Home and Garden
-
Emerging tight money may hit the mortgage market hardMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Dodd/Frank and federal agency fears have eliminated most escape hatches. Rising interest rates reduce the demand for housing by increasing the monthly payment on the mor...
-
How to sell a vacation cottage miles awayMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My wife and I are approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on the water at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. In 1992, we bought and cleared th...
-
Mountain of mortgage paperwork wears down borrowersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could getting a home mortgage under today's post-housing bust regulations and procedures be even remotely comparable to going to the dentist to get drilled?...
-
Contest to elevate the art of upcyclingFeb 27, 2017 10:00 pm - Antiques and discarded pieces of furniture, kitchen items and much more are finding their way into the gardens of clever people who have an artistic eye and the ability ...
-
Your water heater needs to breatheFeb 26, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Many of your columns involve disagreements between sellers and home inspectors. I am one of those dissatisfied sellers. Here's the problem. My water heater is install...
-
Library table is vintage Arts and CraftsFeb 26, 2017 5:01 am - Q. I am interested in learning the value of the table in this photo. I inherited it from my mother. There is an engraving on it with the words "The Work of L. & J.G. Sti...
-
This is not your mother's living roomFeb 26, 2017 5:01 am - Sometimes it pays to break the mold. It is not written in stone that a living room must have a matching sofa and love seat, or a sofa and two matching armchairs. For tho...
-
Design destination: Venetian winter getawayFeb 26, 2017 5:01 am - Venice in the winter can be brutal. Cold and rainy and wind on top of that; some would say you'd be out of your mind to travel there during the winter months. Despite al...
-
Pruning makes fruit trees more 'fruitful'Feb 26, 2017 5:00 am - A good time to prune fruit trees is in late February or early March before the buds begin to swell. The branching habits are easy to see, and the weather is generally mo...
-
Sneak peek of new shrubs ready for plantingFeb 26, 2017 5:00 am - Gardeners can't get enough new plants. One of the best parts of spring, besides longer days and warmer temperatures, is the new varieties on the benches of our local gar...