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Shoes on/shoes off? Policy polarizes partiers Many holiday guests say they won't toe the line and bare their tootsies |
Easy and inexpensive table centerpieces Dec. 21: You don't have to break the bank to make your holiday table look festive and beautiful. Us Weekly's Jill Martin has tips on how to make your holiday home look great for less than $100. |
Martha Stewart’s handmade holiday gifts Dec. 16: Don’t know what to give those final people on your holiday list? Martha Stewart has tips for creating beautiful homemade gifts this holiday season. |
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Tweet! Tweet! How to attract songbirds at home Backyard bird watching is a fairly simple exercise. Provide enough food, water and cover, and birds will come flocking. Playing favorites, though, calls for using the right kinds of incentives. |
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 Throw a beautiful, simple holiday bash Dec. 17: Want to host a party that looks elegant but isn’t a headache to put together? VIV magazine’s Colin Cowie has tips for creating a fabulous holiday get-together without all the fuss. |
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 Giada’s sweet holiday treats Dec. 22: Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis prepares some delicious holiday desserts, including chocolate truffle pops and roasted apple pies. |
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 | Inside Madoff's homes Bernard Madoff’s Manhattan penthouse, Long Island getaway and Florida estate are for sale in the hopes of raising tens of millions of dollars to help reimburse victims of his Ponzi scheme. more photos |
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 | Nature's Best Backyards Sometimes the best photograph is right in your own backyard. See this year's winners of the Nature's Best Backyards photo competition. more photos |
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 | Garage doors gone wild A Germany-based company has come up with a way to make the lowly garage door a medium for sometimes zany self-expression. more photos |
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 | Magnificent ‘man caves’ Rooms with pool tables, bars and even movie theaters? Check out these decked-out dens where men seek refuge. |
Get clean and organized |
Clear your closet — and your conscience From old winter coats to outdated eyeglasses, there must be things around your house that you no longer need. But one man's "trash" is another man's treasure ... so do the right thing by donating your used stuff. Lucky magazine offers tips. |
Decorating and shopping |
Have a décor dilemma? Tell us about it Share your décor difficulties with interior designer Elaine Griffin and she may answer your concerns in an upcoming appearance on TODAY. |
Kitchen essentials |
Avocado as butter in batter? 8 odd kitchen tips Put down your peeler, and while you're at it, wash your bananas! Shape magazine identifies common kitchen mistakes, and explains why they may be robbing your food of nutrients. |
Home health and safety |
 Detox your home’s most toxic spots From your lush lawn to your child's toy box, HEALTH magazine uncovers some of the most dangerous areas in your home and easy ways to detox them. |
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 TODAY Father: Separation from son ‘breaks my heart’ Dec. 22: TODAY’s Meredith Vieira talks with David Goldman and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey about the father’s fight for his son, who was abducted to Brazil by his mother. She subsequently died. |
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