Home and Garden
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Vintage fixtures require some light researchMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - I like to buy vintage light fixtures — sconces, lanterns, pendants and chandeliers — for my decorating projects. I find that vintage fixtures are often better made than ...
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Home prices are rising because of short supplyMar 19, 2016 1:01 am - Home prices are finally showing substantial increases. The National Association of Realtors recently issued a report on this emerging trend. Home prices posted a strong ...
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Mailboxes are not to be used for informal correspondenceMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. A unit owner in our association places correspondence to other owners directly into their individual mailboxes at the association. That is, he does not "mail" them an...
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Wills, trusts allow homes to be passed down to heirsMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I have a few questions about assigning beneficiaries to the title of our house. The house is paid for and my wife and I are both retired. She is 67 and I am 68. We wo...
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As april 15 approaches, real estate tax questions start rolling inMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Moving expenses, insurance premiums and identity theft are on some readers' minds as the tax-filing deadline fast approaches. Q. I'm about to move to Florida to take a n...
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Seller overwhelmed by picky home inspectionMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Q. Before listing my home, I hired a home inspector to make sure everything was OK, and I repaired the few problems he found. Now I've got a report from the buyers' home...
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Don't expect realty agents to answer loaded questionsMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - They are the radioactive questions in home real estate, yet many buyers seem to have no idea about their sensitivity. So they ask their realty agents: • Is ...
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St. Charles free seed library offers 400 varietiesMar 15, 2016 1:00 am - The seed library that sprouted last year at the St. Charles Public Library continues to grow and blossom, pardon the puns. In a chest atop a counter near the information...
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Warm winter month forces flower bulbs into actionMar 13, 2016 7:27 am - During unseasonably warm periods, early bulbs might sprout prematurely, especially those planted with a southern exposure, close to a house or garage. The Chicago Botani...
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Easy steps to grow your own tomatoes from seedsMar 13, 2016 7:24 am - Planting tomatoes from seed has some advantages. There is a larger selection of varieties, seeds are considerably less expensive than plants and it is very rewarding to ...