Home Improvement
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Using a fireplace without creating a smoky roomDec 07, 2019 5:00 am - Q: We had many trees taken down due to ash borers, so I plan to use my fireplace more this fall and winter. I have never had much luck building fires without smoking up ...
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Tile's patterns and designs are ever expandingNov 29, 2019 5:00 am - People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it's one of our oldest materials. Yet the industry keeps reinventing the product. Digital prin...
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Unattractive yard now a thing of prideNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - Life has certainly changed and improved for Penny Kroes of Hoffman Estates and her boyfriend, Craig, since she won the Daily Herald's 2019 Get Your Summer On contest. Th...
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Glass block windows now often made with plasticNov 02, 2019 7:00 am - Q: My house needs more efficient windows. I live alone, so I am considering some glass block windows for security. Are they very efficient and how can I have some summer...
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Leaky doors cost moneyOct 19, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Both our front (wood) and back (steel) doors look bad and are leaky. Are there many simple DIY efficiency improvements that are effective and low-cost? A. Older, well...
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Nominations due by Oct. 31 for Showing Kindness to the Kindest GiveawayOct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Elk Grove Village, IL: Local remodeling company, OHi, is giving away a kitchen makeover as a part of their Showing Kindness to the Kindest Giveaway, running from Oct. 15...
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Church, historic commission have different views on how to restore Geneva's Larrabee HouseOct 04, 2019 1:45 pm - David Walker is hoping the restoration of the historic Larrabee House on the St. Mark's Episcopal Church campus in Geneva doesn't turn into a building just covered in ta...
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Garage makeover winner is now gardening with easeSep 29, 2019 6:00 am - Stephanie Piszkiewicz is enjoying a totally renovated garage at her Arlington Heights home thanks to an annual contest sponsored by Garage Store in East Dundee and The D...
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County Line Home Design Center debuts in 'Hidden Gem' downtown Hinsdale locationSep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - Make no mistake this is not your garden variety home design center. John Bohnen's collection of accomplished artisans at the new County Line Home Design Center in Hinsda...
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Woodland Windows and Doors to host fall open house Oct. 5Sep 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Woodland Windows and Doors, 25W355 Lake St. in Roselle, is celebrating 50 years of serving the Chicago area. They invite the community to a fall open house from 10 a.m....