Home and Garden
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Five decor trends designers see for autumnSep 04, 2016 7:00 am - This fall, decor continues to move in a more easygoing direction, with welcoming hues, softer profiles, and a comfortable mix of materials and styles. For those with a f...
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One couple, two sensibilities and several businessesSep 04, 2016 7:00 am - With its welcoming front porch and flower-filled window boxes, the Flint Hill Public House exudes the country charm expected of a location in rural Rappahannock County, ...
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Get out your vases and enjoy floral blissSep 04, 2016 7:00 am - The gladiolus produces a large, showy flower spike that lasts for several days, whether in the garden or in a vase. To...
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Chairs replace large sectionals in smaller homesSep 04, 2016 5:01 am - One of our significant rites of passage in life is leaving home. For many, this milestone begins with the journey to college and living in a residence hall. But others h...
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Do large principal payments reduce monthly payments?Sep 03, 2016 6:00 am - On home mortgages, a large payment to principal reduces the loan balance, and with it the "fully-amortizing monthly payment," or FAMP. FAMP is the level monthly payment ...
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A new meaning to underwater homesSep 03, 2016 5:01 am - In recent years, we have become only too familiar with the term "underwater" - meaning homes with mortgages greater than their market value. Today, that term has a more ...
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Buddist-inspiried ikebana is a contemplative artSep 02, 2016 6:00 am - Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arranging. It's a tradition that goes back centuries, and its design principles are governed by specific rules and techniques. But ...
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To understand your soil, learn to read your weedsSep 02, 2016 6:00 am - Last year, a section of our lawn was neglected, and it turned into a flower garden. Amid the tall, unmown grass appeared bright spots of orange and yellow hawkweed, whit...
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How to finding a qualified home inspectorSep 02, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I was speaking with a home inspector last week and happened to mention your column. He said some of your articles make problems for home inspectors. This made me feel...
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Understand the difference between decorating and stagingSep 02, 2016 5:00 am - A few weeks ago a reader wrote in with what she called a rant - an account of the "grief" she and her husband felt after their real estate broker staged their longtime h...