Home and Garden
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Embattled St. Charles homeowner claims city broke the lawOct 14, 2014 1:01 am - A St. Charles homeowner who was first given a permit in 1975 for a home addition, was back in court Tuesday arguing that the city broke the law when it installed a conve...
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Planting perennials, mulching among things you can do this fallOct 12, 2014 1:01 am - Planting perennials, mulching among things you can do this fall
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Don't be scared when it comes to fall holiday flairOct 12, 2014 12:01 am - Purely ornamental Scare up some fun this All Hallows' Eve with these folk-art ornaments that are really on the ball when it comes to fall holiday flair. Hang them i...
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Chairish launches new app to find used home furnishingsOct 11, 2014 7:41 am - There are places on the Internet to buy and sell used furniture, including online newspaper classifieds, eBay and Craigslist. From a discriminating buyer's standpoint, h...
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Color spices up a timid kitchenOct 11, 2014 12:00 am - Q. We are taking down the wall between our kitchen and the old breakfast room. Our kitchen is all light wood. I'd like to do something jazzy in the new space. My questio...
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Ask a designer: Outdoor decorating for fallOct 10, 2014 5:30 am - Homes in the northern U.S. are treated to a measure of effortless outdoor decorating for fall: Nature does most of the work by turning the trees a vivid palette of reds,...
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Right at home: Quoth the raven, 'Happy Halloween'Oct 09, 2014 6:00 am - Edgar Allan Poe and Halloween are enmeshed like cobwebs on a lamppost. In classics like "The Cask of Amontillado," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Masque of the ...
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Additions that make your yard a winter hangoutOct 09, 2014 6:00 am - As fun as summer at the lake is, Sue Vanderwiel and family also make the most of their Apple River vacation home in the winter. That's when "it is much quieter, and we c...
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Concord: America's foxy grape tastes good, tooOct 07, 2014 6:00 am - The edges of woods in eastern North America are occasionally redolent with a sweet aroma reminiscent of jasmine. Wild grapes, dangling in ripe clusters from low-hanging ...
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Client, designer dynamics influence makeover's successOct 06, 2014 6:01 am - Like any relationship, problems sometimes arise between clients and designers. Clients expect designers to work magic, but conditions sometimes prevent a less than ideal...