Home and Garden
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Stylists show you how to create festive holiday vignettesNov 21, 2014 5:00 am - It's the most wonderful time of the year — especially for decorators! From trees, wreaths and garlands to Santas, snowmen and angels, holiday icons are coming out of sto...
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Keep poinsettias blooming long after the holidaysNov 20, 2014 12:01 am - The poinsettia - the flower we all associate with Christmas - has a long history. It was a favorite of King Montezuma and used by the Aztecs to control fevers and make r...
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Acorn Deck kit homes blur line between indoors, outdoorsNov 18, 2014 4:30 am - ACCOKEEK, Md. - Jane Gould lives in what could roughly be described as an upscale, upsized 21st-century version of the old Sears kit home. Her new house on a minimally ...
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Enjoy fresh herbs all winter longNov 17, 2014 5:00 am - The season for growing herbs on your sunny patio may be over, but you can still have fresh herbs for your favorite recipes. Give them what they need — a sunny spot, well...
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Tough little LEDs are brilliantly illuminating more home appliancesNov 16, 2014 6:00 am - Open that refrigerator door in the showroom. The odds are high that LED lights will brighten its interior. And LED lights aren't illuminating only refrigerators. Outdoor...
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Burgundy, golds stepping into limelight for holiday decorNov 16, 2014 5:45 am - When it comes to celebrating the holidays, most people tend to gravitate toward decorating the way their parents did. It tends to be a time of the year when traditions r...
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Just sew, you know? A conversation's threadNov 16, 2014 3:01 am - Nicole Morgenthau, owner of Finch Sewing Studio in downtown Leesburg, Va., joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius last week on our Home Front online chat. Here is an edit...
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Bulbs in containers make unique displayNov 15, 2014 5:01 am - For a unique and dramatic display in spring, plant bulbs in containers, with layers of bulbs of different kinds. Water the bulbs well at planting and provide some suppl...
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Fallen leaves equal free soil conditionerNov 15, 2014 4:01 am - Q. During fall, everyone throws out bags of leaves. I've heard that recycling leaves is good for your garden. A. Each year, yard waste accounts for more than a million t...
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Designer Erin Gates on how to find your styleNov 14, 2014 11:01 pm - Designer and writer Erin Gates, 35, lives in a white clapboard Colonial in Newton, Massachusetts, with her husband, two dogs and a leopard-print stair runner. Gates pens...