Home and Garden
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Navajo rug not worth much moneyMar 25, 2012 4:32 am - Q. While stationed in Phoenix in the mid-1980s, I bought this rug for $500 from an officer whose mother wove Navajo rugs. The textile was made using natural yarns, which...
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Craftspeople from hardest-hit areas of Japan display wares in ChicagoMar 25, 2012 2:00 am - Naked Pan makes cast iron cookware unseasoned until a cook gets ahold of it. Wired Beans makes beautiful red glasses. These companies and others from the areas of Japan ...
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Warm winter means no tulips for Kentucky DerbyMar 24, 2012 7:21 am - LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s called the Run for the Roses, but thousands of tulips are also part of the landscape at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby. Not this year. ...
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Keep all your gear in order with these fun tech organizersMar 24, 2012 5:00 am - Got a lot of gadgets? Keeping up with new technology can create a knotty mess of wires and chargers in a home office. Luckily, the compulsively clean techie has fun, sty...
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Don’t let the weather trick you into planting too soonMar 24, 2012 1:00 am - Don’t be fooled into starting your garden too early. After a winter of above-normal temperatures, spring is following suit. Vegetable-garden veterans call this “false sp...
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Spicing up your kitchenMar 23, 2012 1:00 am - If it’s not in the cards to renovate your kitchen, don’t worry. You can still transform the look of this hardworking heart of the home just by decorating it well. Here a...
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Balmy spring no boon to area orchardsMar 22, 2012 12:48 pm - Who thinks this extra-warm spring has been horrible? What’s not to like about sun-kissed 80-degree days, balmy evenings eating dinner out on the deck, early-morning jogs...
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Industry Insider: Fan C FansMar 20, 2012 1:20 pm - Homeowners in the market for ceiling fans these days are most interested in finding stylish, durable and quiet fans with great airflow, said Jessica Malik, co-owner with...
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Organizing tips from an expert and amateursMar 20, 2012 11:32 am - Professional organizer Rachel Strisik shares five organizing fundamentals: It’s better to take it slow. “People will say, ‘I want to organize my entire bedroom,’ but tha...
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Get organized with 20-minute projectsMar 20, 2012 1:21 am - Whether your home is 700 square feet or 7,000, having organized spaces will make your life easier and less stressful, says professional organizer Rachel Strisik, who is ...