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Posts tagged “Tips”

Tips: Building a Cat Tunnel in Your Home
Washington DC

In our recent house tour of Adam's Cat-Haven Condo, we showed the custom-built cat tunnel Adam made for his cats Jonas and Ezekiel. Adam is a neat-freak and wanted to keep the litter box out of sig...

Interview: Rose's Sustainable Gardening Tips
Washington DC

Rose has become a local expert in green living, as explained in the recent house tour of her lovely solar home. Her garden has so many plants, flowers and trees that it almost hides her house! Bel...

Tips: Detaching Yourself (Rationally) from Your Books
Washington DC

Our recent survey inspired by The Economist provoked many readers to admit they are irrationally attached to their stuff. Books are especially difficult to part with because of sentimental and othe...

How To: Avoid Some Common Travel Pitfalls
Washington DC

One of the most frustrating elements of escaping can be the small disasters that threaten to derail a trip. We've all been there- despite the advance planning, the guidebooks, and all the preparatio...

Interview: Ati's Tips on Finding Home Accessories at Flea Markets
Washington DC

Ati is a successful DC real estate agent who regularly stages open houses and advises on home decorating. We were lucky to meet her during the recent Dog Days of August Sale and she agreed to let u...

Tips: Making a Packing List
Washington DC

Whenever we travel, we inevitably forget something. It's usually not an issue because most friends' homes or hotels have the thing we forgot (toothbrush, shampoo, extra t-shirt). We've mentioned o...

Interview: Collecting Art Tips from Brian Petro
Washington DC

Brian Petro is a professional artist and art dealer for Vastu in DC. His duties as art dealer include attending art events and looking online for artwork that compliments the Vastu collection and th...

Free Document Shredding Every Saturday
Washington DC

We posted a couple of weeks ago about a Community Shred Event in Montgomery County; we are delighted to let you know that DC residents can now take advantage of free document shredding every Saturda...

Green@Home: Free Home Energy Audits for DC Residents
Washington DC

Just in time for AT's Green Month, the DC government is offering free energy audits to single-family homeowners. The DC Department of the Environment’s (DDOE) Home Energy Rating System (HERS) prog...

The Best Garden Plants for DC
The Washington Post 6.21.08

In our quest to keep our balcony plants alive, we were thrilled to find this article by local landscape and design expert Joel M. Lerner, the president of Environmental Design in Capitol View Park, ...

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