Articles filed under Home & Garden
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A pared-back White House Christmas — with a Trump Lego portraitDec 09, 2025 11:40 am - If the call across the land is for a more maximalist Christmas, first lady Melania Trump did not heed it. In her first holiday back in charge of White House decor, she presented a straightforward, even understated — at least by White House standards — look on a tour that has been halved in size.
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Buyers demand new roof from sellersDec 09, 2025 6:15 am - Before we sold our house, I repaired a roof leak. The home inspector did not find any problems with the roof. But after the buyers moved in, two roof leaks occurred. Now they want us to pay for a new roof.
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Home & garden calendar, Dec. 7-13Dec 04, 2025 4:30 am - Upcoming events for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, as well as workshops and classes offered at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Morton Arboretum.
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Contracts for common element repairs must be approved by board majorityDec 03, 2025 1:40 pm - One of our condo board officers directs the manager to sign agreements with contractors to perform repairs to the common elements without prior notification to the other board members or a formal board approval.
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What the Ralph Lauren Christmas trend reveals about our cultural momentDec 02, 2025 5:06 pm - Layering a bounty of lush textures and rich colors in your home to decorate for the holidays might be an annual tradition, but this year it has a name: Ralph Lauren Christmas.
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Tips on selecting, caring for a live Christmas treeDec 02, 2025 4:39 pm - When choosing a Christmas tree, select one with firm needles that don’t drop off when you lift the tree a few inches and drop it to the ground. A small number of needles dropping is normal.
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This underappreciated holiday flower has upside-down bloomsDec 02, 2025 4:23 pm - If I asked you to name a holiday flower, my guess is poinsettia, amaryllis or paperwhite would be the first to come to mind. But there’s another, underused seasonal plant that deserves attention: cyclamen.
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Here’s how to position your shower curtain to reduce mold riskDec 02, 2025 3:35 pm - The question: Should you keep your shower curtain open or closed to help prevent mold?
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Columnist addresses complaint from RealtorDec 02, 2025 12:31 pm - As a real estate broker for many years, I often find the tone of your articles to be anti-Realtor. I think you could tone down the us-versus-them approach regarding real estate professionals.
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Long vacant, 113-year-old home in Algonquin gets new lifeDec 01, 2025 11:30 am - Matthew Mosur regularly drove by a vacant, 113-year-old Algonquin home that caught his eye. In June, he bought the house and took on the challenge of renovating it.