Real Estate
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Modernizing a 1929 Colonial while still honoring its historyApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - When Debbie Berger Fox and her husband, Nick Fox, decided it was time to give up their glamorous London lifestyle to live in the Washington, D.C., area, they discovered ...
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Acrylics give furniture a modern flairApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Clear the way for acrylics. Furniture makers are using the see-through material for everything from couch legs and bed posts to tables and footstools. It's a way to add ...
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Discounted Wright Plus 150 tickets offered in AprilApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - The Wright Plus 150 Housewalk lineup on May 20 will totals 10 private homes, a combination of Wright's early experiments and his fully formed Prairie-style homes, as wel...
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Who is liable for collapsed sewer pipe?Apr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Weeks after buying our house, we had a sewer backup. Our plumber said the main line from the house to the street is an old-fashioned pipe material called "orangeberg....
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Her objective for you: Fewer objectsApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Eve Schaub, the author of "Year of No Clutter," joined writer Jura Koncius on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. I've gone throu...
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Oak Park couple opens their home for Frank Lloyd Wright housewalkApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Ken and Patty Hunt have owned Frank Lloyd Wright's spectacular Arthur B. Heurtley House on Oak Park's famous Forest Avenue since early 2007. On May 20 they will open it ...
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Energy efficiency drives window, door upgradesApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - The front door of a home gives visitors their first impression of not only the home, but the owner. The way it looks gives one a glimpse of the owner's personality. Wind...
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Association can act to protect property from damageApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I recently received a warning from my association advising me I better get rid of my car since it is leaking oil and making the driveway "dirty." After I was done lau...
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Fixed-income retirees worry about reserve fund shortfallApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My wife is a member of a finance committee at the age 55-plus condos where we live. It offers recommendations to the executive board, as we are a self-managed communi...
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Buyers of custom homes shift their prioritiesApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - Buyers of custom homes shift their priorities