Home and Garden
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Fireplace hazard found by home inspectorApr 14, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We purchased our home about 10 years ago and one of the features we liked was the firewood storage cabinet next to the living room fireplace. Now that we're selling t...
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Solutions and help for small-space livingApr 12, 2019 7:00 am - Setting up home in a small apartment poses all sorts of challenges. First, there's the floor plan: With small rooms come issues like storage, and where to put the bed. T...
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Who's got the advantage as spring real estate season shapes up?Apr 12, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Have we arrived at one of those rare Goldilocks moments in real estate, where the market works well for sellers and buyers, strongly favoring neither? Maybe...
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Six dream-worthy innovations for the kitchenApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Whether you've come into a few extra bucks or been saving for a while, now's the time to indulge in that special kitchen something that makes your heart go into overdriv...
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Raptors to visit Wild Ones chapter meeting April 18Apr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - The Northern Kane County Chapter of the Wild Ones will host a program on raptors at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive, just ...
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Cast-iron vs. nonstick skillets: How to choose the right panApr 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Cast iron is often called the original nonstick pan. And it makes sense. Well-seasoned cast-iron skillets have a naturally formed coating that is created when fats are h...
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You should be seeing foliage from bulbs popping out of the groundApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - Tulips and daffodils are starting to grow, with early bulbs coming into flower. The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe has snowdrops, crocus and winter aconite in flower ...
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Lofty ideals to furnish these trendy living spacesApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - Editor's note: Joseph Pubillones is taking some time off. The following column originally published in 2015. Artists have always sought out unusual and unexpected places...
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Pergolas: Ancient garden structures are getting updatedApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - Pergolas have been part of home gardens for a long time, but they're getting some modern upgrades because of trends toward backyard sanctuaries and entertaining. Histori...
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Pottery was made in Satsuma regionApr 07, 2019 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of a Japanese vase that sat on my grandmother's mantle in the house I grew up in during the 1930s. There was another vase, but it was broken m...