<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Home and Garden</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/home?nav=rss_home</link><description>Home and Garden</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Sensitivity Workshop]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20331-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20331-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If the well-meaning souls at Carter+Burton Architecture weren't sure what Bobbie Lively-Diebold meant when she told them she was "extremely sensitive" to chemicals, vapors and smells, they learned one day when she and her husband came to look over some blueprints.]]></description><author> Jeff Turrentine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hail to the Leaf]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20330-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20330-2005Jan19.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When George W. Bush raises his right hand today to take the oath of office for a second term, one stalwart witness of inaugurations past will be missing. 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How did you know pink was my favorite color?]]></description><author> Annie Groer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Gift That Bears Repeating]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1223-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1223-2004Dec15.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[   We once heard of a woman who gave almost everyone on her Christmas list a pair of cashmere socks: little booties for a friend's baby, pinkstriped knee-highs for a girly-girl niece, impeccable argyles for a button-down brother, better-than-another-shawl  for granny.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning Latin]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24871-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24871-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A major U.S. furniture manufacturer teams up with a Cuban TV talk show host to target  Hispanic customers.]]></description><author> Jura Koncius</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strictly for the Birds]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24873-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24873-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For those who want to feed birds, not squirrels,technology is catching up with the task of building a better bird feeder.]]></description><author> Adrian Higgins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annapolis]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24872-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24872-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A shopping stroll through historic Annapolis.]]></description><author> Annie Groer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Main Street Shopping]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24876-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24876-2004Dec1.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In this hectic holiday season, forget the mega-malls.  Annapolis, Leesburg and downtown museums offer more enticing alternatives.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Entertaining Barefoot]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56882-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56882-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Ina Garten (aka the Barefoot Contessa)approaches Thanksgiving with her trademark make-ahead style.]]></description><author> Liz Seymour</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Christmas Surprise for Kitty]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56883-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56883-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[This year, there's a product to foil feline defiance when it comes to climbing the Christmas tree.]]></description><author> Jura Koncius</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taking a Shine to Chandeliers]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56884-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56884-2004Nov17.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A chandelier can be a room's brightest holiday ornament, but only if it's sparkling clean. Fortunately, cleaning it can be DIY.]]></description><author> Lee Fleming</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Storage Dilemma,  Uncorked]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39972-2004Nov10.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39972-2004Nov10.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Alcohol chic has been a recurring theme in our culture, glamorized and demonized by turns. These days it is finding expression again in new lines of furniture and accessories aimed at our inner bartender or barfly.]]></description><author> Annie Groer</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulbs on a Forced March]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39971-2004Nov10.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39971-2004Nov10.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[In the next week or two, the forward-thinking gardener can get a jump on spring.]]></description><author> Adrian Higgins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cottage Industry]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21871-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21871-2004Nov3.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Three years ago, Joan Gregory fell hard for the charms of an unpretentious little beadboard cupboard: a homey style with double doors, bright green paint and pink wooden knobs. 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And even if it weren't sheltered from Bradley Boulevard by a grove of beneficent trees, it wouldn't necessarily command a motorist's attention.]]></description><author> Jeff Turrentine</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulb Obsessed]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47837-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47837-2004Oct20.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[If you are going to create big splashes of color, you need enough to make a statement. Too much is not enough.]]></description><author> Adrian Higgins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Goes Where]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29286-2004Oct13.html?nav=rss_home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29286-2004Oct13.html?nav=rss_home</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 8:40:18 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Granite countertops and stainless-steel appliances are enticing. But a really workable kitchen needs only one thing: organization.]]></description><author> Liz Seymour</author></item></channel></rss>