Home and Garden
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Rethinking the holiday dining roomNov 19, 2017 5:00 am - There's a lot of home decorating advice out there on how to create the perfect kitchen. But what goes into designing a truly great dining room? As the holiday entertaini...
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Bottlebrush buckeye is picturesque in the landscapeNov 19, 2017 5:00 am - When I saw a thicket of bottlebrush buckeye for the first time at The Planter's Palette about 15 years ago, it quickly moved to the top of my must-have plant list. It wa...
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Take liberties in your living roomNov 19, 2017 5:00 am - Most people are fine having their huge TV mounted on a prominent wall in the living room. This is a beneficial trend made popular when flat-screen TVs, designed to hang ...
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Keep your data safe with some hot new gadgetsNov 18, 2017 6:24 am - Being connected is normally considered to be a good thing, but that's not always the case. Sometimes even those who love tech want to step away from it for a second, or ...
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Six ways to make your kitchen smarterNov 18, 2017 5:00 am - Want to make a great pot of coffee from your bedroom? Or you're not sure if the leftover mashed potatoes sitting in the fridge are still good? Manufacturers have your ba...
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Why the HECM reverse mortgage market is stuntedNov 18, 2017 5:00 am - During my lifetime, retirement planning has become more and more challenging. People are living a lot longer, which makes retirement periods longer, and fewer people ret...
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Homeowner worried about wall cracksNov 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our home is less than a year old and cracks have already formed at the metal edges near the wall corners in some rooms. Our fear is that settlement problems are causi...
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How long to wait before reducing the priceNov 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. You have advised that a house priced right will sell, and if it is not selling, it could be priced too high for the market. Obviously, all situations are unique, but ...
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Satsuma pottery made in Japan since 1600sNov 12, 2017 5:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a picture of a vase that has been in my family many, many years. As an avid reader of your column, I recently noticed a question about a similar vase. It ...
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Companies, communities bet on tiny-house livingNov 12, 2017 5:00 am - We've all been watching the tiny-house phenomenon for a while now. Tiny houses have become a fad since the cost of housing has skyrocketed in parts of the country and sa...