Articles filed under Home & Garden
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The best blue paint colors, according to design prosAug 19, 2025 5:16 pm - As a paint color, blue is endlessly versatile, in part because it works well with many other colors. Here are nine shades of blue that designers swear by.
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Overwhelmed by chores? Try ‘batching’Aug 12, 2025 5:42 pm - If you find yourself forever multitasking but never really accomplishing anything, batching may be the solution your stressed-out mind needs.
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The case for carpetAug 12, 2025 5:31 pm - Wall-to-wall carpet has long been derided as suburban and dated. But some believe it deserves a second chance.
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How to deal with that never-ending pile of kids’ clothesAug 12, 2025 5:19 pm - We asked experts — by virtue of their professional training or their personal skill at home — for their best strategies for dealing with kids’ clothing: procuring it, organizing it, saving it, living with it.
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Tennis balls and other hacks to get rid of ugly scuff marks on wallsAug 12, 2025 5:01 pm - What is the best way to clean scuff marks made from rubber wheelchair wheels off painted drywall and enamel-painted doors?
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How to tell when your garden veggies are ripe for harvestingAug 12, 2025 4:50 pm - Although it’s fairly evident when some edibles, like tomatoes, are ripe for the picking, that isn’t the case with every crop.
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Why you shouldn’t heat your home with a clothes dryerAug 12, 2025 11:14 am - Are dryer vent diverters sold in hardware stores and used to provide extra heat in a home illegal?
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It’s OK to keep planting in late summerAug 12, 2025 10:37 am - It’s OK to keep planting in late summer, but be sure to water new plants and those that are less established.
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Lombard Garden Club hosts ‘Language of Flowers’ talkAug 11, 2025 10:20 pm - Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh will teach Lombard Garden Club about the historical art of using flower symbolism to convey messages at their Aug. 22 event.
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Lombard Historical Society to host herbal body care workshopAug 07, 2025 2:56 pm - Marcy Lautanen-Raleigh returns to the Lombard Historical Society on Thursday, Aug. 28, to discuss “Powdered Perfection: Crafting Herbal Body Care with Dry Ingredients with Backyard Patch Herbs.”