Home Improvement
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Brighten up a dingy bathOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - I have been trying for 20 years to remodel my bathroom, which has the only tub in the house. Every time I had a plan, my husband lost a job or we had a major expense and...
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New doors would give bedrooms a liftOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - These uninspiring flat-panel doors are original to our 1989 home. They make the upstairs hallway so unbelievably dark and outdated. New doors would completely transform ...
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Old tile and grout need attentionOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - My bathroom tile could be as old as the house when it was built in 1969. It's ugly, the grout is pulling away and the soap dish collects water in the holes. The tub is c...
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Home office makes cluttered first impresssionOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - This is what you see when you walk into my house. Love (not) the scallop wallpaper border; I meant to remove it before we moved in but didn't have the time. The window t...
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Open space needs to be more containedOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - We have lived here for 11 years and tried to add furniture to decorate this space. However, when we do, it never looks good. We have never had drapes. This is a smaller ...
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Blank slate perfect for rustic-chic lookOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - I just bought my home and there's no money left for updating right now. This living room is from the 1970s with paneling, super-padded carpet (the curio cabinet can't st...
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A rambler 'witch house' gets new life with a midcentury flairOct 07, 2017 6:00 am - Alex and Karin Hodjatzadeh did not need another house. They owned a perfectly fine Colonial-style home in Rockville, Maryland, that they bought from Alex's father. They'...
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Advice from the 'Masters of Flip' to keep your projects from floppingOct 07, 2017 6:00 am - Kortney and Dave Wilson of HGTV's "Masters of Flip" joined staff writer Jura Koncius on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. How m...
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Living room, dining room, kitchen … brew room?Oct 01, 2017 6:00 am - The first time a batch of beer boiled over in his kitchen, Steve Clemens started thinking about creating a dedicated brewing space somewhere else in his home. “That pret...
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Cleaning a fireplace is best left to professionalsOct 01, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We use our wood-burning fireplace for heat. It has not been cleaned out for years and we noticed bad spots on the outdoor chimney brick. What maintenance steps can we...