Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Penetrating sealer is preferred for protecting concreteOct 02, 2016 6:00 am - Q. Hello, I am a faithful reader of your column in the Daily Herald in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. In the next couple of weeks, I am having new concrete front step...
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This Cold War-era house is a gem with a storied pastOct 02, 2016 6:00 am - Five years ago, journalists Roberta Baskin and Jim Trengrove, who built careers covering (and uncovering) fraudsters and politicians, began discussing the next stage of ...
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Nut trees deserve another look for yards and gardensOct 02, 2016 6:00 am - Nut trees make great additions to yards and gardens. They provide multipurpose crops, have attractive blooms and can protect as wind buffers. Yet fruit trees overshadow ...
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Gardens planted indoors are growing in popularityOct 02, 2016 6:00 am - Imagine stepping into a bathtub, and instead of bathroom tiles lining the wall next to you, there's a fresh vertical garden, lush with bright green ferns, lavender, baby...
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Time to plant cool-season vegetablesOct 02, 2016 6:00 am - Cool-season lettuces, mesclun mixes and other greens that were planted in early spring may be planted again. If the weather is unusually hot, plant these greens in parti...
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Handling leaky doorsOct 02, 2016 5:00 am - Q. Our doors are old, inefficient and drafty. One is made of solid wood and one metal. I cannot afford new doors. What inexpensive improvements can I make myself to incr...
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Cancer survivor designs the beauty of parks, lifeOct 02, 2016 1:00 am - Lori Vierow of Elmhurst is an award-winning architectural designer who recently joined the Arlington Heights office of GreenbergFarrow, a global architecture and enginee...
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Menswear motifs give decor a dash of debonairOct 01, 2016 6:00 am - Many of this fall's home decor collections are sporting a rather debonair look. Tweeds, tartans and twills drape cushions and comforters; furniture is clad in supple lea...
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Prefab housing turns focus on small homesOct 01, 2016 5:00 am - Author Sheri Koones believes that prefab houses (or "prefabulous," as she calls them) are the homes of the future. She's written five books about them. In the new "Prefa...
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Make Island Lake beautiful, plant an irisSep 29, 2016 1:00 am - A botanical beautification project in Island Lake gets under way Saturday - but it's already more successful than organizers envisioned. When village officials announced...