Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Backyard makover Week 2: Good things come in small backyardsMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - I’m small and cozy with a great park view, but old and in need of a facelift. My owners of 32 years have always pampered and taken good care of me. I’ve always...
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Backyard bluesMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - I sure would love to win this contest! Our yard is just grass and mud because we lost our home to fire on May 24 last year. The Daily Herald covered the story. We lost...
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Get Your Summer On features ideas to spruce up yardMay 06, 2012 1:00 am - Earlier this year, we asked Daily Herald readers to get in the mood for summer by telling us why their backyards need a makeover. Boy, did you respond. Nearly 300 reader...
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A Knute Rockne bust sculpted by Nison TregorMay 06, 2012 12:55 am - Q. This is a bust of Knute Rockne, the legendary Notre Dame football coach. It is approximately 7½ inches tall and signed “Nison” something. The first n...
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Chef Bryan Voltaggio gets a new kitchenMay 05, 2012 6:00 am - The kitchen in chef Bryan Voltaggio's previous home was small. It had an electric oven, bisque-colored appliances and such a dearth of cabinet space that most of his coo...
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Mike Isabella’s Kitchen With a ViewMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Mike Isabella ended his second — and more successful — stint on “Top Chef” just three months before opening Graffiato, an Italian restaurant in Washi...
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Inside Spike Mendelsohn's Home KitchenMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Should he ever build it, Spike Mendelsohn has elaborate plans for his dream kitchen. "It's in Maui, overlooking the ocean," he says. "It has a huge marble island, gas a...
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Porcelain figures charming ,but out of fashionMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - Q. These two statues once belonged to my mother-in-law. When she died, no one wanted them, but since she was fond of them, I decided to take them with us to Hawaii. They...
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Backyard makeover Week 2: Smith’s backyardMay 05, 2012 1:00 am - My husband, Stan, and I have lived in our house for the last 14 years. One of the reasons we bought the home was to enjoy the view of the water during the spring, summer...
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Home inspector: Solar panels, radiant floors need additional evaluationMay 04, 2012 5:41 am - Q. I want to buy a 4-year-old house with solar panels and radiant floor heat. The home inspectors I’ve called say they don’t evaluate “nonstandard” things like solar pan...