Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: DuPage CountyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Rudy Vanderbiest, who lives at 1214 Easton Drive in Carol Stream, is the Editor's Choice winner for DuPage County in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, pr...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Northwest suburbsDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Ray Aviles, who lives at 3708 Rywick Drive in Rolling Meadows, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Northwest suburbs in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contes...
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Fox ValleyDec 18, 2020 12:00 am - Michael Ash, who decorated his grandmother's condominium at 7438 Grandview Court in Carpentersville, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Fox Valley in the Daily Herald...
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Black Christmas trees are trending: A symbol of 2020 angst or a refined choice?Dec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - There is a decorating trend that has slowly been creeping, Grinch-like, into the holiday season. People across the country have been ditching their very green evergreens...
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Netflix's Shea McGee on creating the house of your dreamsDec 17, 2020 10:00 pm - Shea McGee is co-founder of Studio McGee and star of Netflix's “Dream Home Makeover.” She and husband Syd transformed Shea's small room of fabric samples and design smar...
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Winter weather brings out the best in the hardy, humble witch-hazelDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - “I cherish a witch-hazel kind of day, a scrap of color, a light in the window when winter is closing all around.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Tis the season for Christmas tre...
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Good design comes from layers upon layers, even in modern decorDec 12, 2020 6:00 am - An insider secret to creating a room that takes your breath away is layering. The most interesting rooms always have layers upon layers of detail, no matter what the sty...
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Houseplants' water, light needs change in winterDec 11, 2020 5:00 am - During the winter, most houseplants are not in active growing mode due to the short length of days, reduced humidity and lower temperatures - unless you are growing them...
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Light up your home with these illuminating tipsDec 11, 2020 5:00 am - What's Christmas without holiday lights? For starters ... no worries that a hot bulb will melt your favorite plastic Snoopy ornament, or fears that adding one more strin...
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Evergreens garner much attention this time of yearDec 06, 2020 6:00 am - When choosing a cut Christmas tree, select one with firm needles that don't drop off when the tree is raised up a few inches and dropped to the ground. A small amount of...