Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Is your home energy-efficient?Feb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect will host a home energy efficiency presentation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, in the Mount Prospect Village Hall Community Center, 50 S. Emerson St. Greg Ga...
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Downsizing makes container gardening easierFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Container gardening is growing smaller. Suppliers are downsizing this season with easier-to-use trough planters, raised beds, pots or bags. It's an effective way to prod...
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Treasures in your attic: Gardner porcelain pieces can be worth a lotFeb 19, 2012 12:00 am - Q. Can you tell me the approximate age and value of this small bowl? It is 3 inches tall and 5 inches across. It is attributed to Francis Gardner, who started a fact...
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Modern botanicals feel like springFeb 18, 2012 11:00 pm - If you followed the spring fashion shows, you noticed floral motifs blooming all over the place. Diane Von Furstenberg used feminine pastels. Peter Som used digital flor...
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Free program on insulating homes at Des Plaines libraryFeb 14, 2012 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Deep Green Committee and Smart Sealed, a company that does insulation, will conduct a free program on insulating homes at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 at the...
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Treasures in your attic: 'nanny rocker'Feb 12, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My little rocker appears to be walnut and is 29 inches tall. It is in great condition, but we had the seat re-caned in 1985. We understand that this type of seati...
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If you goFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - John White, who restored an 1840s log house on his farm near Batavia, recommends this antique show as a good place to shop for primitives. What: Northern Illinois Antiqu...
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Collector moves log cabin from Wisconsin, piece by pieceFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - John White moved an 1840s log cabin to his farm between Batavia and Elburn, and after laboriously rebuilding it, he and his wife, Mary Lou, decorated it with primitive a...
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Home repair: Layer of plastic can minimize roofing messFeb 11, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. We plan to have roof shingles replaced this spring. Last time, all the dirt and debris fell through the openings onto the pink insulation in the attic. Could I sp...
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Home decor to get the fires burning for Valentine's DayFeb 11, 2012 12:00 am - Could a few changes to your living space help you land the perfect mate? Good decorating can't guarantee happy romance, of course. But if a new date finds your home appe...