Real Estate
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Exhibit combines Impressionist gardens and paintingsJul 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Many American painters, inspired by French Impressionists at the turn of the 20th century, flocked from East Coast cities to sun-dappled garden havens in plac...
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Proportions and scale critical when decorating small spacesJul 03, 2016 5:00 am - When it comes to interior design, you've got to get the size of your ideas right. Nothing is worse than when a clueless homeowner sets out to do a do-it-yourself project...
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Energy-controlled window film can work wellJul 03, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I need to block the sun's heat and fading rays coming in my windows. They are just single-pane, but are in good condition. Is it hard to install a heat-control window...
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Delphiniums are a worthwhile challengeJul 03, 2016 4:00 am - My delphiniums are now in all their stately glory, the 5-foot, blue spires reaching for the sky as they guard the gate to my vegetable garden. I have to admit that besid...
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Look outside to begin solving basement flooding issuesJul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Q. We have a tri-level house. Over the past three years, the basement has flooded three times - twice to the point where it ruined carpet. It happened again two weeks ag...
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Love your home with all its unique 'flaws'Jul 02, 2016 11:00 pm - "I love my home!" These are four words that are not often heard from homeowners. Frequently what is heard are things like: "I wish my house were larger," "My closets are...
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Wal-Mart heiress' latest price cut? Her luxury Texas ranches
Jul 02, 2016 7:00 am - FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton is rolling back prices - not in stores, but on two luxury Texas ranches she's struggled to sell. The billionaire i...
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Affordable homes for first-time buyers coming soonJul 02, 2016 6:00 am - In recent months, there has been a well-publicized shortage of affordable homes for today's first-time buyers. That situation may soon change, much to the relief of youn...
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Christie's to sell contents of Reagans' LA homeJul 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK — A two-day auction of the contents of Ronald and Nancy Reagan's ranch-style home in California will include everything from personal mementos from heads of sta...
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Musician segues into mortgagesJul 02, 2016 5:00 am - Who could have imagined that a rock bassist who performed for years with a popular South Side band and even appeared on Dick Clark's "American Bandstand" TV show would t...