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This week the Washington Post Home & Garden Section focuses on ways to save money at home. Articles feature frugal home renovation projects, small-scale home projects starting at $1,500, and using wired blankets to save money. The Post also plugs the Washington Design Center Sample Sale, which is this Saturday. More details and article links below the jump...

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The Washington Design Center's biannual sample sale is open to the public this Saturday, February 14th (300 D St. SW; phone 202.646.6100). Items up to 75 percent off from showrooms including Henredon, Pugrant Associates, Warp & Weft, and Luxe Studio. This time admission is free!
Haute, a high-end fabric and trim store in Fauquier County, is also having a sale.

The Post's articles on frugal home renovations and saving money at home:

- New Model For the Remodel Business; Projects Are Smaller, Cheaper in Downturn

- Renovation Projects Starting at $1,500: Facelift the housefront, cosmetic fixup for the kitchen, and upgrade the closets

- It's Electric: Wired Blankets and Pads Can Save Cash

- How To: fix broken window shades on your own

In the Garden:
- The history of naming roses: Nom de Plume; Fancy a Bouquet of Pest? A Look at the Strange and Sublime History of Naming Roses.

(Images: Alain Jaramillo (both above the jump, Arbiter)