Home and Garden
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A small kitchen may require ingenuitySep 06, 2015 1:01 am - Getting tight spaces to function often requires thinking outside that box. Planning a very small bathroom, laundry room or kitchen demands you research all options and b...
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Vicenza, Italy, is a great design destinationSep 06, 2015 1:01 am - No, let's not confuse Vicenza with Venezia. The latter is a world-renowned beautiful Italian waterfront town, and Vicenza is the quiet and refined hometown of the archit...
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How smart homes can help you with your health, security
Sep 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Steve Lee knows when his mother gets up in the morning, walks into the living room, opens the front door to get the paper and takes her medications in the kitchen. Nothi...
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Suburban orchards open for apple-pickingSep 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Red, gold and green apples — the colorful ornaments of late summer — are now ripe for the picking at many local apple orchards. Here is our guide to some suburban orchar...
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Major updates improve mortgage projectionsSep 05, 2015 1:01 am - Substantial changes in mortgage market predictions are being announced by credible analysts. For example, the Mortgage Bankers Association released its updated mortgage ...
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Short-term condo leases may be illegalSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Q. A number of owners in our association lease their units, or a room in their unit, for weekends or other short terms, as a vacation rental. Can associations stop this ...
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Advice from reader on splitting rentSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - This column published a letter from someone asking how rent should be apportioned when three adults and one child would be sharing a house - three bedrooms and two baths...
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Choosing the best type of mortgageSep 05, 2015 12:00 am - Mortgage borrowers having to choose between the different types of mortgages face a puzzle, which may be particularly perplexing today. Interest rates remain low by hist...
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Factors to consider when planning a home officeSep 04, 2015 11:00 pm - As technology has made working remotely easier, more and more professionals are working from home. Working from home can help working parents save money on child-care co...
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Don't expect to buy a home in Cuba soonSep 04, 2015 2:00 pm - Our country is building new economic bridges to the island nation just 90 miles off the coast of Miami, but most Americans probably won't be able to purchase a house the...