Home and Garden
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Garden walls can come alive with ‘living pictures’May 04, 2013 4:00 am - Looking for a fresh way to liven up your garden walls? Think plants, not paintings. Living pictures — cuttings of assorted succulents woven together in everything from p...
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Low-maintenance trend grows in landscapingMay 04, 2013 4:00 am - Not everyone has a green thumb. People can spend hours in the garden and still not be able to make their homes the showpieces they envision. With this in mind, more home...
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Do-it-yourself wallpaper, fabric now popular in the homeMay 04, 2013 4:00 am - When Renee Pedro bought a house with midcentury décor, she decided to embrace the look. Drawing inspiration from the 1963 Philco oven in her kitchen, she began hunting ...
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Vibrant colors chosen for ShowhouseMay 03, 2013 9:57 am - Designers chose these Farrow & Ball colors in the stated finishes to decorate the Lake Forest Showhouse. Undercoats are primers in white, light tones, mid tones, dark to...
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CLC hosts plant sale May 9-10May 01, 2013 1:34 pm - The College of Lake County’s horticulture department will host its annual plant sale on Thursday, May 9 and Friday, May 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the horticulture gre...
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LED lighting uses less energy, increases use of your outdoor spaceApr 30, 2013 1:00 am - Over the past few years, LED lighting has almost totally taken over the landscape lighting market from the previously popular low-voltage incandescent and halogen system...
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Outdoor makeover contest: Week 1 finalistsApr 30, 2013 1:00 am - It’s time to get in a summer state of mind and that means it’s time for our outdoor makeover contest. For the second year, Daily Herald readers submitted photos with ess...
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Tips to keep your refrigerator sparklingApr 28, 2013 1:00 am - Think that cleaning your refrigerator (and keeping it clean) takes a lot of effort? Well, chill! Just follow these tips: Ÿ Create a homemade all-purpose cleaner by comb...
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Designing a small garden to yield big resultsApr 27, 2013 4:00 am - I recently moved to a home with acreage, but quickly realized that even large lots have small or quirky outdoor spaces that must be designed carefully and thoughtfully. ...
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Pizza ovens rise as backyard featuresApr 27, 2013 4:00 am - In 40 years of working at R.I. Lampus Co., Bob Welling has come up with some pretty good ideas for new cast-concrete products. In the time he has been trying out one of ...