Articles filed under Decor
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Avoid making your home a series of design mistakesDec 26, 2021 6:01 am - Editor's note; Joseph Pubillones is taking time off. This column originally published in 2018. We all have been in rooms that make us "ooh and ahh." They delight us beca...
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Collectors stoke brisk demand for weather vanesDec 25, 2021 6:00 am - Perched atop churches, barns, businesses, homes and seats of government, weather vanes have over hundreds of years taken the form of everything from farm animals to pets...
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Seven signs it is time to overhaul your kitchenDec 24, 2021 6:00 am - Remodeling a kitchen adds value to a home. Remodeling Magazine's "Cost vs. Value Report" indicates midrange kitchen remodels cost about $66,000, and homeowners can expec...
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Hoffman Estates woman, 96, goes all out for Christmas, including a two-story treeDec 24, 2021 5:00 am - Hoffman Estates woman, 96, goes all out for Christmas, including a two-story tree
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Avoid one of the biggest myths in furniture salesDec 19, 2021 6:01 am - Editor's note: Joseph Pubillones is taking some time off. This column originally published in 2018. Heartbreaking as it may seem, some homeowners either have no sense of...
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Why dedicated art rooms have become so popularDec 05, 2021 6:00 am - One benefit of the lingering pandemic and how it has forced us to spend more time indoors is that it has, for many, unleashed our inner Van Goghs. Plenty of folks have u...
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In design, rules are meant to be brokenDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - Editor's note: This column was originally published by Creators Syndicate in 2018. Interior design and decorating are somewhat bound by rules developed over time to regu...
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Natural, cozy, sustainable outdoor decorating trendsDec 04, 2021 6:00 am - Home, as we know, has become more central to many of us during the pandemic, and that means outdoors as well as in. This holiday season, designers and retailers have sug...
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Can't-miss color choices to considerDec 03, 2021 6:00 am - Kitchen and bathroom remodels are costly and disruptive. New furniture and fresh flooring aren't cheap, either. So how can a budget-minded homeowner most economically an...
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Geneva Christmas Walk, Holiday House Tour usher in the seasonNov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - Tradition and surprise. It would not be Christmas without them, and Geneva's Christmas Walk and Holiday House Tour offer both. Geneva begins the holiday season with the ...