Boil the artichokes for the most traditional method of cooking them. 1  Put a large pot of water on the stove to boil and add salt. 2  Drop the artichokes carefully into the pot once the water begins to boil and leave them to cook for 30 to 45 minutes.3  Drain artichokes with the stem up before serving.oil the artichokes for the most traditional method of cooking them. 1  Put a large pot of water on the stove to boil and add salt. 2  Drop the artichokes carefully into the pot once the water begins to boil and leave them to cook for 30 to 45 minutes.
Depending on the size and complexity of your home, you may want to choose two, three, or as many as six colors. In addition to color for your siding, select accent colors for shutters, moldings, doors, window sashes, brackets, columns, and porch decks. But beware: too many colors will overwhelm your house.
Once you change everything in the room to fit your desire, you can save the room's design and share it with friends. Color-a-Room Better Homes and Gardens' Color-a-Room tool lets you change the paint schemes of any room in the house. Once you pick the room, you can choose the color you like for your walls.From there, you can find window treatments and save the room for future viewing. If you want to work on the outside of your home, you can pick the paint colors for your roof, siding, shutters, or window trim.As with the Armstrong tool, you won't be looking at a representation of your home, per se, but it will give you a better idea of what might work in your space.t's also a handy tool when you want to design an addition to your home. The app asks you to input the area of your structure to ensure that all measurements are precise. It also applies colors and textures (of your choosing) to help you create a 3D representation of what you want to build.