Home and Garden
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Petite et beau scents for your homeNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - The magic of Lampes Berger is displayed at Trillium Gallery in Long Grove. While these lamps offer a pricey way to dispense fragrance through your house, they do make a ...
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It's more fun if you have funds to buyNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - It's more fun if you have funds to buy You may not believe it, but this sample sale is historic. The Arlington Design Center, which usually only sells to members of the ...
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Brighten winter days with blooming amaryllisNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - After we tuck in our gardens and head indoors for the winter, we gardeners long for a way to satisfy our green thumbs. Many scratch their proverbial gardening itch by gr...
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Size isn't everything: Even mansions yearn to be homeyNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The pursuit of a homey feeling is the most obvious challenge when a couple builds a large suburban dream house. You don't want it to feel like a hotel lobby or an amphit...
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Author finds health benefits in gardening 'nude'Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Shawna Coronado was on 18 prescriptions daily before she started gardening nude. That reduced her need for meds. But lest anyone wonder whether the police frequently iss...
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Local design experts honor top houses, give tips to youNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - We think we know good design, and we certainly know what we like and don't like. But we can learn a lot when people considered experts in the field designate rooms as th...
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Garden calendarNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tour • Autumn Garden Strolls of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden continue at 10 a.m. Saturdays through Dec. 6 and at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 10. Meet at the "Cl...
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Rugs as artwork: Floored by the possibilities
Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Exciting things are afoot in the world of rugs: Wools and silks are sheared, sculpted, shagged and shaped into virtual works of art, crafted in luxurious textures and ri...
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Wouldn't that look great on the wall?Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - One theory is that a bad economy means we won't spend money on things like designer clothes, but sprucing up our homes might still be a priority. After all, if we're cut...
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Open room layout poses visual challengesNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Because open spaces in the home create a welcome feeling of airiness, they've become quite popular over the years. However, some occupants of homes with this kind of la...