Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Annual orchid show returns to DuPage Country Fairgrounds Feb. 15-16Jan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - The annual Chicago Suburban Orchid Show and Sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds...
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Prairie State Bonsai Society to host its first Silhouette Show Feb. 15Jan 19, 2020 10:00 pm - The Prairie State Bonsai Society invites the community to its first Bonsai Silhouette Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at Cantigny Park Visitors Center, 1S...
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When it starts to feel contrived, it's time to edit and purgeJan 19, 2020 6:01 am - I am so confused! Even as the new year begins, I promise my family and myself that I will not bring another piece of furniture into the house. All of a sudden, I glimpse...
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Famille Rose porcelain made in ChinaJan 19, 2020 6:01 am - Q: Enclosed is a photo of a porcelain teapot and a pair of matching cups and saucers. They are decorated with pink flowers, birds and figures against a white background....
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Cyclamen grows beautifully on north-facing windowsillJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - Cyclamen plants will continue to bloom for a few weeks if they are kept in a north-facing window in a cool room (55 to 60 degrees) and watered enough to keep the soil ev...
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To give your kitchen cabinets an updated look, think fun colors and flat frontsJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - While stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops receive most of the admiration in a kitchen design, cabinets have become look-at-me stars, too. Modernizing them ...
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Low-maintenance succulents make watering a breezeJan 19, 2020 6:00 am - Looking for an easy plant to care for? Try a succulent. Any plant with fleshy stems or leaves is called a succulent. Aside from cactuses, only a few other plant families...
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Key-wind clock stands the test of timeJan 12, 2020 6:01 am - Q: This is a photo of an antique key-wind brass clock that has been in my family for several generations. It stands at about 10 inches tall, has beveled glass on all fou...
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Minimalism, and maximalism, sometimes in the same roomJan 12, 2020 6:00 am - Wow, 2020 is here. As a kid, I always thought that by now we'd all be living in pristine high-rises with flying-saucer cars and robot maids named Rosie, a la “The Jetson...
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Gardeners should tap into the magic offered by the winter skyJan 12, 2020 6:00 am - The sky has yet to fall, but if it did, most folks these days would wait for their smartphone alerts to inform them of the event. People don't often look at the sky anym...