Home and Garden
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Make me over ... please!Nov 03, 2013 6:00 am - Make me over ... please! Thanks, our family room! HELP! My two young girls and I moved into our house one year ago, ready to start a new chapter in our lives. The house ...
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We finally meetNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - A family room is a place where family gathers for different activities — talking, watching TV, resting, among others. At my house the family room is of great importance....
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Help neededNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - The house is more than 100 years old and has an unusual set up. The set up of the family room makes arranging furniture a challenge. It’s a room everyone sees when they ...
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Clean, classy furniture for the formal areasNov 03, 2013 4:00 am - “Simplistic elegance with personality thrown in” seems to be the preference of today’s homeowners when they are shopping for the more formal areas of their home, as well...
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Tips to keep your plants healthy for next seasonNov 03, 2013 1:00 am - Q. Should I shear creeping phlox, and if so, when should I do it? A. Creeping phlox, Phlox subulata, is a low-growing perennial that creates a striking carpet full of bl...
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Suits claim Love Canal still oozing sickness 35 years laterNov 02, 2013 4:31 pm - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — Thirty-five years after Love Canal’s oozing toxic waste scared away a neighborhood and became a symbol of environmental catastrophe, history could ...
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Wedgewood stove may cook up higher price in CaliforniaNov 02, 2013 5:51 am - Q. Attached is a photo of my Wedgewood stove. It was used by my mother until the 1970s and is in working order. For the past 15 years, it has been a decoration in our ki...
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Year-round care needed to ensure unique bulb display in springNov 02, 2013 5:00 am - For a unique bulb display in spring, plant bulbs in containers. It is possible to layer bulbs of different types in a single container for extra drama. Because the soil...
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Home lighting has begun transformationNov 02, 2013 12:56 am - LED is the name of the game in lighting today. Prices for the long-lasting, environmentally-friendly light-emitting diodes are continually decreasing, so they are gather...
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Tiny Asian-inspired garden space turns magical at nightNov 02, 2013 12:00 am - Ed McHugh’s lovely garden in suburban Pittsburgh is an exquisite Asian-themed spot, constructed on an extremely sloped lot in heavy shade and an extraordinary use of spa...