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Adding a Deck: A Cost-Effective Way to Protect Your Home’s Value (US News & World Report)

Outdoor living spaces can increase your home's appeal at a lower cost than an additional room.

Austin artists find creative ways to live, work (Austin American-Statesman)

Fisterra Studio artist Jennifer Chenoweth dabs chartreuse paint onto an orange, snowflake-shaped metal cutout in her East Austin work space — a two-room utilitarian building constructed with wood and corrugated metal a few feet away from the house she shares with her husband and two young children.

Houston Holiday Events (Greater Houston Weekly)

The Downtown Houston Holiday Experience will bring life to the streets of downtown with two new holiday components located at main street square, downtown’s new retail core featuring Macy’s, The Shops at Houston Center and the new Houston Pavilions; and the new urban park, Discovery Green.

O Tannenbaum Weekend (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Henderson, Minn., offers a hilltop bed-and-breakfast, antique stores filled with potential gifts and a nearby cut-your-own Christmas tree farm -- everything you need to get in the holiday spirit.

Interior furnishings move you toward greener lifestyle (The News-Press)

Interior design for upscale homes and condos this season will feature green as a hot concept rather than a hot color.