Home and Garden
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Decorative pillows make pillow talk funApr 30, 2017 6:01 am - Most men shriek when they hear their wives guffaw over the pillows at so and so's house. Pillows can drive one crazy … because there is so much that can be done with dec...
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It's common to be living in a design compromiseApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - Often there can be a discrepancy between what we would like the place we live in to look like and the way it is in living color. You know that saying “Grow where you ar...
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Designers go brilliant and bold with Lake Forest ShowhouseApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - From the water-tinted lacquer ceiling in the dining room to the raspberry furniture in the family room - and the high-gloss dark olive paint in the space way too elegant...
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Start a shade garden with perennial favoritesApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - Some gardeners curse shady conditions in their landscapes that prevent them from growing roses and most herbs, vegetables and ornamental grasses. They yearn for lush bor...
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Jazz Age design shown in textiles, furniture and moreApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - A multisensory blockbuster of a show at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum here invites visitors to explore Jazz Age design in all its glittering, d...
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It's fun to start your own coleus plantsApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - If you have kept a coleus as a houseplant, you can still start cuttings for transplanting to the garden. Use a sharp, clean knife or a pair of pruners to cut the stem ju...
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Home inspectors who repair defectsApr 30, 2017 6:00 am - Q. As a licensed Realtor, I encourage every one of my buyers to hire a home inspector. The inspector I usually recommend has always done a competent job, but one thing a...
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Wild animals are welcome guests in this nature writer's backyardApr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Like any old garden, the 2¼-acre plot around Nancy Lawson's brick rambler is layered with a history chronicled by its plants. There are the field and woods sloping down ...
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Neighbor worries about LLC moving next doorApr 29, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I have a question about limited liability companies, or LLC properties. My neighbor moved out, and I saw a "sold" sign on his house. He happened to stop by this past ...
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Will we have another financial crisis, and are we prepared?Apr 29, 2017 6:00 am - These two questions appear in my mailbox with the greatest frequency. The answers are very straightforward: Yes, we will have another housing crisis, and No, we are not ...