Articles filed under Home & Garden
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How to know when to call in the painting prosMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - It’s hard to escape the commercials. In just 30 seconds, two average homeowners pick a shade, move some furniture, pull out the rollers and, voila!, a new room. Pai...
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Top home furnishings companies debut new lines at Las Vegas showMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - LAS VEGAS — “Metal with wood is big right now,” said Cameron Cook of Four Hands. The Texas-based company debuted its Irondale Collection during the winter...
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Home fix: Replacing both springs keeps garage door in balanceMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Q. I’m going to replace a broken spring for our garage door. The home-store salesman said I needed to replace both springs even though only one is broken. Is this true? ...
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Super handyman: Be prepared in case of an emergencyMay 11, 2012 5:35 am - Hardly a day goes by when we don’t hear about an earthquake, tornado or flood. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, you must be doing something right! But surely your luck ...
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Home inspector: Unpermitted addition worries homeownerMay 11, 2012 5:08 am - Q. Where have you been all my life, or at least since we bought our home? Here’s our problem. A den was added to the house some time in the past, and we don’t know if th...
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Dig in for a flower power garden partyMay 10, 2012 10:00 am - Let's be honest here, guys. Flowers really do have a captivating effect - not just on your wife or girlfriend or daughter - but on you as well. A real man can appreciat...
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Art in the garden: Growing the perfect tomatoMay 10, 2012 1:00 am - Tomatoes are the most commonly grown vegetable in home gardens. They are easy to grow, produce a lot of fruit in a small space, and taste delicious. Growing the perfect ...
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Aficionados seek top quality in grills in suburbsMay 07, 2012 6:00 am - Andy Workinger is not the type to embrace disposable consumer goods. That's one reason he loves Solaire Infrared Grills. Workinger sells Solaire grills, but his persona...
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Designer turns Midwestern ranch into Old World masterpieceMay 06, 2012 6:00 am - As an interior designer, Brian Ellingson has overseen a lot of home makeovers, but probably none more dramatic than his own. How dramatic? He started with a basic 1950s ...
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Home repair: There’s no clear winner when choosing floor varnishMay 06, 2012 5:35 am - Q. We are planning to hire professionals to refinish our hardwood floors. They were originally finished long ago with an oil-based polyurethane varnish. Now we are havin...