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When Renee Pedro bought a house with mid-century décor, she decided to embrace the look. Drawing inspiration from the 1963 Philco oven in her kitchen, she began hunting for towels and table linens with a mod '60s vibe to complement the appliance.

Many Americans have embraced outdoor decorating, filling their yards with fluffy sofas, gleaming end tables and even outdoor rugs.

WASHINGTON - It may start with a couple of small dark spots on the grout where the shower stall meets the tiled wall. A few days later, they multiply. Mildew. "For most people it's just kind of an ugly pain.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - In a megabyte-driven world, you'd think kids would be playing solely with mega-tech toys.

Nick Escalante enjoys grilling his family's meals a couple of times a week year-round, but doesn't like cleaning the greasy mess that comes with it. So he uses a professional grill cleaner.

Ask friends how many emails they have sitting in their inbox or how many photos are saved to their laptop, and don't be surprised if the numbers tally in the thousands.

It's yours, but it isn't. A rented apartment or house can be a wonderful place to live, and a challenging place to decorate. The restrictions are many: Landlords often want their white walls to stay white.

In many parts of the country, you don't have to look far to see cherry trees in bloom in coming weeks. Still, more than half a million visitors annually embark on a spring pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., to see the ones there.

LOS ANGELES, Calif.

Reuters Women who get a little more than the recommended daily amount of iron in their diets may be less likely to get a more severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to a U.S. study.