Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Five home improvements that may not pay off when you sellFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - You spent the holidays binging on HGTV, and now visions of shiplap accent walls and free-standing soaking tubs are dancing through your head. Don't let your desire to up...
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Don't pick one color — pick a palette of huesFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - Color is the most defining design element in a room. Colors can make a room appear cold and institutional or warm and inviting. Choosing colors for your rooms may be a p...
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Planting seeds produces plenty of annuals for the gardenFeb 23, 2020 6:00 am - It's time to start annuals that get off to a slow start, such as pansies, violas and snapdragons. You should plan to replant the snapdragons a couple weeks or so later t...
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Gurnee Park District to open garden plot reservations in MarchFeb 23, 2020 12:00 am - The Gurnee Park District is again accepting reservations for garden plots from local families and businesses. The plots can be used to grow organic flowers, herbs and ve...
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Sweat equity can be a pushup to homeownershipFeb 21, 2020 5:00 am - When Joyce Ayaribire, a clinical technician at Inova Hospital and single mother of two boys, wanted to leave her Alexandria, Virginia, apartment because she was concerne...
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Family-owned Toms Price continues to thrive through more than a centuryFeb 17, 2020 12:00 am - In 1976, Tom Vogelsinger and his wife Lynn were just a few years post-graduation from the University of Illinois when they bought their first house in Wheaton. “We star...
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Silver Crest dish made for bonbonsFeb 16, 2020 6:01 am - Q: This is a photo of a small milk-glass candy dish that was given to me in 1959. Although the dish is milk glass, the ruffled edge is clear glass. It is over 5 inches i...
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The future of botanical illustration is endangered, but the job is vitalFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — From her fifth-floor office in the National Museum of Natural History, Alice Tangerini has a stellar view: to the right, Constitution Avenue runs in front o...
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Can couples decorate without becoming home-wreckers?Feb 16, 2020 6:00 am - Sharing a home with someone you love can be wonderful. But decorating together isn't always easy, especially when your tastes aren't the same. If one partner loves filli...
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Extreme weather has gardeners looking for resilient plantsFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - Fiercer and more frequent natural disasters in recent years have many homeowners re-evaluating their landscaping. Many are restocking with trees and plants more resilien...