Weekend roundup

Turns out Yourhomers are a cleaner than average lot, at least when it comes to their laundry habits!

Nearly half, 44 per cent, wash their linens weekly, while 22 per cent opt for a bi-weekly routine. Just under a quarter, 22 per cent, wash their sheets once a month. The remaining 11 per cent answered "other."

This compares to results from a Sunlight survey that found more than a third - 36 per cent - of Canadian women admit to going a month without changing their sheets. (And be sure to check out the other, rather disturbing, laundry facts from the survey).

This week, I'm thinking about - well, really more haunted by - garden gnomes. Despite loving Amelie, I still kind of get the heebie jeebies from the little guys. And, I must confess I'm a little shocked that 26,000 (yep, that's THOUSAND) of them were sold on eBay in Canada last year! So, I want to know, where do you stand on gnomes? Would you put them in your space? Read the story, then let me know in the front page poll.

And, for some more weekend reading, check out:

- Colin and Justin go green, and brown, this week

- Steal a small-screen worthy look for your space

- Bold hues are hot, hot, hot

- Creating biodiversity in your backyard

- Homeowners see red over taxes

- Robin's Nest: A grande dame gets an overhaul