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Display Name:	HomeGardenDiva
Member Since:	7/2/10

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What makes these rooms "masculine" is the lack of pattern and color choice. Not the headboard. I agree with patrick when he says the use of words like masculine and feminine are somewhat outdated. My hubby loved our toile wallpapered bedroom - we moved and he wanted it recreated! Masculine Headboards Inside Man \| Apartment Therapy New York Flag this comment	7/2/10 6:04 PM
Love the mixed materials - it is something that any homeowner can do to an existing builder grade home to give it character. The batten board siding mixed with clapboard siding is wonderful... it creates a sence of additions over time as the home jogs in and out. That white paint simply beckens for a flag or bunting for the 4th! Also the blue stone patio with a blocky stone wall - wonderful! Any homeowner, with a strong back, can build a more affordable block wall up to three feet tall and face it with a manufactured stone to get a more affordable garden wall with DYI pricing. Nothing says "I'm Home" more than a passing thru a white picket fence. But be prepared to spend summers repainting or staining it bi-annually. Perhaps plant a hedge... that meets a short run of 8' of pickets with a fantastic gate would be more maintence free and more eco-friendly too! Moving into a New House: Our Inspiration \| Apartment Therapy Chicago Flag this comment	7/2/10 6:01 PM
At our Good Earth Home, Garden & Living Show we have asked the local food bank for huge industrial sized tomato sauce cans for table arrangements. They give us cases of these red beautys to use in the cafe. We save all packing peanuts for filler (perfect for event lightweight plantings) and pull hens & chicks out of our office garden for zero waste arrangements! We always return the styro peanuts back into our garden shed for the next show too! The black olive cans can look stylish too! We also used a mint green 60's toilet, which was replaced with a water saving one, for a Rose Bowl Go Ducks floral arrangement. After the show we asked BRING Recycling to pack the toilet back to their reuse center with their display! Upcycled Planter and Container Inspiration Roundup \| Apartment Therapy Re-Nest Flag this comment	7/2/10 5:41 PM