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Decorating Tip: The new bathroom
More and more clients are ditching the tub in favor of a luxurious shower, says Libby Palmieri of House of L Interior Design in Cleveland. "A Jacuzzi tub used to be the pinnacle of luxury a few years ago," she says. "Now, most homeowners would rather have a gorgeous shower that they can enjoy every day."
-- HGTV, Scripps Howard News Service
Home-Selling Tip: Replace light fixtures
Florescent lights and brass fixtures are outdated. Replace the old light fixtures throughout your house, and opt for finishes like brushed nickel, stainless steel or blown glass to attract buyers. Recessed lighting is also a huge selling point because it brightens up the room.
-- FrontDoor.com
Did You Know …
Pending home sales decreased in February from January by .5 percent, but they are 9.2 percent above 2011 numbers. -- Realtor.org
Going Green: Electronics get recycling bump
The Consumer Electronics Association has good news: electronic companies increased their recycling efforts with 460 million pounds of consumer electronics recycled in 2011, a 53-percent increase over 2010 numbers. The number of recycling drop-off locations in the U.S. also increased from 5,000 last year to nearly 7,500 today.
-- Consumer Reports Electronics Blog
Garden Guide: Dwarf fruit tress
Fruit trees are dwarf because they are naturally that way or because fruit tree growers graft or bud them to a dwarfing rootstock, limiting the size of your future fruit tree. If they are naturally dwarf, they will be listed as a 'spur-type' tree. Other dwarf trees are grown on a dwarfing rootstock, often crabapple. The smallest fruit trees will be spur types grafted or budded on a dwarfing rootstock.
-- University of Illinois Extension
