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Don't dump your old stuff — donate it! Give your old stuff new life by contributing it to worthy organizations |
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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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 What your decorator isn’t telling you Dec. 14: If you’re looking to give your home an updated look this year but aren’t quite sure what you’re doing, you first need to learn the rules of the road. Interior designer Elaine Griffin has design rules that will give your home a professional look. |
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 Find the perfect book for each person on your list Dec. 15: From kids to adults, books can be the perfect item to give as a holiday gift. The TODAY hosts chat with several authors about their favorite books to give as gifts this season. |
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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Clear your closet — and your conscience From old winter coats to outdated eyeglasses, there must be things around your house that you no longer need.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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 Close up look at the Dreamliner Dec. 15: Boeing plans to test its revolutionary new airliner, the 787 Dreamliner, in the air later today. NBC’s Lester Holt has a behind-the-scenes look at how the much-delayed jet was made. |
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