Lifestyle Stories from October 13, 2012 (Change date)
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Should you use a reverse mortgage to pay off home, or wait?Oct 13, 2012 5:37 am - Q. I reached 62 this year and have a mortgage balance of $85,000 on my house, which is worth about $400,000. I plan to continue working and making my payment of $1,076 u...
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Antique chairs mix a variety of furniture stylesOct 13, 2012 5:27 am - Q. Grandma’s chairs were a wedding gift to my parents in 1939. We know they were made in Grand Rapids, Mich. Are they made from cherry or mahogany, and what are they wor...
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Barrington home fulfills an array of interestsOct 13, 2012 5:00 am - This one-of-a-kind white brick and cedar Georgian-style home in Barrington has so many separate spaces and unique accoutrements that it could serve myriad purposes for a...
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Teen’s new bedroom in basement is fun, functionalOct 13, 2012 5:00 am - Thirteen-year-old Calvin is not ready to fly the coop yet, but he’s certainly outgrown his childhood bedroom. It’s cramped and crowded, and there’s just not enough space...
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Guess what’s missing from Monica Pedersen’s kitchenOct 13, 2012 5:00 am - Without setting foot in them, Monica Pedersen has been in perhaps a million American homes — maybe even yours. As a designer on HGTV’s “Designed to Sell,” Pedersen shows...
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Test on floor tile can determine presence of asbestosOct 13, 2012 5:00 am - Q. Our home has old linoleum in the kitchen and hall that I would like to remove and replace, or, if the floor is decent, refinish the wood. What are the dangers of asbe...
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Finding association board members can be a struggleOct 13, 2012 4:36 am - Q. I am the president of a nonprofit townhouse owners association. We have been struggling to get owners to serve on the board. Our governing documents require us to hav...
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It may be difficult to buy the eyesore next doorOct 13, 2012 4:30 am - Q. A house next door to us has been empty for a few years, and the only real maintenance is cutting the grass. A company did pump the basement several times the first tw...
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