Lifestyle Stories from June 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Art in the garden: Annual perennial festival showcases erasJun 17, 2011 4:15 pm - Celebrating American history by way of how America gardened is the focus of the annual Perennial Festival at The Planter’s Palette in Winfield. The festival, called “Gar...
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Mortgage Professor: How homebuyers can boost qualifying incomeJun 17, 2011 4:16 pm - Editor’s note: This is the second column in a three-part series on how to get approved for a mortgage. The series concludes next Sunday in this section. Borrowers withou...
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Safe summertime fun with a dollop of cautionJun 20, 2011 11:47 am - What's in the water? That may be a question many parents ask this summer as families head off to the beach, water park, lake, river or backyard pool for some splashing g...
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Designer uses collages to learn about herself and her clientsJun 17, 2011 4:15 pm - In March, Charlotte Moss wrote a book to answer the single most popular question posed to interior designers: Where do you begin? The book, “Charlotte Moss Decorates” (R...
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Industry Insider: Northwest Electrical SupplyJun 17, 2011 4:15 pm - LED technology has been rapidly improving since the first white light-emitting diode was produced in 1993. In the past three years, LED lighting has taken the lighting w...
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On homes and real estate: Use a different agent with same officeJun 17, 2011 4:15 pm - Q. My husband and I don’t feel our current selling broker has our best interest in mind. We just finished negotiating an offer on our property. Our broker pushed us ...
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Ask the broker: Who Floats FHA Losses?Jun 17, 2011 4:16 pm - Q. When a home financed with an FHA loan is foreclosed, who covers the loss? Is it the taxpayers? A. The Federal Housing Administration insures low down payment loa...
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Remodelers donate services for special needs familyJun 17, 2011 4:15 pm - When a group of good Samaritans and homebuilders learned about an Elk Grove Village family in need, they did what they do best — in this case, build a bigger, better, wh...
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On the Market: Star of the showJun 16, 2011 2:57 pm - Have you ever watched those home remodeling shows on cable television and envied the people who were able to live in such splendor once the show was done filming? The ow...
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Bold new furniture collections grab your attentionJun 20, 2011 10:11 am - LAS VEGAS — Everyone knows the house always wins, especially during the Las Vegas Furniture Market. This past winter, more manufacturers used the venue to launch new pro...
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