Island Life: A home in Guilderland opens up
By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home When the Stutos moved into their Guilderland house in 2003, everything was new. The previous owners had only been in the house a year before the Stutos bought it. “They...
View ArticleHow the West Home Was Won
A lovely country home in Loudonville is still new after 25 years By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Tom West was late to meet his wife, Reneé, at a fundraiser one night. This was before cell phones, and so...
View ArticleProblem Solved: Window treatments can be lovely without stealing the stage
The Soft Sell By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Problem: The window treatments in this Gansevoort country home were old and the homeowner wanted to update them without overspending. Solved: Because the...
View ArticleTips from Capital Region illumination illuminati
Light Up Your Life By Laurie Lynn Fischer/Life@Home The problem: When we watch films, we like our living room dark, like a true home theater. But often, I’m using my laptop while others are viewing,...
View ArticleThe Battle Over Bedroom Décor
Teenage Wasteland By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home It happens right around middle school. Your pre-teens start wanting to make their own decisions about style and decor. The outfits you used to pick out for...
View Article10 Ways To Use … Coca-Cola
By Melissa Fiorenza/Life@Home Ever buy a few too many two-liter bottles of soda for the party? We hate when that happens, so we asked you on Facebook for clever uses of the classic carbonated soft...
View ArticleThe nuts and bolts of household tools
Tool Time By Laurie Freehafer/Life@Home The late George Gobel wrote, “Alice is a strong believer in this do-it-yourself business, except she doesn’t believe in doing it herself; she believes in doing...
View ArticleLiving Green: Green baby goods everyone can feel good about
Eco-Friendly … the Next Generation By Cari Scribner/Life@Home If you’re expecting a spring baby — or getting ready for a baby shower for a friend or family member — you can get everything you need and...
View ArticleRefurnished Living: The American Dream
By Alison Grieveson/Life@Home There was a time when a label that read “Made in the USA” was not a mark of quality. Not anymore! Here are just a few quality, U.S.-made home products you’d be proud to...
View ArticleDown the Garden Path: The first step to helping your garden stand out
The Magic of Mulch By Colleen Plimpton/Life@Home My patient, non-gardening husband is frequently befuddled by garden doings. Early each spring, for instance, he wonders why a mountain of organic mulch...
View ArticleThe Krasses take matters of their house into their own hands
Raising the Roof By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home They say if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. When Paul and J’Lene Krass consulted several different contractors to remodel the...
View ArticleProblem Solved: Sometimes what’s in fashion just doesn’t always work
The Color-Block Botch By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Problem The owner of this East Greenbush home hired the wrong interior designer who didn’t do work the owner liked. The failed attempt at color...
View Article10 Ways To Use … Salt
By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Salt is cheap and delicious. It’s also one of those miracle powders that functions in literally dozens (maybe even hundreds) of ways. We poked around the web and polled on...
View ArticleA look at the dining room in the 21st century
Is the Dining Room Dead? By Anna Zernone Giorgi As times change, so do our priorities. Today’s homeowners have lifestyles that are very different from what may have been the norm when their houses were...
View ArticleA room-by-room guide to painting your interior
Living Color By Laurie Lynn Fischer/Life@Home A police officer once told me his department was experimenting with the hue of its holding cell. Pink kept prisoners calmest, he said. Actors, meanwhile,...
View ArticleLiving Green: Recycle those empty snack bags and flip-flops!
Second Life By Cari Scribner/Life@Home Flip-Flops (new or in good condition) The Flip Flops For Families Organization ships flip-flops all over the world to less fortunate families that walk barefoot....
View ArticleRefurnished Living: Introducing designer Jessica Allyn
Refurbished Chic By Alison Grieveson/Life@Home Introducing designer Jessica Allyn, a woman inspired by the beauty and form of vintage furniture. Jessica brings old furniture back to life with vivid...
View ArticleDown The Garden Path: If this garden workhorse is blooming, spring is at hand!
Longing for Lungworts Story and photo by Colleen Plimpton/Life@Home Does the dainty little flower of the lungwort (aka pulmonaria) have anything to do with breathing? Our ancestors thought so. The...
View ArticleGive your home some spring-cleaning sparkle!
Dirty Deeds By Brianna Snyder/Life@Home Spring cleaning is a dreaded yearly chore. But with winter finally ending, soon you’ll have open windows and fresh air again, and all of a sudden nothing seems...
View ArticleOnline Exclusive: How to pick the perfect houseplant
Growing Pains By Wendy Page/Life@Home Tip: The first symptom of overwatering? Browning leaf tips. What adds warmth and color to your decor, cleans the air you breathe, lowers your blood pressure and...
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