stand in an empty corner tone for neighbors, guests, protection helps shield and SPX-2000 UV Blocker.
or between rooms as a divider, and layer in green houseplants or ones and if a property is on your siding from the These components work
with colorful leaves on the shelves. Photo courtesy of StatePoint the market --prospective destructive effects of the together to combat fade
Media home buyers. So how sun’s UV rays. and increase weather
do you boost your curb • Weather barrier resistance.
StatePoint) While cabinets or panels on brightly colored pillows appeal and make your shield: Anti-weathering The Entry Door
neutral tones continue the island a vivid color. and throws, bohemian- exterior pop? According to materials on the siding’s The entry door is an
to be popular this year Calming blue will ensure style macramé, wall art those in the know, a lot of surface can help ensure amazing place to make a
among home DIYers, bold a relaxed and laid-back and a rug with geometric it has to do with color. long-lasting color fidelity color statement. However,
and colorful surroundings feeling, while fuchsia patterns. As long as the “Choosing deep, bold and low-maintenance if you buy an exterior
also are trending right will energize the design. colors are complementary colors for your door or freedom for your home’s replacement door and
now. Nayak recommends using to each other, the blend siding can provide eye- exterior. try to finish it yourself,
From adding dramatic FrogTape Delicate Surface of styles and textures will catching focal points and • Heat resistance: achieving the flawless
style to the kitchen to Painter’s Tape to prevent catch the eye and make dramatically increase Heat-resistant inorganic finish you’re hoping for
giving an unexpected paint bleed and achieve the room feel refreshed curb appeal,” says Jon pigments ensure exacting is easier said than done.
space a splash of color, crisp paint lines. The low- with little effort. Lapp, vinyl siding product deep colors, reflect heat Then there’s the trim, and
these ideas—inspired by adhesion tape is designed Nourishing Green. A manager at ProVia. from exterior walls, and possibly sidelights and a
the 2024 FrogTape Design to prevent damage on simple, but effective, way To help you make deflect solar rays to reduce transom that also need
Trends, as identified by surfaces like cabinets, to boost the mood of a selections that work best solar heat build-up and to be painted to match or
celebrity interior designer freshly painted walls, space is to fill it with large for your home and vision, unsightly weathering. coordinate with the door
Taniya Nayak—will make wallpaper and more. blooms. Place a modern ProVia is offering the • Anti-fade protection: color.
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pop in 2024. painting projects aren’t in corner or between rooms Siding found in super polymer as rustic bronze or forest
Colorful Kitchens. the plan for this year, revive as a divider, and layer in Color and texture play vinyl siding, is engineered green, to trending colors
Make the kitchen a focal a living room or bedroom green houseplants or ones significant roles in the for superior color like avocado or burnt
point by painting the by adding a collection of with colorful leaves on the overall look and style retention. orange, you can ensure a
of a home, so consider “At first, it might consistent, beautiful and

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Expert landscaping tips for choosing and installing plants

(StatePoint) The to spend time in.
perfect landscape may For a lush look, think
start with a healthy, lush in terms of layers when
lawn, but for interest and considering composition.
depth, you’ll also need to Much like in a painting,
consider the plants that you should have
surround it. background, middle
Thankfully, it’s easy ground, and foreground
to make considerable layers. Your background
improvements to your layer should consist of
backyard life using tips taller evergreen shrubs
from professionals. to provide something
Landscape designer Doug alive and green to look
Scott has partnered with at all year long, no
lawn care equipment matter what’s happening
manufacturer Exmark, in front of them. Your
to offer these tips for middle ground layer
selecting and installing should be lower than
plants that will beautify the background layer
your outdoor living areas. to create interest, and
Choosing Plants is where you can add a
• Choose plants well- contrasting evergreen
suited for your specific shrub or pop of color
growing conditions. with a perennial plant.
Knowing your growing Finally, your foreground
zone is important, layer should help The perfect landscape may start with a healthy, lush lawn, but for interest and depth,
however you should transition the planting
also be mindful how beds to your lawn space.
you’ll also need to consider the plants that surround it. Photo courtesy of StatePoint Media
conditions like sun You can accomplish this that it sits at, or just 6. Soak your plant episode of “Done-in- “Now that you have
exposure can change as with smaller perennials, above, the level it did in with more water. a-Weekend Projects,” the inspiration and
you move around your evergreens, annuals or the pot. 7. Finish by adding an original series from know-how needed to
yard. creeping ground covers. 4. Backfill with soil, mulch, making sure it’s Exmark. To watch the choose and install plant
• Choose the right size When addressing stopping to add water pulled away from the video, visit Backyard Life, material, you can create
plants for the space. Bear drifts, read the plant when the hole is about base of your plant. which is part of a unique landscaping that reflects
in mind that what you’re labels to know how large halfway full. Scott offers more multimedia destination who you are and how
planting today is much they’ll grow. This can help 5. Fill the rest of the insights in “How to with a focus on helping you’d like to live outside,”
smaller than what it will ensure plants grow in hole with soil, then firmly Choose Plants for homeowners make the says Scott.
be once it’s matured. together as they mature, press down. Landscaping,” a recent most of outdoor spaces.
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Spring cleaning: Don’t toss that ‘junk’

