Lifestyle Stories from December 11, 2009 (Change date)
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Local firms dominate awards for kitchen, bathroom designsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Look at any kitchen or bathroom created just for a homeowner, without regard to resale, and you learn a lot about that person. More than any other room in the house, the...
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Designers show how to get most out of new and old decorationsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Holiday decorations create a warm glow and cheer us up, so they might be even more important at times like this when the economy is stressful. Buying a few new things an...
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Growing a new generation of gardenersDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - A few months ago, I embarked on a new speaking campaign. My ambitious goal was to convince the masses on why gardening is so important. This all stemmed from the recogni...
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Sending regrets need not include dishonest excusesDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My wife and I are both fortunate to come from large families with whom we love to spend time, and do so frequently. We are also blessed to belong to more than one lar...
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Unmarried pregnant woman giving pause to coworkerDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. My co-worker is in her mid-30s, has some health issues, isn't married, doesn't make much (we have the same kind of position, so I know), and is pregnant. She doesn't ...
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Vents in crawl spaces can cause rot in floor framingDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I live in a house that is about 40 years old in the Chicago area. The man who built it built seven or eight other houses on our street. Our house has a three-quarter ...
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Tree selection and care tips from Morton ArboretumDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Are your Christmas tree selection skills on the same level as Charlie Brown's? Well, good grief! Let The Morton Arboretum offer up some great tips to keep the Christmas ...
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Other area designers also take home awardsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - While two kitchen design firms in the Northwest and West suburbs captured the majority of the prizes in the recent Chicago Midwest "Design Visions" competition, four oth...
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A nice, stiff drink can keep narcissus stems uprightDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. How can I grow narcissus bulbs indoors? A. Paperwhite narcissus are good choice for forcing indoors since they don't require the chilling period like most other bulbs...
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