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Posts tagged “appliances”

Technicolor: Blue

As retro as red goes, blue still does it for me. Blue like the ocean, the bright skies, and the color of my first Nike kicks. Oh, how I loved those shoes. In honor of childhood memories and the good o...

Common Fixes for Common Appliance Mishaps
Real Simple

This month, Real Simple has a great piece on how to know if you can fix a major appliance that's having issues and when to call in the big guns. The story looks at common ailments of refrigerators, s...

Why Hide Lesser-Used Appliances?

I recently spent far longer than I needed to standing in the kitchen appliance aisle at my favorite home store trying to pick out the perfect toaster. Then it dawned on me: I am just going to hide it ...

Recycling Old Appliances?
Good Questions

Q: I keep hearing that we should replace our fridge with an Energy Star fridge. My questions are, what do you do with the old one? Which is less green: using a non-energy star fridge or an energy s...

Kitchen Tech Survey: Do You Own an Electric Kettle?

We are on the record as loving our electric kettle. It boils water in a fraction of the time needed to heat water on the stove or in the microwave, and it's earned precious countertop space because we...