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Oh, the pressure! Choosing an exterior paint color, under just a little stress
My formerly orange house gets a new splash of color. But … is it TOO splashy? (Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post) It was the best news I’d gotten all year: It was time to paint the house. I know, I...
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Modern Christmas tree born of Colorado engineer’s ingenuity, family’s love
A view of the red version of the Modern Christmas Tree (Provided by modernchristmastree.com) Lawrence “Bud” Stoecker built homes – specifically, A-frames in the Rocky Mountains – but his grandson, Matt...
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Real vs. artificial Christmas tree: Home Depot expert susses out the pros, cons
You may not need a tree as big as this one, at the Outlets at Castle Rock, but you’ve still got big options. (Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post file) Do you go with a real or artificial Christmas tree —...
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ShopSmart offers ideas for holiday tech toy gifts
Shoppers who found themselves in a big-box store hunting for gifts this Thanksgiving weekend know just how crowded and overwhelming the holiday toy department can be. Anyone who is those still doing...
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Holiday hardware: Two guys from Boulder’s iconic McGuckin store share tools...
Bruce Ramp, left, and Ran Ransom, between them, have spent 83 years serving customer’s at Boulder’s McGuckin Hardware (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) If it plugs in, sparkles, slides on snow or...
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Forecasters diverge on the 2013 color of the year… blue or green?
[media-credit name="facebook.com/PantoneColor" align="alignright" width="154"][/media-credit] Stylish and timely: Pantone highlights Case Scenario’s Emerald iPhone 5 cover as a product for 2013. Oh,...
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Tip-top painting tips – plus get free paint from Ace Hardware
Volunteers with Heroes at Home tackle an interior painting job in 2012. (Seth A. McConnell, YourHub) It was grand to learn from Elana Ashanti Jefferson’ reporting last Saturday that I did a few things...
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Home Depot launches Spring Black Friday with BOGO on seeds, other sales
Bees go to town on an Iceland poppy at the Loveland Home Depot March 30. (Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post) Have you got garden fever yet? C’mon, everybody’s got garden fever. Home Depot does. The...
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Mow Down Pollution 2013: Discounted electric lawn mowers the highlight
An electric-lawnmower race at a “Mow Down Pollution” event in 2002 (Denver Post file). Got lawn? Got gas mower? Then you’ve got pollution, gas, oil, and … kind of a pain in the lungs and other body...
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Heirloom tomato plants might just be the best cure for blizzard fatigue
The plants to grow a rainbow of tomatoes will be available at the Heirloom Tomato Farms sale Saturday, May 4. (Provided by Heirloom Tomato Farms) I’ve got it, you’ve got it, or if you don’t have it...
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Craft food. Craft beer. Craft Experience? Tentiko books authenticity in Denver
[caption id="attachment_11029" align="aligncenter" width="495"] A curious milking sheep looks up at Fruition Farms Dairy and Creamery[/caption] Ever wonder what it would be like to run a sheep dairy,...
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Denver Broncos legend Billy Thompson judging $2,500 Naturesweet Homegrown...
[caption id="attachment_11071" align="alignnone" width="495"] Tomatoes: From left, Black Krim, unknown yellow and a red beefsteak (Susan Clotfelter, The Denver Post)[/caption] Get those killer tomatoes...
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Jonathan Adler warms up to fall — and Denver warms up to him
His store in Cherry Creek North opened a little over a year ago, but Jonathan Adler didn’t make it to town until this week. And Denverites wasted no time in getting to know him once he finally...
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