Find a Color Muse Look to your home’s unchangeable elements, such as chimneys, stone facades, and brick exteriors, for inspiration when choosing a roof color. Select shingles, tiles, or shakes that blend, match, or complement the colors showcased in these substantial structures. Set roofing samples against an area of your home where exterior siding, brick or stonework, and painted trim intersect. Check and recheck the samples at various times of the day to see how surfaces and colors partner in sun and shadow before finalizing your selection....

reserved onion wedges (from poaching liquid) ½ cup pitted green olives, halved ½ cup pitted kalamata olives, halved 2 tablespoon snipped fresh flat leaf parsley 2 teaspoon snipped fresh oregano

1 cup mayonnaise ¼ cup pickle relish 2 tablespoon capers, drained 1 tablespoon Creole or spicy brown mustard 1 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley 2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Wait to water schefflera until the surface of the potting mix dries out. Its tolerance of dry conditions is one of the factors that make it a favorite houseplant. Don’t water schefflera until the surface of the potting soil is dry. Shortly after watering, discard any water that collected in the saucer underneath the plant to prevent the soil from becoming waterlogged. Schefflera doesn’t require fertilizer for good growth. If you would like your plant to grow faster you can fertilize it with an all-purpose houseplant fertilizer in spring and summer....

¼ cup rice vinegar 2 tablespoon granulated sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup halved and very thinly sliced cucumber 1 cup shredded red cabbage

1 ⅓ cup all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt ⅓ cup cooking oil 3 tablespoon fat-free milk

The best-selling handheld vacuum is lightweight at 2.4 pounds and easy to maneuver through the different areas of your car’s interior, like seat seams, the spaces between cushions, underneath floor mats and seats, and around buckles and controls. Thanks to its 106-watt motor, the vacuum sucks up just about everything, including leftover food particles and your dog’s fine or fluffy hair. And with the included 16-foot cord that conveniently plugs into a 12-volt auxiliary outlet or cigarette lighter, you never have to worry about the battery running out....

The house, which Holland rents to guests, is located near Hondo, Texas, so antelope and other animals are frequently seen around the property. “When I’m at the glass house, I just feel at peace, and really one with nature,” Holland says. “The whole vibe is so chill; it’s just such a cool experience.” And while you’ll get a gorgeous view from anywhere, you can raise the bedroom wall to open the house to the outdoors....

Symmetrical Small Kids’ Bedroom Keep the furniture layout symmetrical to make the most of a small bedroom. Here, twin beds split one wall and feature identical bedding and headboards for a cohesive look. A dresser tucks neatly between the two and serves as a storage-packed nightstand. Back-to-Back Small Kids’ Bedroom For siblings who don’t get along 100% of the time, it’s best to create boundaries. Here, a short wall divides two matching twin beds....

¼ cup whipping cream or milk ¼ cup butter, melted 3 tablespoon pure maple syrup 3 cup powdered sugar Make it Giant: Prepare dough as directed. Drop 1/4-cup portions of dough 3 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are light brown (tops will look slightly soft). Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes. Remove; cool on a wire rack. Spread cooled cookies with Apple Frosting and sprinkle with pecans....