Home and Garden
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Desk has been in family for generationsApr 09, 2017 6:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an antique desk that I own. When the top is open there is a writing surface that slides out, cubbyholes and small drawers. It is decorated with car...
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Getting to know your client and yourselfApr 09, 2017 6:01 am - The simplest of questions can often stump even the smartest of individuals. Have you ever asked someone where they live? The answer is generally a reply such as "I live ...
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It's time for spring pruningApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Gardeners fall into two camps when they think about pruning. One group can't wait to get their hands on a pair of pruning shears and start carving, and the mere thought ...
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Modernizing a 1929 Colonial while still honoring its historyApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - When Debbie Berger Fox and her husband, Nick Fox, decided it was time to give up their glamorous London lifestyle to live in the Washington, D.C., area, they discovered ...
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Use an exterminator if ants uncovered in early springApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Finding some carpenter ants in your home during warm weather in summer and fall does not necessarily mean there is a nest inside. First, try to determine whether the ant...
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Acrylics give furniture a modern flairApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Clear the way for acrylics. Furniture makers are using the see-through material for everything from couch legs and bed posts to tables and footstools. It's a way to add ...
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Discounted Wright Plus 150 tickets offered in AprilApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - The Wright Plus 150 Housewalk lineup on May 20 will totals 10 private homes, a combination of Wright's early experiments and his fully formed Prairie-style homes, as wel...
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Who is liable for collapsed sewer pipe?Apr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Weeks after buying our house, we had a sewer backup. Our plumber said the main line from the house to the street is an old-fashioned pipe material called "orangeberg....
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Oak Park couple opens their home for Frank Lloyd Wright housewalkApr 09, 2017 6:00 am - Ken and Patty Hunt have owned Frank Lloyd Wright's spectacular Arthur B. Heurtley House on Oak Park's famous Forest Avenue since early 2007. On May 20 they will open it ...
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Spring Flower Show opens in Elmhurst's Wilder ParkApr 09, 2017 1:00 am - Spring is the Meryl Streep of seasons: You never know from day to day exactly what it's going to look like, act like or sound like. But spring is at its best (and the Os...