Abby's South American get-away this week left us with big flip flops to fill. While she spent the week sipping on pina coladas, the Home and Garden section of the LA Times has been revisiting the past. With the current economic crisis forcing folks to watch their wallets, old trends are coming back. Line drying your clothes (while eco-friendly) unfortunately isn't always legal. In addition to these money-saving tips, the LA Times highlights the welcome return of gold chairs (chrome is out), fake plants and a Mid-Century Modern hillside pad that brings back it's former owners style (and even some of her former furniture). Not to mention Heath Ceramics bringing affordability back to design with their new line of tile. More, pics and links, after the jump...
Finally! We never could get on the chrome bandwagon and with AT's February Jumpstart, we're thrilled that gold is making a comeback. We're definitely thinking this table could be DIY'd--
The eco-trend is taking over homes but not ever neighbor is enthused. While line-drying your clothes cuts back costs and saves wear and tear, a fence covered in tees and towels doesn't have the aesthetic look that goes with a gated community. 
"...A Mid-Century Modern hillside pad that brings back it's former owners style..."
When will you AT writers (or your editors) master the proper use of the lowly apostrophe? In this case, you can simply remove the one in "its" and put it after the "s" in "owners'" (unless the owner was a single person, in which case it would be "owner's"). It's not hard, but it will make reading your posts so much more enjoyable. Thank you.
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I'm with madsarah. A quick way to figure out whether the apostrophe is needed is to ask: is this short for "it is"? If so, apostrophe. If not, no.
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Outdoor line drying is not for everyone:
Have Allergies?
Outdoor drying is not recommended for those who suffer from allergies. If you must line dry, do not hang clothing until midday, when pollen counts tend to be lower. But if pollen-laden laundry still causes discomfort, save money somewhere else in the budget and resume dryer use with renewed appreciation for modern appliances.
From http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/a_643-Line_Dry_Your_Laundry
I don't line-dry inside except for bras and some shrinkable stuff. I prefer to save my money in other ways.
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last time I was in the LA Times, I was quoted saying something about toilets. now they've got me closing the line-drying article saying "old-lady bra". love it.
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Since when are fake plants more affordable than real plants (the ones that actually LOOK real anyway)? Personally I couldn't take dusting them.
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I have an indoor clothing rack. I think line drying may be for those who don't use the dryer at all.. but I don't have anywhere to tie the other end to. It's not impossible to dry your clothes indoors for free. As for the apostrophe, I did not always remember it's from its but it became fairly apparent after I looked it up once and for all. (I.e. being I'm not an English major, this is still possible to sort out). This is not to say you always have to be perfect, but I looked it up once and it wasn't too hard to memorize after that. It's is it is and its is belongs to (possessive of) it. It is something of a pet peeve when writers mix up or don't consider the difference between possessives and plurals, as well as other vocabulary. If you at all have or admit a weakness, look it up and correct your grammar beforehand. I hate to see a word misused because someone doesn't really have a firm grip on the meaning, or some mistake in grammar or spelling because someone knowingly commits the mistake without checking things of which they know they are not certain.
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Chrome is out, huh?
Who comes down from the mountains and brings these pronouncements?
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