Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Moisture visible on home's roof points to vulnerable areasOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Q. I have a Cape Cod house in New Hampshire. I have been here one year, and after this nasty winter I had ice dam issues in the front. I notice every morning there is a ...
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Room needs an new arrangementOct 25, 2015 1:00 am - Popcorn ceiling, ancient wallpaper, wood floors under carpeting and a we need a furniture arrangement to make fireplace a focal point and still see the TV. The room has ...
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Four simple ways to winterize your homeOct 24, 2015 7:15 am - As winter approaches, homeowners know they must do certain things to ready their homes for the coming months. Wrapping up the grill and closing the pool are no-brainers,...
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Brooklyn channel, once a fetid mess, now serene wetlandOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Amid the crammed concrete and steel of Brooklyn, a ribbon of clear water stretches out into a vast bay. Tall grass rustles along the undulating shoreline, whe...
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Suburban woman happy after serving as her own general contractorOct 24, 2015 1:00 am - The rough-hewed dining room table and the extra-wide crown molding grab attention when men visit the house Phoebe McCorkindale built. But women friends gravitate toward ...
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Guide to replacing siding on your homeOct 23, 2015 6:00 am - Few home improvements can transform a home more than the installation of new siding. Replacing siding can be a costly venture, but the right siding will maintain its ap...
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The problem with hard waterOct 23, 2015 6:00 am - Home ownership opens people's eyes to many new experiences they must familiarize themselves with, including certain things they never encountered as renters. Homeowners ...
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Design blogger Eddie Ross says to mix old with newOct 22, 2015 10:00 am - If you follow Eddie Ross on Instagram, you may wonder where this guy is putting all the silver strawberry spoons, purple canning jars, Italian ceramic monkeys and stacks...
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New housing options serve families' changing needsOct 22, 2015 6:00 am - Michael Cox and Aimee Norwood, married baby boomers, sold their home and were about to sign a contract for a newly built house in Virginia when their lives took an unexp...
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Beyond butterflies: The many uses and benefits of milkweed plantsOct 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Thousands of seeds are floating across fields this month, like tiny paratroopers dangling from silky parachutes. They're milkweed seeds, launched from ripe seed pods. If...