Home and Garden
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Design your small bathroom using these tipsOct 08, 2017 6:00 am - Even the smallest bathroom remodel is costly. Because the cash investment in a proper remodel is substantial, you want to get it right the first time. Most professionals...
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Lawyer can help settle dispute with 'unknown' sellerOct 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We purchased a home a year ago. It was flipped by a limited liability corporation, or LLC. We are finding out that there are many problems that they did not take care...
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Recent changes in the HECM reverse mortgage programOct 07, 2017 6:00 am - My inbox recently has been crowded with letters from seniors who are anxious about impending adverse changes in the HECM reverse mortgage program. Many of them were wond...
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Advice from the 'Masters of Flip' to keep your projects from floppingOct 07, 2017 6:00 am - Kortney and Dave Wilson of HGTV's "Masters of Flip" joined staff writer Jura Koncius on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. How m...
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Disclosure laws differ by stateOct 06, 2017 7:00 am - Q. We bought a house a couple months ago and there are railroad tracks running behind the back fence. The sellers and the Realtor said the tracks were used on weekends o...
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Tax overhaul plan poses big unknowns for homeownersOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you've been pondering how you as a homeowner or buyer might fare under the new Republican tax overhaul plan, here are a few points to consider. Although ...
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Enjoy fall colors Sunday at Healing Garden in St. CharlesOct 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Healing Gardens, a two-acre expanse of woodland and perennial gardens at Stone Hill Farm in St. Charles, will be open Sunday, Oct. 8. The gardens are open to the public ...
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Free advice sometime comes at a costOct 01, 2017 6:01 am - Once in a while, someone will call or drop by our office to coyly ask how we work. Most folks think of interior designers as a luxury expense, and I'm sure there are som...
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Some annuals can move inside for the winterOct 01, 2017 6:00 am - Cooler temperatures signal the time for us to decide which plants will be awarded a trip inside to spend winter as houseplants and which will be sentenced to the compost...
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A teenager's room can be more of a denOct 01, 2017 6:00 am - If you are the parent of a new teenager, you likely realize it is time to make some changes to his or her childhood bedroom. This is a fine opportunity to prepare childr...