Deidra Grier, Cutters Productions: 704-522-9900, dgrier@cutterstv.com
[Note: For review copies of Vicki Payne‘s Easy Home Organizer: 15-Minute Step-by-Step Solutions, contact Sterling Publishing’s Chris Vaccari at: evaccari@sterlingpub.com or 646-688-2509. For Vicki Payne interviews or appearances, contact Deidra Grier at 704-522-9900 or dgrier@cutterstv.com.]

Enjoy the Good Life While Being Good to the Earth
FOR YOUR HOME’S NEW SEASON GOES GREEN
Season Premieres Saturday, April 12, at 10:30 AM, on UNC-TV

Get ready for a new “green” season of public television’s long-running, premier half-hour home and garden program—For Your Home (FYH)— premiering Saturday, April 12, at 10:30 AM. In the 23rd season, For Your Home turns green with energy-saving advice from dynamic DIY duo Vicki Payne and Sloan Rutter. Television’s first and foremost mother/daughter home improvement team show that it can be easy being green. In fact, the closing words from the signature song of another TV icon, Kermit T. Frog, suit this season’s theme perfectly: “…I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful! And I think it's what I want to be.”

This season FYH addresses simple and affordable changes to make in your homes, gardens and everyday activities bringing you closer to living a more environmentally conscious life. Vicki and Sloan offer energetic insights at boosting your quality of life without busting your budget while offering timely tips for hassle-free recycling, decorating using sustainable products as well as environmental friendly gardening projects and ideas.

For Your Home is the country‘s #2 most aired home and garden series, according to Back Channel Media, surpassed only by Martha Stewart.In addition, Sterling Publishing, one of the world’s leading publishers of nonfiction titles and a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, recently released Vicki's exciting, new book Easy Home Organizer: 15-Minute Step-by-Step Solutions.Named to Time Warner’s book club as one of their top 10 titles, several of the book’s projects figure prominently on For Your Home.

Each half-hour episode in this magazine-formatted series provides an overview of the day’s projects and three segments showcasing the FYH “You Can Do It” trademark: easy, step-by-step directions for successfully creating beautiful and useful home decorating, remodeling, crafts and gardening projects. In addition, leading home and garden professionals reveal their insiders’ know-how in each show.

This season’s highlights include:

• Making way for baby, safely
• A two-part mother nature makeover for your yard
• The latest trends in earth-friendly home décor products
• Reducing carbon footprints and conserving water with quick fixes and easy updates
• Opportunities for optimal organizing and busting clutter

From curbside, inside and outside, through house, yard and garden, join Vicki, Sloan and all their expert guests for a new season full of simple and sensible changes you can do to enjoy the good life while being good to the earth. Be sure to tune in to UNC-TV Saturday mornings, at 10:30, or visit For Your Home on the web at www.foryourhome.com.

Cutters Productions, earned the American Public Television (APT) 2005 MVP Award. To date Cutters has provided APT with 23 program titles for national public television distribution, many of which were highly successful fundraising programs. Cutters’ One Stroke Painting With Donna Dewberry remains one of the top-grossing how-to pledge programs ever produced. For more information about For Your Home and other Cutters Productions, please visit Cutters online at www.cutterstv.com.

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For Your Home With Vicki Payne & Sloan Rutter 2300 Series Episode Titles & Descriptions

Get ready for a new “green” season of public television’s long-running, popular home and garden show For Your Home (FYH). Hosted by Vicki Payne and daughter Sloan Rutter, For Your Home offers an energetic look at boosting your quality of life without busting your budget. This season FYH addresses simple and affordable changes to make in your homes, gardens and everyday activities bringing you closer to living a more environmentally conscious life. Vicki and Sloan include tips for hassle-free recycling, how to decorate using sustainable products as well as environmental friendly gardening projects and ideas.

Baby on the Way With her second child on the way, Sloan will share the nursery makeover and what’s new in health, safety and gear for baby. (#2301)

It’s New, It’s Trendy Vicki and Sloan visit the High Point Furniture Market and introduce you to the latest trends in home décor and garden accents, as well as some of today’s top designers and manufacturers, and share how to incorporate the newest looks without breaking the bank. (#2302)

Backyard Makeover, Part 1 In the first part of this two-part episode, Sloan and Vicki show how to add real drama and serenity to your backyard while still providing family friendly spaces. (#2303)

Backyard Makeover, Part 2 In the conclusion of this two-part episode, Vicki and Sloan share tips for hiding less appealing yard features, planting flowers for all seasons and adding shade in your backyard. (#2304)

Quick Decorating Ideas Vicki and Sloan show how to update a room or two without spending a fortune by implementing some fun, easy, affordable and quick decorating updates. (#2305)

The Green Market Vicki and Sloan tour the High Point Furniture Market to survey all the latest offerings in “green” products for the home—including furnishings, sustainable wood products, textiles and more. (#2306)

Energy Savers Suffering from utility shock? Take action to reduce your cost of living and your carbon footprint! Vicki and Sloan share ways to save by making smart choices with insulation, lighting, recycling and appliances. (#2307)

Media Room Makeover As your family grows—and grows up—so do the toys and space they demand. Vicki and Sloan turn a catch-all space into an attractive media room with space for the entire family. (#2308)

Water, Water Everywhere? With ongoing and record-breaking droughts in the news, Vicki and Sloan show how implementing a few simple changes can conserve water and make a big difference around your home. (#2309)

Organization 101 If your garage has turned into a giant storage shed, Vicki and Sloan help you get control of the clutter with a complete garage makeover. Learn how to clear out the junk, keep only what you need and then how to store it so you can find it when you need it! (#2310)

Come on In! When you open your door, what does your foyer say about you? Vicki and Sloan show how to add real appeal to your foyer and tie your entire decorating theme together. (#2311)

Greening Your Garden Vicki and Sloan share tips and ideas for creating curb appeal and a luscious landscape without spending a fortune or endangering our environment. (#2312)

Update Your Style Vicki and Sloan share simple and substantial ways to update your home’s décor, get a handle on home office clutter and express your creativity through surprisingly low or no cost ideas. (#2313)