Jean Murphy
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Advance planning in the spring leads to a summer party yardMay 19, 2018 7:15 am - Summer parties have a lot of inherent advantages. Homeowners generally have much more space in their yards than inside their homes. The range of party activities you can...
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Modern day general store found in suburbsMay 19, 2018 6:00 am - Blain's Farm and Fleet now boasts 19 of its 38 stores in the northern third of Illinois, in places like Sycamore, Montgomery, Woodstock, Ottawa and Kankakee. It ventured...
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Major renovation awaits Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieceMay 13, 2018 6:00 am - Anyone who has studied Frank Lloyd Wright knows he was his own biggest fan. So the fact that he purportedly told people that the Frederick C. Robie House he built in Hyd...
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High-end renovations are builder's specialtyMay 05, 2018 7:00 am - After living in a home for a certain number of years, it is not uncommon to become dissatisfied with it. Living day after day with the same-old, same-old can become drea...
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First impressions are important in lifeApr 07, 2018 6:00 am - Many people liken the front door and accompanying side panels as a home's "face." It gives both visitors and passers-by their first impression of the house and gives one...
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Families tell us the role grandparents play in today's societyApr 03, 2018 1:00 am - The role of grandparents seems to be constantly evolving. A hundred years ago, generations lived together on farms or in urban tenements and everyone pitched in to care ...
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Makeover gives garage the loving it deservesMar 11, 2018 6:00 am - No part of a typical home takes more of a beating than the garage. It is routinely open to the elements, houses automobiles and other machinery that tend to track in dir...
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Suburban contest winners enjoy makeover resultsFeb 25, 2018 6:00 am - Three suburban families are enjoying the fruits of the labors involved in entering the Daily Herald's 2017 Room for Living interior makeover contest last fall. They won ...
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Bath Planet sponsors annual makeover contestFeb 24, 2018 5:00 am - Taking your daily shower in a deteriorating tub/shower combination or stall shower can be highly unpleasant. Climbing into a tub can be difficult as you age and if, in a...
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Healthy Home 2018 is green from the roof downJan 28, 2018 12:00 pm - A family can have the largest, most elegant house in the county, but if its components make family members ill - red eyes, headaches, rashes and so forth - it isn't much...