Home and Garden
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Old turntables, consoles making their way back into homesApr 06, 2013 5:00 am - “This is my technical hobby and passion.” Those words greet whoever reads Marion Halecker’s Craigslist ad under the title: “Vintage Turntables.” Indeed, stacks of vintag...
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Homeowners embrace their ‘moat’Apr 06, 2013 5:00 am - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As first-time homebuyers shopping in 2009, Cate and Paul Plekon’s thoughts kept returning to a certain two-bedroom house. “We kept comparing everything ...
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Time to banish garden debris and uncover rosesApr 06, 2013 1:00 am - Cold and snowy weather delayed work in the garden this year, but it is time to finish cutting back perennials and cleaning up garden debris. It is best to cut back peren...
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'Diamonds' for small spaces in the gardenApr 02, 2013 6:00 am - Diamonds hold their value, always look great and are as desirable today as they were centuries ago. If you're planning a small outdoor living space, think of each perenn...
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Five must-have decorating ideas for springApr 01, 2013 5:00 am - As soon as my holiday decor is boxed up and stored away, I'm ready for spring. By the time spring officially starts on March 20, I know exactly how I want to decorate my...
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Couples opt for calming Asian-inspired designs for master bathApr 01, 2013 1:00 am - The allure of Asian-style design in American homes has existed for some time. In the bathroom, homeowners have come to appreciate its calming atmosphere, warm colors, cl...
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Finding the right lightMar 31, 2013 6:00 am - Choosing a lamp seems simple. But the number of decisions that go into it can be daunting. “People get confused about sizing, if the style is going to fit the room, if i...
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Bedford Park indoor farm goes 'mega'Mar 31, 2013 6:00 am - Farming in abandoned warehouses has become a hot trend in the Midwest — with varying degrees of success — as more entrepreneurs worldwide experiment with indoor growing ...
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Spring means yard work for hummingbird watchersMar 30, 2013 6:03 am - LOS ANGELES — The world’s smallest bird can take up a big chunk of a person’s spring to-do list: trim the trees, weed the garden, make the nectar and hang the feeders. W...
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Satsuma pottery fell in quality over the yearsMar 30, 2013 5:51 am - Q. These two vases are each 18½ inches tall. I inherited them from my mother, who got them from a sale in 1946. I understand that they were quite old then. As you can se...