http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F Home and design headlines from philly.com en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:14 GMT 2009-11-20T12:27:14Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600137&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Changing_Skyline__Let_the_master_planners_decide_how_to_get_to_the_Delaware_waterfront.html Philadelphia's new Delaware waterfront manager isn't supposed to choose a master planner until its Monday meeting, but in characteristic fashion, the politicians are laying the dynamite to sabotage the effort. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:12 GMT 56a80092b1c167d7c108bd33855eb79e 2009-11-20T12:27:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600112&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Fox29_s_Mike_Jerrick_fills_his_apartment_with_art.html Visitors stepping into Mike Jerrick's world on West Washington Square are apt to be dazzled. Jerrick's sleek, contemporary apartment, with its wall of living room windows, has built-in drama thanks to a jaw-dropping cityscape. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:12 GMT 7d3e9c6f0b7a09e2f09f013721c21279 2009-11-20T12:27:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=333734&44=70600082&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2Fgardening%2F20091120_Your_Place__The_struggle_to_remove_rust_streaks_from_concrete.html Question: I have a plowing company near the Poconos. Last winter while plowing, I left rust streaks on two properties. Though they are not very noticeable, they are noticeable. Do you have any ideas or solutions to removing rust from concrete? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 6f271dfb01fa507e6ae24eaa3d16c033 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600147&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_They_dig_garden_tools.html Maybe, says Harold Sweetman, there are no new ideas when it comes to garden tools. No good ones, anyway. Maybe the old standbys - spade, trowel, hoe, fork, pruner, saw - cannot be improved upon, though Lord knows, the marketplace keeps trying. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:14 GMT 4a38d557545b65e2b3af22ccd86c67e2 2009-11-20T12:27:14Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600107&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Garden_Calendar.html Holiday Workshops Holiday workshops at Triple Oaks Nursery Williamsburg wreath ($45), 1 p.m. Nov. 29; holiday advent wreath ($40), 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27; evergreen wreath ($50), every 45 minutes from 1 to 3:15 p.m. Dec. 4 to Dec. 7; pre-registration required: 856-694-4272. Information: www.tripleoaks.com. Triple Oaks Nursery, 2359 Delsea Dr., Franklinville. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT 1df5e5e49ff2690a0bda512b98553a79 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600127&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Time_to____.html Protect potted perennials and shrubs that, in candor, you won't get planted this year: Sink the pots in the ground. The top of the soil in the pot should be an inch higher than the surrounding soil, which must be well drained (add sand as necessary). Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT b2bb0fabcd204b7b38479e4ee8654838 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70286137&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2FCTW_home_20091116_Mirror__mirror____.html Sure, knocking down a wall will make for a new bedroom, but who has the extra time or money? Instead, add a mirror or two for fresh, painless results. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:28:03 GMT 751ced2fd9b75c3953097c2226667d00 2009-11-17T17:28:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600097&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Antiques_Art_Crafts.html Antiques/Art/Crafts 2d Annual Golden Knights Fine Art and Handmade Craft Show A benefit for the Golden Knights Band Boosters. Bayard Rustin High School, 1100 Shiloh Rd., West Chester. $1. 11/21. 10 am-4 pm. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:12 GMT dc515bf0c23db88b46df34121a0dee46 2009-11-20T12:27:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70286132&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2FCTW_home_20091113_Furniture__Keep_it_real_and_keep_it__you_.html If there's one phrase buzzing around the furniture market in today's tough economy, it's "keeping it real." Those words rang true in the showrooms at this fall's High Point Market. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:28:03 GMT a83cbb646427f39f574072438eb76230 2009-11-17T17:28:03Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600092&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Antiques__Presidents__china_is_prime_attraction_at_Main_Line_show.html Now in its fourth year, the Main Line Antiques Show is gaining popularity with collectors and holiday gift seekers who want a variety of styles at reasonable prices. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:12 GMT 62057b80b38e84c53e96a4d8061caf50 2009-11-20T12:27:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600102&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Auctions__Houses_ready_for_Black_Friday_shoppers.html Black Friday is for bidders, too. A number of post-Thanksgiving sales catering to holiday shoppers are in the works, notably in the Pennsylvania suburbs. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:14 GMT fcfdf95dac57dd82f235b88940738d06 2009-11-20T12:27:14Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600117&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_Hail_to_the_chief_White_House_decorator.html WASHINGTON - Los Angeles designer Michael S. Smith's Web site gives no clue that he has the hottest decorating job in the country: the private quarters of the White House for the Obamas. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:14 GMT ae9ac78e263a3718f4f50909b7954c05 2009-11-20T12:27:14Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=168151&44=70600122&32=3796&7=195427&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fhome%2F20091120_LifeStyle.html Tomorrow, Dutch design superstar Marcel Wanders receives the 2009 Design Excellence Award from Collab, the Art Museum's modern-design boosters. Here are works by Wanders and other icons Collab has recognized over the years. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT a08076a8d841ac1a5aad67f1134df723 2009-11-20T08:01:00Z