Jean Murphy
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Holiday decorating is their businessNov 16, 2014 10:00 pm - Bob Jones Sr. and his daughter, Sandra, are connoisseurs of artificial Christmas trees. Jones has been making an annual buying pilgrimage to China for 28 years and Sandr...
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Burgundy, golds stepping into limelight for holiday decorNov 16, 2014 5:45 am - When it comes to celebrating the holidays, most people tend to gravitate toward decorating the way their parents did. It tends to be a time of the year when traditions r...
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Area rugs offer versatility and give bang for the buckNov 11, 2014 5:00 am - Area rugs, usually placed over hardwood or tile floors, and wall-to-wall or “broadloom” carpets are important elements in most rooms. While homeowners, especially in cli...
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Support charity while clearing away clutterNov 07, 2014 11:01 pm - Lake Zurich-based Junk Remedy is becoming well-known in the Chicago area - not only for helping people to clean out their garages, basements, parents' houses or other ju...
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Windows, furnishings are quick change artistsNov 02, 2014 5:30 am - Room decorating trends come and go. The space you decorated in the 1990s with pastels and brass is decidedly out of style now. But what do you do? You don't want to pitc...
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Doors make a dramatic differenceNov 01, 2014 12:01 am - Ruth Tinley hated the interior doors in her Libertyville home. The painted, flat, hollow wood doors were utilitarian and totally unimpressive and they had been that way ...
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Listing of the weekOct 28, 2014 11:00 pm - Thanks to an unexpected move out of state by the new owners, this idyllic cottage, built in 1943 and located overlooking Tower Lake, is back on the market after only a y...
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Let in the lightOct 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Mood, space can be altered with lighting design
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Why picking the right sofa is so importantOct 25, 2014 12:01 am - Home designers have noticed that decorating trends tend to run in cycles of seven to ten years, said Anne Hildreth, a designer in the Vernon Hills Steinhafels Furniture ...
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Doors and walls: A few updates can quickly make a big impactOct 19, 2014 6:00 am - It seems as if almost everyone has a room that they dislike. It is boring because there is no color or it has looked the same for 20 years, or it is downright ugly becau...