(StatePoint) From ones,” says Al Crisafulli, sold it for almost half a and equipment, such
baseball cards and sports Auction Director at Love million dollars, a figure as balls, bats, gloves
equipment to postcards of the Game Auctions, which would top a million and uniforms, can also
and photographs, is that an internet sports dollars today. be valuable, especially
“junk” in your attic or auction house that helps Here are some of his if you had a family
basement dusty treasure families identify and sell tips to determine if your member who played
or just dusty? We’ve all valuable sports cards sports collectibles are minor or major league
heard of families getting and memorabilia. valuable: sports. Note that items
rich from the sale of rare Crisafulli has assisted The Older, the from before the 1960s
memorabilia they found people in selling tens Better with Cards are highly collected.
when spring cleaning. of millions of dollars of Vintage sports cards Also look for equipment
A little time spent baseball card collections, from the early periods endorsed by star players.
determining if items are autographs, sports of sports are collectible, Condition matters, but
valuable and where to equipment and more. especially Hall of Famers. game-used equipment
sell them can pay off Such sales can be Do you have stars from from professionals can
in the long run.“The life changing. In one the 1960s, 1950s or be valuable in almost
sale of older sports instance, he researched a earlier? Look for names any condition.
cards, postcards and family’s old baseball bat like Mickey Mantle, Save Postcards and
photographs can yield and proved it was game Jackie Robinson, Babe Photographs
thousands of dollars, used by Hall of Famer Ruth, Honus Wagner or If you have old
even tens of thousands Lou Gehrig. His Love Ty Cobb. Even non-star photographs, cabinet
or more for the right of the Game Auctions cards can be valuable, cards or postcards
especially in nice of sports stars or

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Really early cards from from pre-1960 can be
the 1880s through the A good rule of thumb is that the older a expensive. Look for early
1930s are particularly sports item is, the more valuable it might be, “real photo” postcards
Install and repair furnaces, air conditioners, desirable, such as those especially from before the 1950s going back from the 1900s through
water heaters, and softeners by tobacco, gum and to the 1880s, an expert told StatePoint Media. the 1940s, which are
candy brands, such as Photo used via StatePoint/(c) Delpixart/ photographs printed on
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where to sell cards and which employs trained promotional and be valuable, as opposed
experts in researching advertising ephemera to images of your
sports ephemera, and spotlighting sports stars, family members playing
maintains bidder lists of especially items that sports or of popular
sports collectors. More promote sporting goods, vacation destinations.
information is available at food or tobacco brands. When examining
loveofthegameauctions. Ads from magazines photographs, look for
com. aren’t valuable, but markings on the back,
Don’t Overlook store displays, signs and such as photographer,
Memorabilia and premiums can be pricey. publication and date
Equipment Old sporting goods stamps. Also set aside
cabinet cards, which are
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Myer takes over greenhouse

when I was a kid,” Myer
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Myer had her own
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spring, but she also
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Faith Myer is Myer is renting the community a service that new vines and different
bringing her artist’s greenhouse from the would no longer be here. dahlias.
sensibility and eye to the former owner. Myer ... They’re all excited that So far, the community
greenhouse on Highway had previously worked this place is still going to has been supportive,
4 in Pocahontas. with Ann Bittner at the be here.” stopping in to shop
Now known as Art by greenhouse and has, in She also loves flowers. and expressing their
Faith’s Greenhouse, the the past, set up a tent to “My mother always excitement to see the
shop is up and running sell her original artwork had a wonderful garden greenhouse continue on.
for the spring. on the property.
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Seven reasons to upgrade to electric

and induction cooking appliances
(StatePoint) Cooking are also harmful to With sales of electric
with gas? Industry the environment, appliances on the rise, a
experts say there contributing to air quality few select manufacturers
are many reasons to issues and climate have taken note, and
consider retiring your change. In fact, national to meet customer
gas-powered appliances. annual emissions demand, have recently
To help you from gas cooktops introduced additional
understand what your are equivalent to the options offering style and
kitchen may be missing, emissions transmitted sought-after features.
Melissa Haber, the vice from half a million cars. For example, the Italian
president of EuroChef 2. They’re easy to brand Verona offers
USA, the exclusive maintain. Compared electric ranges in its
importer of the Verona to the metal grates of a Prestige and Designer
and Lofra brands of conventional gas stove, Collections that deliver
residential cooking the flat surface of an an upgraded look,
appliances, offers seven electric or induction with single and double
reasons why your next cooktop is nearly oven options to suit
home upgrade should effortless to clean. A varying needs and
include making the swap damp dish rag and soap tastes. All are equipped
to electric or induction works for most cleanup with five burners that
cooking. sessions. For more Electric and induction appliances are easy to maintain and offer accommodate pots of any
1. You’re health- and involved messes, a little safer ways to cook. Photo courtesy of StatePoint Media. size, and a multi-tasking
eco-conscious. Gas vinegar goes a long way. Induction cooking also which combine elegant The installation process dual element that ranges
appliances at home 3. They offer safety has safety benefits, since design with modern for electric appliances on from simmer to boil with
are associated with an benefits. With no open only the cooking vessel is cooking features, are the other hand is easier the simple turn of a
increased risk of asthma flame, electric appliances directly heated and the a good example of how and less expensive. Not knob.
and other illnesses, lower the risk of burns or surface of the cooktop accurate temperature able to replace your gas “As more consumers
particularly in children, fires, particularly those itself does not retain or control allows you to appliances with electric? have come to realize the
as they emit harmful air with safety features such give off heat. prepare meals like a Investing in a range hood value and advantages of
pollutants like nitrogen as “power on” lights and 4. You value precision. professional in the is a sensible solution that electric and induction
dioxide and methane, residual heat warnings Induction cooking is comfort of home. can cut your appliance’s cooking, it became
even when they’re not in that inform users when faster and more efficient 5. Making changes air pollution by about important to us to offer
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Five smart home products for the modern home

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