Home and Garden
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Get the most bang for your decorating buckMar 05, 2013 12:00 am - I’m a firm believer that great design doesn’t have to be expensive. The key to getting the most for your decorating dollars is to know where to splurge and where to chea...
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Dealers say antiques are a sensible decorating optionMar 03, 2013 10:00 pm - The quilt above the family room fireplace answers the show-stopping question: What do you put in that huge focal point under the vaulted ceiling? If you're Debbie McArdl...
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Start now for spring selling seasonMar 03, 2013 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — Architect Chris French and his wife, Anya Landau French, turned up the volume on their vacant condominium apartment with designer-inspired contemporary furn...
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It's all in the details when shopping for antiquesMar 03, 2013 4:00 am - Debbie McArdle said her journey learning about antiques started when she visited the Fox Valley Antiques Show as a young adult and talked with the dealers there. Here ar...
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Wood plate features famous German churchMar 02, 2013 4:51 am - Q. I enjoy reading your column in the Times Herald-Record here in the Hudson Valley and this has pushed me to photograph the front and back of a wooden plate that I beli...
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Sure bets at the Las Vegas furniture marketMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - From the curious to the classical, the Winter Las Vegas Market 2013 offered a look at new furnishings that are convenient, comfortable, contemporary and even quirky. Tax...
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Paint and the pursuit of happinessMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - During this lackluster time of year, you might find some joy in a can of paint. For 2013, paint companies such as Valspar are offering a mood-enhancing palette. “Consume...
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Some flowers may be tricked into blooming earlyMar 02, 2013 12:00 am - In late winter, short-term thaws followed by freezes can stir up the garden. During unseasonably warm periods, early bulbs may sprout prematurely, especially those plant...
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Honeybee colony leaving city for the farmMar 01, 2013 4:11 pm - DURYEA, Pa. — They say home is where the hive is. Or something like that. A colony of troublesome honeybees will settle into new digs in northeastern Pennsylvania after ...
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Beekeeper to share expertise in Crystal LakeMar 01, 2013 12:24 pm - Submitted by Green Drinks McHenry County Doug Hawthorne, vice president of the Northern Illinois Beekeepers Association, will be speak at the next meeting of Green Drink...