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If the wind seems to blow through your windows in the winter, it’s time to get serious and reduce air loss. By sealing leaks and adding insulation in key spots, you can boost your energy savings by as much as 20 percent, according to Energy Star.

The energy savings are based on a standard 3 bedroom house with 1,500 square feet of conditioned floor area and 20 percent duct leakage.

Here’s how to approach this important home improvement project. First, take stock of your doors and windows, and any other sources of air leaks. Consider replacing older windows that have single pane glass, inoperable ropes and pulleys, and unappealing designs. Here’s a good overview from the U.S. Depar

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Living with style while living with pets will always pose some challenges, but the two needn’t be mutually exclusive.

While designating a place for toys, leashes, food and supplies will go a long way, the stains, odors and damage to possessions that can come with pets are an enduring concern.

However, smart planning of a homes dcor can make it possible to keep a lovely home even in the presence of animals, says Bruce Norman Long, a Princeton interior designer.

Certainly no one wants to spend what is required for a custom interior and have their little loved ones shred it, he says.

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It’s been oooh roughly three and half years since myself and my husband have been away without the children. And while we love the little blighters to pieces we thought it was high time we had a break. So we booked ourselves into Babington Houe for the weekend – a rather nice country house hotel near where we live.

While we were there I took some photos of the gorgeous old walled kitchen garden that they have there.

As you walk in you’re greeted by a row of pyramids that have Sweetpeas growing around them. They

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Always the fashion leader, Vogue’s latest patterns feature some interesting shapes. The pattern of the month from kAtheRine Tilton V8748 is a shirt/jacket which features eye-catching dolman sleeves, giving it a cape-like effect. Just the thing for warmer fall days the shirt can be made in broadcloth, linen or cotton shirting.

This lovely A-line dress pattern can be custom fit for A, B, C, and D cups. It can be made with lightweight wool flannel, lightweight double knit, broadcloth, and linen and is part of the Very Easy Vogue collection.

From the Donna Karan Collection comes this easy to sew jacket with a striking wide collar. It can be made in taffeta, wool crepe, novelty organza, and cloque. <

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It’s no secret that I like geometrical shapes. Today’s item totally fits this category. It’s a product from Sweden and has great possibilities design wise. Träullit Dekor is an environment-friendly, recyclable hexagon tile made from wood wool, cement and water that you can put on your wall.

In the Hexagon concept by FORM US WITH LOVE, design complements the practicality of the material, creating a simple but striking product. Träullit Dekor is made of wood wool, cement and water. These natural components together make up the functional characteristics.

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I remember those pyramid shapes that they use in sound or radio studios. T

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In this post our attention is towards an installation by Valentin Ruhry, an artist living in Vienna and Graz. His art installations and artistic materials often deal with topics from everyday life, but treated in a humorous manner. The one that follows after the jump certainly made me smile.

This is one of those brilliant ideas that makes you wonder why didn’t I think about that myself. Valentin Ruhry took 5.000 of those orange rocker switches you normally see in surge protectors and power strips and installed them onto a blank canvas. You can turn the switches on and off to create your own message. Loads of possibilities here!

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