Home and Garden
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Tax reform could knock your investment plans off trackJan 27, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The small-scale owners of millions of rental homes, parcels of investment land and income-producing commercial and business real estate might not know it, b...
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Brick, wood and concrete make architectural statements in urban loftsJan 22, 2017 5:01 am - Large cities like New York, Milan and Paris have no choice but to snatch up space for residential use in what used to be neighborhoods bustling with industrial activity....
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Small changes to accommodate a senior visitorJan 22, 2017 5:01 am - The new year always begins with all sorts of ambitious ideas for change. What better time to look around your home and ready one small space for a visit from a senior pa...
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What the ancient Greeks can teach us about herbsJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - At a point in the ninth century, someone noticed a problem with all those ancient handwritten texts: The scribes had left their Caps Lock on. Every character had been re...
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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...