Home and Garden
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Waking up a breakfast roomJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Q. We have a tiny room off the kitchen that used to be the butler's pantry. I'd like to turn it into a breakfast nook, but there are three windows, not much wall space, ...
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Living in and decorating a 100-year-old CraftsmanDec 31, 2014 5:01 am - PASADENA, Calif. - My love of 100-year-old California Craftsman bungalows - those low-slung, early 20th-century Arts and Crafts-era homes known for their clean, horizont...
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Resolved to start gardening in 2015? How to startDec 31, 2014 5:01 am - Associated Press The arrival of a new year is always a good time for fresh starts, and there are few things as enjoyable to start - or that provide fresher returns - tha...
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Divide and define spaces in smaller homesDec 29, 2014 4:15 am - Repurposing space in a small home presents unique challenges. Those who live in a loft understand what I'm talking about. It is tricky to create “rooms” in one, open spa...
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Food hubs link consumers with local farm producersDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - BURLINGTON, Vt. - Move over farmers' markets. More than 300 food hubs around the country are also providing small farms another outlet to sell locally raised food to con...
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Quirky add-ons a common feature of celebrity homesDec 26, 2014 5:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Actor Mark Wahlberg's Los Angeles mansion has a putting green. Tech billionaire Bill Gates' Medina, Washington, abode includes rooms where guests can custo...
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Scientists seek a better Christmas treeDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that ar...
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Cooper Hewitt design museum reopens, revampedDec 24, 2014 6:01 am - NEW YORK - The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, revamped, restored and expanded after a three-year closure, reopened at last, all decked out for the 21st century...
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Right at home: Holiday sleepover solutionsDec 23, 2014 5:01 am - One of the nicest things about the holidays can be the chance to see friends and family from far away. In some cases, that means finding sleepover space in your home. Ev...
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Fire tables join campfire funDec 23, 2014 5:01 am - Gas-operated fire pits, fire rings and firepit tables are emerging as modern-day substitutes for campfires. Flipping a switch to ignite the flames is a whole lot easier...