Home and Garden
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Cedar Ridge Estates in Lake Villa in neighborhood focusOct 11, 2013 12:58 am - Once a posh resort town for the affluent, Lake Villa today offers a thriving residential and business community that attracts more and more homebuyers each year. Jill an...
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Prairie gardens work in many landscapesOct 10, 2013 6:00 am - You don’t need to live on the prairie to have a prairie garden. Natural landscapes featuring mainly native plants are being sown in yards across North America as environ...
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'Going Faux' can transform a home's styleOct 09, 2013 6:00 am - Phoebe Taylor's 20-year-old suburban Atlanta ranch house began plain and “builder grade.” A professional decorator, she transformed it with faux wood beams, decorative ...
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It's time to protect tender plantsOct 08, 2013 6:00 am - Frost is just around the corner. The average first frost date at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe is Oct. 15, though it is often later in the city and sometimes ear...
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Art in the garden: Woody plants take the winter garden from bland to beautifulOct 08, 2013 1:00 am - Some gardeners dread the thought of winter. The first frosts mark the end to summer garden chores like deadheading and weeding to fall garden tasks like raking and mulch...
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Fall is the perfect time for a furnace tuneupOct 07, 2013 6:00 am - As the temperature changes from summer warmth to fall coolness, it's the perfect time to schedule a tuneup for your furnace. Doing so now, while your furnace is working,...
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Nailing the art of small space livingOct 06, 2013 6:00 am - The first thing you notice about Kiera and Michael Kushlan's one-bedroom Washington co-op is how they've pulled it together to be both modern and classic. The second is ...
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What does an Iranian living room look like?Oct 06, 2013 1:00 am - An outsider’s view of Iran is largely shaped by news footage from the streets. But how many of us could conjure up an image of what a typical Iranian household might loo...
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Get personal with fall decorOct 05, 2013 6:00 am - Want to know the secret to creating a home that wraps you in a warm embrace? Make it personal. Whether I'm decorating my home or helping a friend or customer decorate he...
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Poring over the details of a lovely English teapotOct 05, 2013 5:51 am - Q. I have this teapot and am curious to know if it has any monetary value. It is marked “Royal Winton, Grimwades, Made in England 5489.” What can you tell me? A. This te...