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Create counter space for uses other than clutter

By Mary M. Murphey CTW Features
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - To get organized in the kitchen, it's best to start on space that will have the strongest impact because it's a room that affects everyone in the house. "The counters ar...
Time to check your seed stash and plan spring order

By Tim Johnson Chicago Botanic Garden
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - It is a good idea to check on the seeds you have saved and stored from last year's garden. Discard anything that is damp, diseased or moldy, and then determine what you ...
How to maintain your koi pond in winter

Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Q. We put in a garden pond this last fall. Do we need to do anything special for the fish in it during the winter? A. If you have Japanese koi, or other goldfish, a few ...
10 home design trends to watch for in 2019

By Megan McDonough The Washington Post
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - While 2019 is just weeks old, home design experts already have some predictions for the new year. The home remodeling and design platform Houzz recently released its ann...
Stools, banquettes and booths are the new kitchen 'chairs'

By Nancy Mattia CTW Features
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - The family gathering around a kitchen table with matching chairs may be a thing of the past - in contemporary kitchens, such iconic furniture is hard to find. "Most kitc...
First-time homebuyers' biggest regrets

Michele Lerner The Washington Post
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - While most people are happy with the results of their first home purchase experience, a recent survey by Porch.com, a network that connects homeowners and home professio...
Chicago among five cities where home buyers get the best deals

By Michele Lerner The Washington Post
Jan 13, 2019 5:00 am - Among the many indicators of a housing market shifting to favor buyers is when the final sales price is below the home sellers' original list price. In a sellers' market...
How an annuity improves a retirement plan

By Jack Guttentag
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - "Your article on annuities did not demonstrate that an annuity always improves a retirement plan." Well, Warren Buffett's retirement plan would not be improved by an ann...
Payment in arrears

By Edith Lank
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - Q. This past November, I made my normal mortgage payment. Then, in the middle of that month, we sold the house. And at the closing, I paid off the whole remaining loan. ...
Self-rolling suitcases and roll-up TVs: CES 2019's craziest and coolest gadgets

By Geoffrey A. Fowler The Washington Post WP Bloomberg
Jan 12, 2019 5:00 am - LAS VEGAS - Hello future, you are weird. At least it is here at CES 2019, the tech industry's biggest annual conference. It's where companies big and small come to launc...

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