Home and Garden
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Downtime in winter is an opportunity to get organized for springJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - After the holidays, our household is full of quiet celebrations that can be just as joyous as the noisier ones. Aflame with the spirit of cleaning up, clearing out and s...
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'Blue Collar Millionaire' turned her family's messes into 'slobproof' furnitureJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - The messes were mounting, and Debbie Wiener was seething. "It all started when I married a slob and then gave birth to two more slobs," she said. Her husband, she said, ...
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Plant seeds in fiber pots now to ready for spring plantingJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - It's time to start seeds for cold-tolerant, early-spring annuals that require a long lead time before being planted in the garden. Follow directions on individual packet...
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Storage that makes a statementJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - After moving this summer, design blogger Jennifer Sergent quickly realized that her new home lacked one crucial element: built-in shelving. "We had nothing to hold our b...
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Favorite decor in Pantone's Color of the Year: GreeneryJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - Pantone selected its 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery, based on research that shows everyone just wants a big, deep breath of air. "We don't all have access to the green...
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Why are my roof shingles curling?Jan 22, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Lately I've noticed that the edges of my roof shingles are curling. This comes as a total surprise because the shingles are only 5 years old. How could they be wearin...
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Sale of your mortgage shouldn't change balanceJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - Q. In a recent column, someone asked about escrow. You educated them, but it made me think particularly about mortgages being sold. I bought my house in 2014. My lender ...
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How to deal with lots of guestsJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - Washingtonians started getting inundated with texts months ago as family, friends and friends of friends began inquiring about places to crash the weekend of Jan. 20. Wh...
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New York exhibit showcases ChareauJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - More than a decade before Philip Johnson designed his iconic Glass House, French designer and architect Pierre Chareau designed the Maison de Verre in 1932 in...
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How retired homeowners can avoid running out of moneyJan 21, 2017 5:00 am - The combination of increased longevity and declines in the coverage of defined benefit pension plans means that, increasingly, retirees risk running out of money because...