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Everyday Guidebook > Around the House

The articles and information in your Everyday Guidebook is provided by sponsors from across Canada who believe in building community by connecting neighbours. To help strengthen these connections, they have made a commitment to share these useful articles on everyday topics for your benefit. You will find that many items apply across Canada, while some are specific to your region or Province.


Canoe Home & Garden
A Canadian publication in association with Canoe.ca, Home & Garden is available online. This is a valuable resource for gardening enthusiasts; check out their site for other useful tips and info.


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Chive talkin'
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For Best Results, Mulch at the Right Time
Protecting Your Landscaping From Jack Frost
Mulch Leaves Rather Than Rake Them
Decorative plants can also feed wildlife
Swaddling evergreens should be unnecessary
Wildlife habitat in your own backyard
Not many knocks against this hardwood
Container Planting
Bring Blooms Inside
We're glad it's summer ...
Wild Blackberries
Learning lab: the garden
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Filberts are great
Don't rake leaves?
Beyond The Ordinary
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Whiteflies
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We're Glad it's Summer
Wall Tile Installation
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Being your own contractor
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Tips for tackling Spring cleaning
10 cheap things you can do to update a room
The secret to having a green thumb
Pet-proofing your yard
A little known design secret
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Top tips on framing art
August 29, 2008

It is amazing how a room comes to life once you hang art on the walls. But before you actually get to hang the art you need to have your pieces framed. It is the framing process that can take an ordinary postcard, trinket or original oil painting to extraordinary heights.

I love framing art…….or at least what I consider art. Let me clarify this, art can be just about anything: From a greeting card you found in a store to a thank you card that your best girlfriend gave you. Art can be a jade necklace you bought at a Asian Market; vintage posters or magazine ads bought from an estate sale; a piece of antique cloth found at an antique store; or it can be a painting you bought from a street vendor or gallery. Art is defined by its owner and as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The point here is that any object can become art when framed correctly.

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