Home and Garden
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A designer's favorite light fixturesOct 28, 2016 6:00 am - Just like chefs who rely on their culinary greatest hits, many designers have their go-to paint colors, fabrics and sofa shapes. I am a designer who frequently mixes up ...
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Wheaton Holiday Housewalk supports show choirOct 27, 2016 11:00 pm - The Wheaton Holiday Housewalk will return this year to feature four north Wheaton homes decked out for the season. The third annual event will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ...
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Choosing fall vegetable crops to align with the weatherOct 23, 2016 6:01 am - Q. It's probably too late for this year, but what are some suggestions for fall vegetable crops next year? A. A vegetable needs either warm or cool weather. Crop...
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A house that was Teddy Roosevelt's true homeOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - "Now here's something interesting." Our guide pointed to a book of German fables on a table, and explained that President Theodore Roosevelt, an excellent reader of Germ...
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How to elevate a lower-level spaceOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - The downstairs family room in our raised ranch was a primary reason we bought the house in 1985. We envisioned it to be a gathering place for family and friends. However...
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An arborist muses on life high in the branchesOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - Scott Johnston has his feet on the ground but his heart in the air. Day in and out, he trusts his life to a harness, coils of half-inch rope and 35 years of knowledge ga...
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Converting churches to condos brings logistical, social challengesOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - It looks ancient, but the formidable stone church in Washington, D.C., has, in its own way, kept up with the times. Constructed in 1891, the Romanesque Revival building ...
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Furniture can be sleek, stylish without giving up comfortOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - Comfort is paramount to most people choosing furniture — especially when that furniture is being purchased for the family room or other informal areas of the house. But ...
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Falconers hired to discourage other birds from eating cropsOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - Frustrated growers tired of seeing wild birds devastate their fruit crops are turning to raptors to patrol their fields, orchards and vineyards. This ancient predator-pr...
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Family room has 'devolved' over the yearsOct 23, 2016 6:00 am - Our family moved here in 1993. With more square footage than our previous house, we knew the room with the fireplace would be our living room … it was a no-brainer. Howe...