Home Improvement
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Lake Home & Cabin Show returns to SchaumburgJan 01, 2018 10:00 pm - The Lake Home & Cabin Show, an annual three-day public event that showcases the lifestyle of lake home and cabin living, will be back at the Schaumburg Convention Center...
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Are your cabinets and carpet emitting chemicals?Dec 29, 2017 5:00 am - We feel safe in our homes, but that can be a false sense of security. The threat I'm talking about is something we can't see: Indoor air pollution. The air in our homes ...
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No strife, no food allowed in woman caveDec 22, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK — When people find out that I'm an empty nester with a “woman cave” in my New York City apartment, they seem to have a lot of questions. So I recently created t...
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How to keep your carpet looking guest-readyDec 15, 2017 5:00 am - As you prepare for the holiday season, you might be looking around and thinking your carpets could use a good cleaning before guests arrive. Or you might think your carp...
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A space solution may be in a chic shedDec 15, 2017 5:00 am - About six years ago, Chelsea Hadley left her job as a fundraiser for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and started running a small arts foundation from her house. In ...
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Cargo containers gain steam as building blocks of new homesDec 08, 2017 5:00 am - Cargo containers, long a staple of international trade, are designed to be affordable, sturdy and watertight. So it's no surprise that for decades they've been used by t...
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How Batavia builder is rehabbing 111-year-old schoolDec 07, 2017 7:00 am - As I walked up the Blaine Street School sidewalk, I thought of Marguerite Brown, the woman who was the principal there when I attended. Each morning she would welcome st...
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Are expensive, trendy paints really worth the cost?Dec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Choosing paint colors is hard enough, but these days consumers have to decide among dozens of paint brands, plus different quality levels within those brands. And then t...
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Retired couple turns attention to the houseNov 12, 2017 5:00 am - Thirty years ago after some significant life challenges, my husband and I decided it was important for our preschool and toddler daughters to be able to grow up near fam...
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White is the perfect backdrop for the holidaysNov 12, 2017 5:00 am - We are almost there! We just need some professional finishing touches. Design by Treetime Christmas Creations Expert: Laurie Kane, www.treetime.com. This room ...