Home and Garden
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Family rooms are evolving with technologyOct 27, 2018 7:00 am - Historically, the first family rooms appeared in floor plans about 50 to 60 years ago. This room was a bit different in character from others. Less formal than a living ...
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Debt consolidation during a period of rising interest ratesOct 27, 2018 6:00 am - Debt consolidation is the conversion of high-rate debt into lower-rate debt in order to reduce total interest costs. Homeowners with large amounts of credit card debt wh...
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Which is better at valuing your home - you or a computer program?Oct 26, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Do you have a pretty good idea of what your house is worth? Could you estimate within, say, 5 percent of what it's likely to sell for? If so, would that mak...
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Buyer worried about radon gas in homeOct 26, 2018 6:00 am - Q. After buying my home, I had new carpets installed. When the old carpets were removed, I noticed many small cracks in the concrete slab floor. I called my home inspect...
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To cut back or not to cut back ... in the garden, that isOct 25, 2018 7:00 am - It's time to clean up the garden before it takes its long winter nap. Whether perennials are cut back now or left standing until spring is answered by a couple simple qu...
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Kane County Master Gardener earns state honorOct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Kane County Master Gardener Sue Styer of Geneva earned an State Outstanding Master Gardener Award during the 2018 Illinois Master Gardener Conference Sept. 7 in Springfi...
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Discard any preconceived notions about grayOct 21, 2018 7:00 am - Over the last five to 10 year years, designers and homeowners have seen a shift in the go-to neutral color for walls and in interior design more broadly. The color has s...
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Family in need of style, door upgradeOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - This house was built in 1957. My husband and I have lived here for 52 years. With all the fingerprints of family and friends, my grandchildren and my great-grandchildren...
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Any remodel should start with high-quality materialsOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - Anyone who is starting a home improvement or redecorating project needs to give careful consideration to the materials they use. Materials selection is every bit as impo...
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Use few remaining warm days wiselyOct 21, 2018 6:00 am - Warm fall days are great for installing Christmas lights. It is much easier to wrap branches with strings of lights on warm days in mid- to late October than on cold day...