Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Two coats of stain for new wooden shakesApr 26, 2015 12:00 am - Q: I wrote to you last fall about what stain to use on my newly installed cedar shake shingles (No. 1 grade), and as per your response, I am going to use TWP 200. What I...
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Use sulfur to keep your blue flowers blueApr 25, 2015 7:15 am - Apply fertilizer to garden beds if needed, but only add those nutrients your plants need. Have your soil tested if you want to be sure of which fertilizer would be best ...
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Questions about colors and contrastsApr 25, 2015 12:00 am - Architect and interior designer Carmel Greer joined The Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on its Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt: Q. I...
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John Hughes' gardens prepped for public viewingApr 24, 2015 6:00 am - The 2015 Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens goes beyond the expected display of great interior design, architecture and landscaping. This year's visitors get to see the hom...
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Pond cleaning a huge chore — but worth the effortApr 24, 2015 6:00 am - The sudden appearance of spring has me scrambling to attend to chores that should have been done by now. The lawn is showing signs of life, but I have yet to get the mow...
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After a few hiccups, we're cooking with gasApr 23, 2015 6:00 am - For several years, my wife, Cindy, and I endured renovation after renovation to slowly transform our 1960s split-level home into a contemporary space. In the fall of 201...
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Late Victorian rocker has pressed, not carved, scroll workApr 23, 2015 6:00 am - Q. This oak rocker has been in our family for 80 to 90 years. It has scroll work across the top, has an imitation leather seat and is in excellent condition. Anything y...
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Get a high-quality kitchen remodel without sticker shockApr 22, 2015 6:00 am - Be sure to sit down when you meet with a designer in the kitchen department of a big home improvement store — otherwise the price might knock you over. According to Remo...
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Constable: Weekday physical therapists now seeing springtime weekend warriorsApr 21, 2015 5:30 am - Monday's raw wind, cold and drizzle couldn't have come at a better time for my knees, shoulders and muscles aching from the first really glorious spring weekend. Apparen...
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Renovated home start of turnaround for Waukegan artistApr 20, 2015 5:30 am - Waukegan resident Drew Davis has been working on putting his life back together. A major obstacle to that effort was a home that was in desperate need of remodeling. Aft...