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| At Home Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010
FIX IT As you post your new calendar, circle one weekend day this month for a fix-it day. Prepare ahead of time by wandering the house and noting minor repairs that you can do in less than a day. These are things like replacing cracked switch plates and burned-out bulbs, tightening loose screws and lubricating squeaky hinges. Make a list of materials and tools you need. Shop for whatever you don't have in a single trip. On the appointed day, put the tools and supplies in a tote (the homeowner version of a carpenter's steps-saving tool belt) and get to work. As you proceed from room to room, test all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and check off other items from your master list. Continue reading for more tips from Jeanne Huber on organizing holiday gifts, planning for outdoor repairs, taking a garden class. – Jeanne Huber CHAT ABOUT IT Every Thursday at 11 a.m. the Home Front takes readers' questions. Here's a highlight from last week's discussion with Stephanie Kenyon, president of Sloans & Kenyon Auctioneers and Appraisers in Chevy Chase: Maryland: Someone told me that this is a great time to buy reproduction brown 20th century traditional furniture at auction. Is this true? What should I expect to pay for a nice mahogany dining table and eight chairs? Stephanie Kenyon: Absolutely! There have been great bargains to be had...there is a trend today towards retro/modern, streamlined 1960s furniture for very young collectors in their 20s. It is indeed a buyer's market for traditional furniture due to the increased desire for retro/modern furniture. • Join the design Q&A today to talk organizing with professional Nicole Anzia GROW IT Tip of the week Heavy snow, as it falls, can be removed from evergreens prone to breaking by taking a broom and gently brushing branches from the ground up. Ice-encrusted evergreens should be left alone. Any attempt to remove ice will damage the plants. • City residents peck at laws for raising chickens • Damrosch on the benefits of keeping chickens CLICK IT Our pick to click this week: Alicia B. Designs posts on the dramatic effect of tall headboards in a bedroom. House of Turquoise offers a welcome respite from the recent cold weather with an interior that evokes the warmth of coastal living. – Terri Sapienza  | |||||||||
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Home: Make a 2010 To-Do List; Buy Furniture at Auction
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