Home and Garden
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Art guild members display their work in GenevaNov 07, 2012 12:50 pm - Nearly 40 area artists will display their original works at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., on Saturday, Nov. 10. The Greater Geneva Art Guild’s Premiere Ex...
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Penthouse condo now exudes a lofty styleNov 05, 2012 10:51 am - Ana and Mario’s home is on the penthouse floor of an older downtown condo building. Their unit has some really great features, including high ceilings and a wood-burning...
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Scandinavian, Japanese styles uniteNov 05, 2012 10:49 am - The back of Kathy Wallace and Sarah Pradt’s house in St. Paul, Minn., gets a lot of light. But for the first 14 years they lived there, they didn’t see much of it. That’...
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Ancient kitchen could be a deal-breakerNov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Kitchens remain the heart of most homes. It's not only where we cook and eat, but where friends and family gather, children do homework and daily chores are organized an...
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Chandelier can add sophistication or whimsy to a homeNov 04, 2012 5:58 am - Some interior designers tout paint as the best way to change the look of a room. For Lisa Roberts, “It’s lighting. … It’s more bang for the buck.” With the holidays appr...
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Porcelain garniture set hails from GermanyNov 04, 2012 4:50 am - Q. These three pieces have been in my garage for years. The set consists of two candelabra and a large bowl supported by a column. They were originally in my in-laws’ ho...
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Renovating a home without demolishing your budgetNov 04, 2012 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Kitchen and bathroom renovations top the list of improvements for increasing the value of a home. But this labor-intensive remodeling can get expensive. Eve...
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Snuggle with sensational winter beddingNov 04, 2012 1:00 am - One of my favorite rites of fall is to watch the leaves on the trees around my home turn amber, persimmon and ruby. Another is to see bedding ensembles transformed from ...
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Grandma’s dated family room shines after makeoverNov 03, 2012 5:00 am - Dana has fond memories of her grandmother’s house and the time she spent there as a child. Years later, she and her husband, Simon, bought the house and faced a dilemma:...
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When working from home goes wrongNov 02, 2012 3:35 pm - NEW YORK — Nearly every office dweller fantasizes about the joys of working from home: Dressing in PJs instead of suits. Eating from the fridge and not the vending machi...