Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Elongated toilet may still fit tight spaceMar 10, 2013 12:02 am - Q. I enjoy your take on plumbing and hope you can help me. We’re replacing our old round front toilet and I would like to put in an elongated toilet. My husband says the...
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Instead of a fence, a lush landscapeMar 10, 2013 12:00 am - If you can spit into your neighbor's yard from your back porch — not that you would, of course — you probably live in a Florida subdivision. Shrinking yards and zero lot...
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Woodworking no longer a hobby just for middle-aged menMar 09, 2013 4:00 am - Knit something, grow something, pickle something — in a world where technology means you rarely have to lift a finger, more people are looking for things to do with thei...
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Adding warmth to a room with booksMar 09, 2013 3:00 am - I have noticed over the years that every so often magazines (and now blogs) feature beautiful spreads of book-filled rooms, with headlines like “Living With Books” or “T...
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Drains, catch pans needed for attic for appliancesMar 09, 2013 3:00 am - Q. I recently converted the attic space in my home to a bedroom, bathroom and laundry. I hired a contractor with years of experience to design and complete the work, and...
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What smart gardeners knowMar 09, 2013 12:00 am - It happens all the time. I'll get a call or an email from a group wanting me to give a presentation at an event. Eventually, it basically comes down to the same question...
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Do-it-yourselfers give new life to old dinnerwareMar 09, 2013 12:00 am - Vintage dishware doesn’t have to gather dust in the china cabinet. Outdated table settings, such as a stack of your grandmother’s old plates or a bundle of used mugs you...
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What to do after your home inspectionMar 08, 2013 3:11 am - Q. We are buying a house. The home inspection is scheduled for next week, but we’re not sure what to do once we get the report. Is the inspection report just for our inf...
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Large cabinets are a top-shelf design ideaMar 08, 2013 3:00 am - I have a color-outside-the-lines personality. Maybe that’s why I really enjoy being a decorating myth-buster. Here’s a misconception I want to shatter: Big cabinets don’...
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Today's larger kitchen has work zones, rather than a work spaceMar 08, 2013 3:00 am - Today, kitchen designers think outside the triangle. The work triangle, which determines placement of the refrigerator, stove and sink in relation to a primary work spac...