Real Estate
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Enjoy whatever space is available to youMay 07, 2017 6:01 am - Nothing is as delicious as an outdoor room for summer. Of course, if you live in mosquito country, you are rolling your eyes and thinking about screened-in porches. That...
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With the kitchen the centerpiece of your house, you need to decorate it just rightMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - At a different time in our country, when it was more popularly accepted that "children should be seen and not heard," kitchens were to be neither seen nor heard. Tucked ...
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Backyards are for fun and gamesMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Volleyball courts. Sand pits. Splash pools. Giant movie screens. You don't have to be a kid to design and enjoy an outdoor play space. Alfresco kitchens, all-weather lig...
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A new angle for interior designMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - What was straight now curves. What was hard is now soft. There is a big shift happening in residential interiors right now - to a look that is comfortable, livable and m...
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Praise for rechargeable cordless lawn mowersMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I am tired of the maintenance for my old gas lawn mower. I might buy a rechargeable cordless mulching one. Are they powerful enough for a normal yard and what feature...
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Researchers want to track nesting birds in your gardenMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - The ridiculous extremes of weather of late have unsettled not just the plants and the gardener on the landscape stage, but the songbird. The balmy late winter (before it...
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Some plants thrive when rainfall is abundantMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Poorly drained areas in the garden may be the curse of death for perennials that require well-drained soil for healthy growth, but some plants tolerate, or even thrive, ...
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Safety debate could be explosiveMay 07, 2017 6:00 am - Q. The sale of our home is locked in a debate with the buyers, and it was all started by their home inspector. The house is about 10 years old and has a propane gas furn...
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Make sure home is in good repair before listingMay 06, 2017 6:00 am - If you own a home in the suburbs and list it for less than $500,000, you will likely benefit from a strong "seller's market" that exists because of a shortage of invento...
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How to cancel a board meetingMay 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Can you please inform me of the notification requirement for canceling a regularly scheduled condominium board meeting? Do we have to send out a mailing notice? A. No...