Dividing Perennials in Fall: What to Split and What to Leave
If a clump of daisies bloomed half as well this summer as it did two years ago, the plant is not failing. It is crowded. The center has run out…
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Bed Placement: Where to Put a Bed in Any Bedroom
Most people decide bed placement by pushing the bed against the biggest empty wall and hoping the rest of the room works itself out. Sometimes it does. More often you…
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Standard Window Sizes: Widths, Heights and Rough Openings
Shopping for windows feels straightforward until you notice that the same window gets described three different ways. The tag says 3040. The spec sheet says 35.5 by 47.5. The contractor…
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Toilet Rough In: How to Measure It Before You Buy
A new toilet looks like the easiest swap in the house. Same spot, same drain, same water line. Then the box arrives, you lower the bowl over the bolts, and…
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Lampshade Size: The Two Ratios That Fit Any Lamp Base
Lampshade size made simple. The height and width ratios, how to measure slant height, the eye level test and which fitting your lamp needs.
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Planting Garlic in Fall: Timing, Depth and Spacing That Work
Planting garlic in fall, with the frost timing rule, the depth and spacing numbers, hardneck versus softneck and the mulch step that decides your harvest.
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Shower Curtain Size: The Lengths and Rod Heights That Fit
Shower curtain size made simple. Standard and extra long lengths, the width formula, rod height pairings and where the liner should end.
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Microwave Height: Where to Put It Over a Range or in a Cabinet
Microwave height over a range, in a wall cabinet and in a base cabinet, with the clearance numbers and the reach height that actually works.
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How Many Pillows on a Bed: The Counts That Actually Look Right
How many pillows on a bed by mattress size, with the width math, the layering order and the counts you will actually keep up with.
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Last Mow of the Season: How Short to Cut Grass
The last mow of the season is the one people either skip entirely or get wrong in the most enthusiastic way possible, by scalping the lawn down to the dirt…
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