Home and Garden
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Designer touches enliven handmade treasures in family's holiday decorDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - When a designer is the mother of three teenagers, how does she decorate her suburban home for Christmas? Designer touches are here, but the homey, family-friendly treasu...
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Take a deep breath, Christmas is nighDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Merry Christmas. We hope you are sipping eggnog while you read this and feel you have everything under control for the holiday. And we wish you the very best gifts of al...
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Reduce, reuse, recycle your way to greener holidayDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - The Nature Conservancy wants to tell you how to enjoy a greener holiday. The conservancy protects ecologically important lands and waters around the world. The buzz word...
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Inspiring words get to the root of why she gardensDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - For years, I've collected garden quotes that I post on the bulletin board at my desk. In idle moments between paragraphs, I like to glance at the board to read a quote o...
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Gift wrap that gives twiceDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - If you're short on cash and looking for an environmentally friendly way to wrap holiday gifts, you can use old newspapers, catalogs, maps or calendars. Gift-givers with ...
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Berries, fancy barks add interest to winter landscapeDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - To nongardeners, "the garden in December" may sound like an oxymoron. As we slide into frigid winter, a well-designed landscape can still have a lot to keep it interes...
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Pests don't seem to bug ming aralia, Chinese evergreensDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Houseplants come and houseplants go, but one in particular has performed amazingly well for a surprisingly long time. It's my ming aralia. I love its frilly foliage as w...
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Blinds flexible, fashionable enough for casual decorDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - "Why spend so much for a new and attractively designed piece of furniture when knockoffs will be available soon for a lot less money?" I hear that all the time. And, of ...
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This is surely a spot where Santa shopsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Stores try to get different gifts and decorating treasures for you so you don't see the same items at stop after stop. Here are some offerings at Chalet, 3132 Lake St.,...
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Things to doDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Antiques and crafts • The Wheaton Antique Market offers hundreds of dealers with antiques and collectibles from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the DuPage County Fairgrounds a...