Home and Garden
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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Outdated family roomNov 19, 2013 12:00 am - Our family room is very outdated, it definitely could use some remodeling.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...
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Holiday decorating expands with themes throughout the homeNov 17, 2013 12:00 am - “Less” may be “more” when it comes to most of today’s decorating. But that adage goes out the window when it comes to the holidays. It seems every year the decorations i...
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New-home buyers seek great rooms, spas, connectivityNov 16, 2013 5:00 am - New-home buyers are coming back, but they don't want the same old McMansion. They want a house they can use. That means a “great room” where everyone can gather — and a ...
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Home office gathering dust? Consider other optionsNov 15, 2013 5:00 am - The home office, it seems, is going the way of the fax machine. Interior designers say families are finding more inventive uses for their homes’ extra little rooms — opt...
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Too neutralNov 14, 2013 12:00 am - Our family room needs an update! We recently moved into a house after living in a small condo, and we brought all of our old furniture with us. My husband and I have a 2...