The Happy Home

Spring Cleaning: 4 Ways to Utilize Your Garage Space

Mark Watson, April 21

Though many home improvement projects involve expanding the size of your house, true innovation means taking advantagefalse

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Perfect Pancakes from Scratch

Mark Watson, April 7

Here's a taste from the latest issue of House Calls that will transport you back-in-time for breakfast with Oldfalse

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How to Create a Homemade Compost Bin

Mark Watson, March 31

If you're planning to expand your garden this spring, one of the best things you can do for yourself is to startfalse

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7 Uses for Reclaimed Wood

Joe LeVecchi, March 26

Reclaimed wood features a weathered, natural appearance and a luxurious patina that modern finishing techniques aren'tfalse

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Top Four DIY Projects Under $50

Mark Watson, March 19

Homeowners who live in Northern Virginia and the area surrounding the nation’s capital know how important regularfalse

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Enhanced Equipment: Essential Items For Your DIY Toolkit

Joe LeVecchi, March 14

No matter how innovative your ideas or careful your workmanship, no home improvement project can succeed without thefalse

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The Shades of Winter: 6 Color Schemes For Your Home

Joe LeVecchi, January 3

Winters in Northern Virginia can be brutally coldand depressingly gray. One creative way to fight the blues whilefalse

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LIGHT YOUR WOOD-BURNING FIREPLACE SAFELY: 5 TIPS

Mark Watson, December 23

Now that winter is officially upon us, nothing beats the heat and soothing crackling sound of a wood-burning fireplace.false

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Protect Your Deck: 6 Winter Tips

Joe LeVecchi, December 15

The Greater Washington winter months can be brutally cold. During the winter, your home's exterior, including yourfalse

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Warm up your windows: insulation tips & tricks

Mark Watson, December 9

If your windows at home aren’t properly insulated during the winter months, you might as well be throwing money away.false

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