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6 Affordable Ways to Boost your Home’s Curb Appeal

6 Affordable Ways to Boost your Home’s Curb Appeal When buyers come to see your home, the first thing they notice is how your property looks from the curb. That first impression is powerful and lingering. If buyers don’t like what they see, it can influence how they judge the rest ...

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Structure and Style: How to Use Texture and Pattern in the Garden

structure and style How to Use Texture and Pattern in the Garden WRITTEN BY CATRIONA TUDOR ERLER Creating a pleasing landscape or garden for your home is an opportunity to express yourself creatively. Two design elements that contribute enormously to the success of a garden composition are texture and pattern. The ...

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Vineyard Views: A Sustainable Landscape that Goes with the Grapes

vineyard views A SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE THAT GOES WITH THE GRAPES WRITTEN BY RONDA SWANEY  PHOTOGRAPHY BY WILLIAM CARSON JOYCE The dry Santa Ynez Valley of Southern California hardly seems the ideal setting for a vineyard. Yet dozens of vintners call this region home and coax award-winning vintages from the soil year after year. ...

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Pack Leader: A Happy-Go-Lucky Feel For A Family Home

Diana Taylor Realty PACK LEADER A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY FEEL FOR A FAMILY HOME WRITTEN BY JEANINE MATLOW  PHOTOGRAPHY BY RYAN GARVIN KIDS AND PETS WERE AT THE FOREFRONT of this phenomenal new-build in Newport Beach, California. “They really needed a space to feel truly at home with all of the comforts for every member,” ...

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