Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Travel's become a prime inspiration for home decorFeb 11, 2018 5:00 am - When Melissa Smuzynski learned she was expecting, she wanted a nursery that reflected her family's love of travel. But when she and her husband, Damon Lane, went shoppin...
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AAS names award-winning vegetablesFeb 11, 2018 5:00 am - Every year All-America Selections (AAS) announces the best of the best new varieties of annuals and vegetables, proclaiming them AAS Winners. AAS is a nonprofit organiza...
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Attract more birds to your yardFeb 11, 2018 5:00 am - Winter is a good time to plan to enhance your garden with plants that will attract birds all year long. It takes more than feeders, birdhouses and a birdbath for a truly...
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Small design moves can re-energize a roomFeb 10, 2018 5:00 am - Holiday decorating season is long over, yet spring is still far off. It's cold in much of the country, and still getting dark early. A lot of us could use some kind of v...
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Home improvement show continues at Pheasant RunFeb 10, 2018 12:00 am - Homeowners got ideas Saturday for improvements and renovations from more than 300 vendors and contractors at the Old House New House Home Show at Pheasant Run Resort in ...
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Row house with history undergoes delicate redoFeb 09, 2018 5:00 am - David Feinstein and Susan Pitman were, technically speaking, city dwellers as 13-year residents in the Northwest Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Tenleytown. But they w...
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Old House New House Home Show returns to St. CharlesFeb 05, 2018 10:00 pm - Homeowners can get ideas for improvements and renovations from more than 300 vendors and contractors at the Old House New House Home Show this weekend in St. Charles. T...
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Garden plot registrationFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - The Mundelein Park & Recreation District will open registration for garden plots on the southeast corner of Keith Mione Community Park, 1401 N. Midlothian Road, Mundelei...
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'Perfect for you' is the real testFeb 04, 2018 5:01 am - As a designer, I am often asked whether I like the interiors of the latest restaurant or the lobby of a hyped hotel. And when I am asked, I'm always cautious to answer. ...
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With many colors and forms, coneflowers offer much varietyFeb 04, 2018 5:00 am - While it's snowy outside, I imagine the summer garden. And what would a summer garden be without coneflowers? As charming as they are tough, these North American natives...