Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Celebrity designer celebrates sights, scents of springApr 01, 2012 6:00 am - Kelli Ellis is an interior designer for all seasons. But when spring rolls around each year, she is truly in her element. An award-winning celebrity interior designer, t...
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Home repair: Regrading may end basement leaksApr 01, 2012 5:21 am - Q. I enjoy reading your column and always find it interesting and informative. My question is about water that occasionally seeps/leaks into our basement in two areas. T...
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Put some Pantone pow in your gardenMar 31, 2012 6:00 am - Tangerine Tango is making big fashion headlines this year, attracting more than the usual attention given to any single color. Selected by the Pantone Color Institute (t...
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Small space helps people live simpler, greener livesMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Smaller is better. That's how sustainability and design experts seem to see it nowadays. “When you have less space, you tend to have less stuff,” says Sarah Susanka, aut...
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Home fix: Mineral deposits in pipes reduce water flowMar 31, 2012 1:00 am - Q. We installed a new electric hot-water heater. I thought maybe the old one had collected sludge in the bottom and was cutting water pressure to the faucets upstairs. T...
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Super handyman: Tips for increasing curb appealMar 30, 2012 5:01 am - Curb appeal is important, whether you’re selling your home or not. You want people to know you have pride in your home. Replacing an exterior lamp on the front porch or ...
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Talking with Architectural Digest editor Margaret RussellMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Margaret Russell took the helm of Conde Nast’s venerable international shelter magazine Architectural Digest in 2010. She started her career at Glamour magazine after gr...
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Home inspector: Storage sometimes hides defectsMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Q. We bought our home two months ago and have discovered three defects that our home inspector overlooked. These include a water leak under the kitchen sink, a gas leak ...
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Have a laundry room awash in colorMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Do you like to do laundry? For most of us, it’s a necessary evil, but with a little bit of organization, you can make your laundry room a fun-looking place, and help you...
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Grayslake garden club offers scholarshipMar 28, 2012 12:18 pm - The Grayslake Greenery Garden Club is committed to encouraging interest in all phases of home gardening, promoting civic beautification and promoting conservation of nat...