Articles filed under Home & Garden
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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...
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If it’s a Hunzinger lollipop chair, value could be $1,000Mar 27, 2012 2:27 pm - Q. This chair has been in our family for some time now and we know little of its history or value. Local antiques dealers have given it the style name “stick and ball.” ...
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From artsy to functional, great designs at housewares showMar 26, 2012 3:00 am - Great new tabletop designs for your home turned up at the recent International Home + Housewares Show in Chicago. We found Mondrian-inspired flatware at the Philadelphi...
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Ask the plumber: A different kind of bubble bathMar 25, 2012 5:14 am - Q. Dear Ed, we find your plumbing column fun and educational. My question is about a new product that I would like to have more information on. I believe it’s called a “...
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Tangerine Tango is spring’s hot color for homesMar 25, 2012 5:00 am - Bold, dramatic and invigorating, Tangerine Tango is dancing its way into home decor trends in 2012 with a punch of reddish-orange panache. The hue is a vivacious alterna...
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Navajo rug not worth much moneyMar 25, 2012 4:32 am - Q. While stationed in Phoenix in the mid-1980s, I bought this rug for $500 from an officer whose mother wove Navajo rugs. The textile was made using natural yarns, which...