Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Wallpaper has been around as long as history itselfMay 22, 2016 7:01 am - Wallpaper is one of those touchy subjects in interior design - either you love it or hate it. We can all recall a dated or hideous installation that has made us fear it ...
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World-inspired home accents easily found onlineMay 22, 2016 4:00 am - It doesn't take very much to add an artistic touch to a tiny home. Two or three accent items will go a long way toward establishing any creative look. And, when you tire...
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Borax is a useful tool in the ongoing fight against antsMay 22, 2016 3:00 am - Q. Hopefully, you can help us with our ant situation. Our home was built in the late 1800s at the bottom of a hill. The front of the kitchen is built into the hillside b...
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Garlic mustard first introduced for medicinal purposesMay 22, 2016 2:01 am - Q. While doing some weeding and spring clean up around my property, I dug something that smelled like garlic. What is it, and can I eat it? A. Not having seen the plant ...
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Fashionable fixtures are in styleMay 21, 2016 7:13 am - Lighting does much more than provide illumination. It literally defines a space. The type of lighting chosen and the way it is placed within a room work with the wall co...
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Plan to rotate your crops to prevent diseaseMay 21, 2016 7:11 am - Rotate the crops in your vegetable garden to help control pest problems. This is the easiest way to practice organic, integrated pest management gardening. Many insects ...
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Blooming Fest takes root in downtown West ChicagoMay 21, 2016 1:00 am - If you're going to hold a celebration called Blooming Fest, it's always nice to have Mother Nature on your side. Face it, it's hard to marvel at the wonder of plants - a...
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Advice for couples blending two homes into oneMay 20, 2016 6:00 am - For couples setting up a new home together, it's a challenge: how to merge two sets of stuff and two decorating styles into one space they both can love. “Emotions get r...
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Spring plant exchangeMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission will host a spring plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 21, at the village hall/public works building, 301 E. Sand...
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Get gardening tips in Hoffman Estates May 24May 18, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Garden Club will present best practices for preparing garden beds for spring and summer, during a special event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the ...