Home and Garden
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Fortified mudrooms are more than the place to stash your bootsSep 10, 2016 6:00 am - Mudrooms are the ugly ducklings of the home. Purely functional, the dirt and sloppiness are so integrated and expected in this room that “mud” is a part of its very name...
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Flowery teapots in museums, sure, but how about a coffeepot?Sep 10, 2016 6:00 am - It's not unusual to see teapots on display in museums, celebrated for their beauty and craftsmanship. Often they're centuries-old artifacts, with fussy floral designs or...
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How do you know whether mortgage refinancing pays?Sep 10, 2016 5:00 am - If you took out a 7.5 percent mortgage in 1994 and still have it, refinancing it in a 3.5 percent market is a no-brainer; you don't need much analysis to know that refin...
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A peek inside the world of color forecastingSep 09, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Earlier this year, in a Manhattan conference room littered with half-eaten lunches, water bottles, laptops and easels, a group of color forecasters from PPG B...
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Surprising gender gaps found in home-buying costsSep 09, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Gender and marital status and how they relate to mortgages has not gotten a lot of research attention in real estate. However, two new reports examine the e...
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Builder not honoring one-year warrantySep 09, 2016 5:00 am - Q. We bought our home nearly a year ago, while the subdivision was still being built. The superintendent and the Realtor kept telling us the company motto, which is "cus...
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Is your back yard bursting with late-summer bounty? Make soupSep 07, 2016 6:00 am - When it's late summer and the garden is full of vegetables, it's time to make minestrone. Fruiting ones, rooting ones, leafy crops, stemmy crops - all can go into this c...
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Lindenhurst plant exchange set for Sept. 17Sep 07, 2016 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission will host its autumn plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 17, at the Lindenhurst Village Hall/Public Works, 2301...
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1880s Gilbert clock survives the test of timeSep 05, 2016 7:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an old clock I own. I think it's called a mantle clock. It still keeps the time. It is 19 inches tall and 10 inches wide. On the back is a label w...
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Plant native switch grass in the landscapeSep 04, 2016 7:24 am - Ornamental grasses are celebrating their season to star in the landscape. Summer heat and generous rainfall have promoted lush growth and showy seed heads. There are man...