Home and Garden
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Fox Valley Editor’s Choice: 197 Wrenwood Circle, ElginNov 21, 2013 12:34 pm - An interview with Ken Buckman of Elgin. Q: How long have you been decorating your house like this? A: Every year we’ve lived here. This is the seventh year. Q: What insp...
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Lake County Editor’s Choice: 653 Walnut Road in WaucondaNov 21, 2013 12:33 pm - An interview with Mark Tarkowski of Wauconda. Q: How long have you been decorating your house like this? A: This is the second year I have synchronized my Christmas ligh...
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DuPage County Editor’s Choice: 913 E. Evergreen St., WheatonNov 21, 2013 12:30 pm - An interview with Robert Pechous. Q: How long have you been decorating your house like this? A: Four years. This is the fourth Christmas since I bought the house, so I h...
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Daily Herald's holiday lights contest beginsNov 21, 2013 4:30 am - Carol Zavatsky was on a mission. While she saw tips on wreath-making, home decorating how-tos and tips on photographing holiday lights displays, Zavatsky was in search o...
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Enjoy this olive that’s not an oliveNov 20, 2013 4:45 am - Outside my window is a large, rounded shrub with leafless branches suffused in a golden haze. That haze is actually hundreds if not thousands of golden berries clustered...
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How to pick the right mulchNov 19, 2013 5:00 am - Compost or mulch? People often confuse the two, although each fulfills a different function in gardening. Which one you want depends on your needs. “Compost is used to ...
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If these walls could talkNov 19, 2013 12:00 am - Help! Our “wreck” room is in desperate need of a makeover! Left unfinished when our house was built in 1965, the lower rec room portion of this tri-level was finally com...
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Outdated family roomNov 19, 2013 12:00 am - Our family room is very outdated, it definitely could use some remodeling. Usually when it comes to home improvements to the house I try to do them in order save money. ...
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Daughter-in-law turning molehills into mountainsNov 17, 2013 5:15 am - Q. I’m hoping my debacle makes it to your column because I desperately need sound impartial advice! Each year, my mother-in-law sends out a (ridiculously braggy and self...
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A pre-Columbian stirrup pot — or is it?Nov 17, 2013 4:51 am - Q. Back in the day, my grandfather was a buyer for Wrigley Chewing Gum and he frequently visited South and Central America to buy, well, gum. He brought back from one su...