Home and Garden
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Your dining room dilemmas, solvedMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - New York designer and author Katie Ridder, whose ideas for dining rooms were featured in a cover story for The Washington Post's Local Living section, joined staff write...
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Inherited lake house causes waves between siblingsMar 25, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Six siblings inherited a lake house in 1986. It has been enjoyed by all families for years. However, now there is a need for extensive improvements. No one wants to p...
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A different way for homeowners to raise funds: the point systemMar 25, 2017 1:00 am - Recently a reader made me aware of a new way homeowners can use their homes to raise money. Instead of pledging their homes as collateral for a loan - the familiar mortg...
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Are you paying unseen add-on fees for your appraisal?Mar 24, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Are you getting fleeced on appraisal charges when you buy a house or refinance? Could you be paying as much as double what the appraiser is receiving for ac...
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Pesticides: a massive problem masquerading as a solutionMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - To the little people, it never felt right. The readers of the old Organic Gardening and Farming magazine saw no logic in spraying poisons on their vegetables. The magazi...
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Fremont library launches seed program for gardenersMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Many of the seeds come from the Fremont Township community garden and a nonprofit group called Seed Savers Exchange. Area residents have donated some, too. The library's...
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How to appeal your property tax assessment, save money
Mar 19, 2017 7:12 am - Forget about keeping up with the Joneses. This time of year you want your house to be as crummy as possible. Why? Because it's property tax assessment time, which means ...
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Circa-1940 desk is Art DecoMar 19, 2017 7:01 am - Q. This is a picture of a desk and chair that we inherited. On the bottom of the desk is a tag with the words "Baumritter - New York." We also have the receipt that tell...
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Make order part of home aestheticMar 19, 2017 6:01 am - Junk is the enemy of beauty. If your spaces are crammed full of clutter, they will look awful. It won't make a shred of difference that you've found perfect furniture or...
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Design remains steadfast during a home's life cycleMar 19, 2017 6:01 am - The lasting beauty of a house resides, in large part, in the expressiveness of its materials. The honesty of its textures and its natural imperfections are an authentic ...