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Ask Martha: Vegetable Garden Basics Martha Stewart Martha shares her vegetable gardening wisdom in this video! Do shipping container houses make sense for disaster relief housing? Treehugger “Japanese architect Yatsutaka Yoshimura has designed what he calls the ‘ex-container project,’ in what Designboom says is a ‘response to calls for disaster relief housing after t...

We appreciate fine craftsmanship wherever it appears, and the fiber arts feature some of the most amazing work you’ll ever see. Weaving began as a functional necessity, whether for clothing or baskets. It’s amazing to think of the problem-solving skills early humans employed to create these complex yet practical items. Now many of these pieces will be displayed as fine art, nev...

We bet that most serious cooks would say that a good knife is one of the most important tools you can have in the kitchen (we’re guessing a cast iron skillet might be another indispensable item). Forget the fancy juicer and milk frother–a knife is one of those tools that is a building block for almost any kitchen activity. But where to store them? Knife blocks are handy, but imp...

Marvin Windows and Doors now offers a wide range of wood windows made in the USA that will meet both the strict European and U.S. standards for Passive Building certification. And for homeowners and building professionals looking for highly efficient windows, Marvin offers more products that have earned ENERGY STAR’s “Most Efficient” designation than any other wood-window manufacturer. No ...

This Cotswold Revival home, built in the 1920s, had classic lines — and classic spaces, meaning too small and too dark. Interior designer Arthur Dunnam set out to bring light into the house, “which had been a bit dark and gloomy,” he told TrendsIdeas.com. And did he ever succeed. Large French casements (above) and French doors, all by Marvin, opened up the space to light ...