Home and Garden
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Local interior decorators share what's trendingFeb 26, 2017 5:00 am - With winter almost behind us and a hint of spring in the air, many homeowners may be dusting off their plans to freshen up their home with some new interior design trend...
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Rug fabrics move up off the floorFeb 25, 2017 5:00 am - As part of the red-hot globalism trend, "tribal style" - exotic, eclectic and influenced by travel - has spread from fashion to home decor. There's a caravan of interest...
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Dropping escrow is not an option for manyFeb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Q. You discussed escrow in a recent column, but you didn't say whether I could talk my bank into letting me get out of it. Do you have any advice? A. If you were to not ...
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Why do borrowers pay for mortgage insurance?Feb 25, 2017 5:00 am - Last week I published an article on how home mortgage borrowers who were required to purchase mortgage insurance could earn a high rate of return by paying it off - with...
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Combine looks for a one-of-a-kind living roomFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - Kerra Michele Huerta is the designer for Kerra Michele Interiors, the blogger behind Apartment Envy and the owner of Bureau, a design and event studio in Washington, D.C...
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Don't let closing costs surprise youFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Everyone knows that financing and closing on a home purchase can be complicated. Which is why more than a year ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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$25 million project to revamp Cantigny gardens, museumsFeb 23, 2017 12:00 am - The grounds of Cantigny Park, a 500-acre oasis in Wheaton, feature quiet gardens, a stately mansion and a military museum. To better link all three destinations, the par...