Home Improvement

Jean Molesworth Kee's architectural color consulting business, the Painted Room, has been around for 10 years

Michael Sestak does more than light up a room.

Home and garden events in the Sacramento region.

Changing seasons means changing wardrobes.

LEDs – light-emitting diodes – are basically computer chips. They make light through the movement of electrons in a simple (and tiny) semiconductor.

Once in their dream house, Broc and Arlene Krause immediately started bringing it back to life.

Are name-brand cleaning products worth the extra money? Sometimes yes, but often no, according to Cheapism.

Highlights from this weeks events

Their stories are as varied as our own. From around the world, each has its individual heritage and history. On their path to Sacramento, they may have traveled thousands of miles, picking up a few scars along the way. But their beauty remains untarnished.

Comfortable bedding is only part of the equation to get a better night's sleep.

Bruce Johnson has this advice for would-be refinishers as well as how to care for furniture of any age.

Heloise shares your household hints. E-mail your tips to Heloise@Heloise.com.

Club soda is also an effective cleaner on metal fixtures, according to "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Cleaning."

Special events, classes, workshops and meetings in the Sacramento-area region.

Hosted by the Sacramento Perennial Plant Club, this huge annual sale sale features several vendors with unusual plants including succulents, bamboo, natives and new introductions from Blooms of Bressingham, plus gardening gear and supplies.

On a rain-drenched day in early 2008, a large elm tree on 27th street tumbled over, destroying a midtown Sacramento house. Before long, Clark Kayler was soon on the scene, eager to give the majestic tree a second act – as highly sought-after tables, benches, desks and countertops.

We're remodeling again. Contractors report that our pent-up demand for renovation has homeowners back in the market for updated kitchens and baths.

Sacramento-area event highlights to help you make your home and garden sparkle.

It's that time of year again when we want to throw open the windows, take a deep breath and … clean.

Looking for alternatives to chemical cleaners? Try these "green" methods to spring clean.

Saturate a cotton ball in vanilla extract and drop it in the vacuum bag to release a sweet scent.

Indoor air can be hazardous to your health. But you can breathe easier with the help of your green friends: houseplants.

Most every house has windows, but how to clean them?

Coffee tables with two levels have been popular for a while. Because people want places to set their laptops, tablet computers and smartphones, you're starting to see coffee tables designed with three levels.

We want to hear your furniture stories, so we can share them with our readers in an upcoming Home & Garden.

When cleaning the refrigerator, add a dash of lemon extract to the rinse water for a fresh scent.

Daffodil show, free guided walking tour at the UC Davis arboretum and a spring art, plant and craft sale are some of the happenings this week.

This is National Flood Awareness Week. According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, floods are the second-most common and widespread of all natural disasters, affecting homeowners in all 50 states year-round. Spring can be prime flood time, triggered by post-winter snow thaws, spring rains or heavy thunderstorms.

Kitchens have become so serious. All that granite, dark wood and stainless steel. The heart of the home these days is more like a sleek and severe shrine to haute cuisine.

Home and garden events in the Sacramento region.

We want to hear your furniture stories, so we can share them with our readers in an upcoming Home & Garden.

Home and garden events in the Sacramento region.

Love the scent of vanilla? Add it to your closet and car.

Bring your best "Rock the Baby" and "Trapeze" tricks to the California State Yo-Yo Championship at Westfield Downtown Plaza.

More than 20 million Americans work at least part time at home. But home offices often can be fraught with time-wasting obstacles.

Home and garden events in the Sacramento region.

We want to hear your furniture stories, so we can share them with our readers in an upcoming Home & Garden.

Cloudy glasses and filmy plates can make anyone washing dishes see red.

Gear up for next fall's Giant Pumpkin Festival with a forum devoted to growing king-size veggies.

Home and garden classes, workshops and special events in the Sacramento region.

Simple and functional when you ride them, bikes can become a clunky burden when it comes to putting them away.

According to the National Soap and Detergent Association, getting rid of clutter would eliminate 40 percent of housework in the average home.

There's one in almost every family; a piece of furniture with history. Maybe it's handed down from generation to generation, or used by child after child. Maybe it was a special find or part of a treasured collection. Maybe it's the last holdout from your college days or first home, a reminder that you just can't let go.

Heloise shares your household hints. E-mail your tips to Heloise@Heloise.com.

Vibrant, snappy, lucky, cheerful, romantic – how can one color do so much?

There's one in almost every family; a piece of furniture with history.

An estimated 5.1 million Americans bought new TVs in anticipation of last Sunday's Super Bowl. But what happened to their old televisions?

In her Fair Oaks home, Marilyn Greaves teaches the art of Navajo weaving. The results will be showcased this weekend during the 53rd annual Sacramento Weavers and Spinners Guild open house and sale at Shepard Garden and Arts Center in McKinley Park.

We talked to several red-loving designers and color experts about working with that powerful color year-round. Here's their advice: