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Heritage, homes on display during Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk Friday
Dec 1, 2019 6:00 AM - A Mount Prospect neighborhood with American Indian-inspired street names and roots that date back into the 1920s will become part of a holiday tradition this year. The Mount Prospect Historical Society will hold its 32nd annual Holiday Housewalk on Friday, Dec. 6. -
Water bucket bench sat outside the kitchen
Dec 1, 2019 7:01 AM - Q: This is a photo of an antique pine bench that belonged to my parents when they lived in Florida. When they gave it to me, they told me it was a water bench. Although I think it has been refinished, there are signs of it being used over the years. My parents have passed away, and now I wish I had asked them more questions about its history. -
Peonies remind many gardeners of their families
Dec 1, 2019 7:00 AM - Most of our grandmothers had peonies in their gardens because of their many benefits including showstopping, fragrant flowers as beautiful in a vase as in the garden, attractive glossy green foliage all season long, adaptability to a range of soil types, low maintenance, and ability to outlive their gardeners. Or maybe they grew them because their mother grew them and shared divisions with them. -
Allow your personality to shine when creating a 'she shed'
Dec 1, 2019 7:00 AM - Although the name may infer that it is a shed outside the home, she sheds can be found almost anywhere in the house, just like its man-cave predecessor. She sheds are merely a place to chill, relax, gather your thoughts and perhaps enjoy a hobby. -
Table's new star? The relaxed and versatile dinner bowl
Dec 1, 2019 6:00 AM - Almost any type of dish can go into a shallow bowl -- pasta, salad, side dish. Plates aren't cheap, so being able to have one type of plate instead of three or four is a plus for cash-strapped. Thus, the popularity of the "dinner bowl." -
A fix for overwhelmed paint customers: Fewer colors
Nov 30, 2019 6:00 AM - Many a homeowner has been flummoxed by a fan deck in the quest to find the perfect paint color. When faced with thousands of options, it's difficult to narrow the field. A new wave of paint companies thinks the secret lies in offering fewer choices. -
Tile's patterns and designs are ever expanding
Nov 29, 2019 6:00 AM - People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it's one of our oldest materials. Yet the industry keeps reinventing the product. -
Glam holiday decor that gets the party started
Nov 30, 2019 10:04 AM - Had enough of all that serene winter wonderland decor, the birch trees and reindeer and sleighs? Ready to change it up this year and boogie down? Then consider digging out the legwarmers and Donna Summer CDs before you start decorating. -
Embracing farmhouse style, minus the kitsch
Nov 29, 2019 7:00 AM - Southern or farmhouse style is certainly having a moment. Some would say, though, that the overuse of the look has pushed it into kitsch territory. -
How to keep houseplants healthy in winter
Nov 24, 2019 7:00 AM - Whether houseplants are kept indoors year round or they are moved in and out with the seasons, winter can be a challenging time to keep them healthy and happy.
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