Home and Garden
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A toast to the perfect wine cellarAug 09, 2015 12:00 am - When Madelyn Smith moved to her newly built house in McLean, Virginia, she knew she couldn't replicate the antique, all-brick wine cellar tucked under a staircase in her...
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Election of association board membersAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Q. The terms of two of our three board members expire at the upcoming annual meeting. If no one steps up to run for the board, and the current board members want to cont...
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Deals arriving on dorm room, home office and patio itemsAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - As millions of students head off to college, retailers are beginning to offer hefty savings on common household items ranging from desks to bookshelves. Big discounts on...
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Renewed tax benefits would pay off for homeownersAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Just before Congress headed out for summer vacation this week, a Senate committee started something that's likely to prove important to thousands of homeown...
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Beehive mark on a plethora of porcelainAug 06, 2015 6:00 am - Q. This is a photo of a pair of porcelain Austrian vases. Each is decorated with medallions of classical figures and signed in gold with the name “Kauffman.” Each scene ...
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Inside an ordinary Colonial beats a revolutionary heartAug 06, 2015 6:00 am - Candace Ourisman captures herself perfectly in her Twitter bio: "I love colors and all things that are not typical ... I hate typical." Although she and her husband, Chr...
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Ceilings have learned a lot from fancy floorsAug 05, 2015 6:00 am - Ceilings of today can be as fancy as floors
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Ikea 2016: Sunny with a chance of meatballsAug 02, 2015 6:00 am - The 2016 Ikea catalog has gone live online, but many customers still wait eagerly for their print copy. These are being mailed out starting July 25 and should arrive jus...
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10 things you need to do to keep rainwater out of your homeAug 02, 2015 5:00 am - While some areas of the country have been experiencing drought, other regions have been pounded by rainfall this summer. The rain has certainly put a damper on planned o...
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Tiny house, big benefits: Freedom from a mortgage — and stuffAug 01, 2015 6:00 am - America is having a big love affair with tiny houses. There are television shows: “Tiny House Nation” and “Tiny House Hunters.” There are movies: “Tiny: A Story About Li...