Articles filed under Home & Garden
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An ancient dyeing art revamped and revisitedFeb 09, 2014 12:00 am - NEW YORK — From tablecloths to duvet covers, iPhone cases to wallpaper and startling calfskin wall hangings, the ancient Japanese resist-dyeing technique of shibori has ...
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Vinyl replacement windows put technology to work for youFeb 07, 2014 12:45 pm - How is your home surviving this unusually harsh winter? Have you noticed your home is colder than previous winters, or that your heating bills have gone up? Look to your...
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Homes can create high-tech safety net for elderlyFeb 07, 2014 12:00 am - As more baby boomers enter retirement, many may see their homes get a high-tech makeover. Their medicine bottles will alert their doctors when they miss a dose. Pressure...
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Give your kitchen faucet new lifeFeb 06, 2014 11:41 pm - Last week we talked about simple, quick and inexpensive things you can do to upgrade your kitchen. One of the things we suggested was to replace your kitchen faucet. It ...
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Remodeling project abandoned by unlicensed contractorFeb 06, 2014 11:21 pm - Q. We hired a contractor to remodel our home, but we didn’t know he was not licensed. When the project was about 90 percent completed, he disappeared, and we eventually ...
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Learn to fill your garden with native plantsFeb 06, 2014 10:00 pm - Would you like to plant more native plants in your garden but feel like you don't have a clue? Don't native plant gardens just look messy? No! Using native plants in you...
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Citizens for Conservation presents ‘The Homeowner and the Water Cycle’Feb 06, 2014 12:51 pm - Citizens for Conservation Community Education Committee presents “The Homeowner and the Water Cycle” Saturday, Feb. 22, at Barrington Village Hall, 200 S. Hough St., in ...
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Rolling Meadows woman to leave greenhouse where joy blossomedFeb 06, 2014 4:00 am - The wonderful memories that blossomed for three decades in Bill and Penny Bailey's “private paradise” greenhouse are packed into Penny's heart for the solitary move Satu...
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These plants are the next best thing to chocolateFeb 04, 2014 4:45 am - With Valentine’s Day coming up, thoughts naturally turn to chocolate. How nice it would be for gardeners to give their beloved a living, growing, chocolate expression of...
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Learn how to use native plants on your own propertyFeb 03, 2014 1:17 pm - Reservations for Garfield Farm Museum’s 29th annual Prairie, Woodlands, and Wetlands Management Seminar, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, are no...