Home and Garden
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Concealed doorways are the latest trend in home designNov 09, 2018 6:00 am - Washington and secrets go together hand in glove. Or maybe it's more like cloak and dagger. It should be no surprise then that the D.C. area is one of the hot spots ener...
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A taste of India can make a minimalist American interior popNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - Lucky is how I feel each time I travel to India. No matter how many times I've visited, I see and learn something new. The world's largest democracy is complex, layered ...
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For-sale-by-owner deals appear to be fizzlingNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - What's been happening to that good old-fashioned American way to sell your home - doing it yourself, with minimal or no commission costs? If you believe new...
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Laundry water drains into backyardNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The home I'm buying has a bootlegged drain pipe for the washing machine, as reported by my home inspector. Instead of draining the laundry into the septic system, the...
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Wasco Nursery offers holiday workshopNov 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Wasco Nursery & Garden Center, now in its 93rd year, is offering holiday workshops in November and December. • A free Holiday Indoor Decorating Seminar will be offered ...
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Gardeners question compromise about Naperville post office prairieNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - A longtime gardener and a conservation advocate thought they had their problem solved when they reached a compromise with U.S. Postal Service officials about the future ...
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Make your guests feel at home with easy updates to your living spaceNov 04, 2018 2:00 pm - The holidays are right around the corner and chances are, you will be having family and/or friends over for a Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year's gathering. ...
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Tiny houses catch on in war on homelessness
Nov 04, 2018 1:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 13 tiny houses sit in neat rows on the small plot of land in south Kansas City. There's a comforting uniformity to the group, each structure a sim...
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Recycle that: Many household items find surprising new livesNov 02, 2018 6:00 am - From packaging to clothing to cigarette butts, more and more everyday items that once were destined for landfills are being recycled, composted or upcycled in creative w...
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Doors would open the way to updated houseNov 01, 2018 12:00 am - This photo shows only one side of our doors. All of these doors have only been painted on one side. The other side is still unfinished. We painted them as a temporary fi...