Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Homeowner wants to install a shower doorJul 22, 2012 1:02 am - Q. Our master bathroom has had a shower curtain since we moved in. It’s a “shower only” stall and we’ve changed curtains over the years, but now I want to install a glas...
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Before planting, consider vines’ ups and downsJul 22, 2012 1:00 am - Few plants adorn arbors or trellises as beautifully as flowering vines. They also can enhance the landscape with fragrance, provide shade and screen unsightly views. Bu...
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Improper insulating can cause firesJul 21, 2012 1:00 am - Q. You have written that it is not possible to insulate over older knob-and-tube wiring in walls and attics. Many states have adopted amendments to NEC 324.4 to allow fo...
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Out, spot: how to combat blackspot on rosesJul 21, 2012 1:00 am - If it’s your rose bush rather than your dog that you’re calling “spot,” then it’s time for action. And getting rid of blackspot — the disease that’s marring your roses —...
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Greek key design appearing everywhere from furniture to pillowsJul 21, 2012 1:00 am - It sounds too good to be true: A design element that works in traditional and modern, casual and formal. But that's exactly what the Greek key motif does. “It's a very c...
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Garden club members work to fill food pantry with produceJul 20, 2012 11:00 am - An unusual garden stood out among the many stops on last month's garden walk hosted by the Schaumburg Garden Club: a 5,000-square-foot vegetable garden, whose sole purpo...
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Keep your garden feeling blue all seasonJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - From the first glimpse of grape hyacinths in spring to the statuesque splendor of morning glories in September, blue flowers capture our hearts. It may be the scarcity o...
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Home inspector: Sellers failed to make repairsJul 20, 2012 1:30 am - Q. We purchased our home six months ago and hired a home inspector who was referred by our Realtor. The inspector identified a list of problems involving plumbing leaks,...
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Taking a shine to lacquer and high-gloss paintJul 20, 2012 1:00 am - Virginia designer Raji Radhakrishnan, who recently participated in New York’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House, answers questions from Washington Post readers about design ...
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What is the value of these spoons I inherited?Jul 19, 2012 6:05 am - Q. At age 85 and 10 months, I seek your expertise in identifying the value of these four spoons that I inherited from my mother-in-law. I received them many years ago, a...