Real Estate
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Organize and simplify: a great summer purgeMar 07, 2014 1:01 am - Your surroundings, believe it or not, can have a profound impact on your outlook and performance. Much like a spring-cleaning or a fall-dusting, a summertime cleaning an...
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Getting ready for the winter holidaysMar 07, 2014 1:01 am - It is an appropriate time of year to begin preparations for winter holidays. No need for a sizzling email to complain that it is too early for decorations! That's not wh...
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Make stairway a focal point, not just a functional oneMar 07, 2014 1:01 am - There is an air of elegance to multistoried homes. Even if they are diminutive in size, their stance is that of a grand home. Historically, two-story or multistory home...
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Don't be afraid to make a design statement in the foyerMar 07, 2014 1:01 am - Entry halls are the perfect spots for interior design packed with WOW. Often homeowners are afraid of making a statement for fear of getting it wrong. Designers are more...
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Broad strokes about color: Selecting the perfect shade for your roomMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Color is the most powerful tool a decorator or designer has in their bag of tricks. Sometimes changing just the background color of your walls is enough to make your roo...
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Warm up a white room with variations in shade, materialsMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - This seems to be the year of white. While I understand the serenity and calm that a fresh white scheme offers, the creative challenge is how to avoid a potentially borin...
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Go ahead, downsize and embrace your new lifeMar 07, 2014 12:01 am - Many empty-nesters, divorcees and widowers are dumbfounded at the inevitable conversation about downsizing and starting all over again. Sure enough, as when you were fir...
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Selling 'as is' often a poor choice for homeownersMar 06, 2014 11:01 pm - Making major repairs to a home before selling can be costly and time-consuming, but it's usually cheaper - and safer - than marketing the property in "as is" condition. ...
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Builder didn't install insulation in unusual floorMar 06, 2014 11:01 pm - Q. Our custom home was built about 10 years ago, and we recently discovered a major construction defect. The architecture is unusual, with the second story being cantile...
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On homeownership tax breaks, change is in the airMar 06, 2014 11:01 pm - WASHINGTON - You may have heard reports about a major tax reform proposal floated last week by Rep. Dave Camp of Michigan, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Commi...