Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Cleaning a fireplace is best left to professionalsOct 01, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We use our wood-burning fireplace for heat. It has not been cleaned out for years and we noticed bad spots on the outdoor chimney brick. What maintenance steps can we...
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Marie Kondo is back with a manga about declutteringSep 30, 2017 8:00 am - Just when it seemed Marie Kondo had spread her gospel on the “life-changing magic” of decluttering as far is it could go, the author — whose two previous books remain in...
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Handle with care: Hard-shelled winter squashes are softiesSep 30, 2017 6:00 am - Winter squash is finally nearing maturity after spending 80 to 100 days growing in the family garden. What is not generally known, though, is that these hard-shelled veg...
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For a brighter room, let paint take the floorSep 30, 2017 6:00 am - Years ago, my husband and I bought our first house in upstate New York: a 1930s cottage with small rooms, low ceilings and mediocre wood floors. I knew that the best way...
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Indoor grow gardens bring your gardening insideSep 30, 2017 6:00 am - A tasty salad of tender pea shoots. Handfuls of fragrant herbs for the stew. Snack veggies for lunchboxes. Keeping a fresh supply of greens and herbs on hand can be chal...
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Dressing your windows like a proSep 24, 2017 6:01 am - Dressing your windows can dramatically change the look and even the size of a room. There are many ways to dress a window. The most popular style is using side panels. S...
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Early American pattern glass was affordableSep 24, 2017 6:01 am - Q. Enclosed you will find a photo of a clear glass compote bowl. It belonged to either my grandmother or my great-grandmother. It is 7¼ inches in diameter, 6¾ inches tal...
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Velvet finds its way back to the forefrontSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Fashion first advanced this luxe fabric and now it's marching into the home
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Plant bulbs that will be avoided by hungry crittersSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Allium, or ornamental onions, are some of the best bulbs to plant for resistance to animal browsing. They come in many varieties. Try the popular June-blooming Globemast...
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Ornamental grasses sway in the fall breezeSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Close your eyes and picture a fall landscape. I'd bet the farm (if I had one) that the landscape in your imagination includes ornamental grasses. They are the backbone o...