Articles filed under Home & Garden
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'Tis the season for holiday house walksNov 25, 2011 2:00 pm - It's time for holiday housewalks around the suburbs. Naperville Dates: Thursday, Dec. 1, and Friday, Dec. 2 What: Naperville Garden Club Cup of Cheer opens four houses f...
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Glass artist among vendors at Christmas on the FoxNov 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Gabrielle Wilson's fascination with hand-blown glass art is equal parts creativity, history, respect for her medium and, yes, the thrill of danger. “There's a certain ri...
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Treasures in your attic: Original Jim Thorpe statue has valueNov 20, 2011 12:00 am - Q. This statue of the athlete Jim Thorpe was made by Charles Banks Wilson, who was my father’s friend. I also knew him and purchased several lithographs from Mr. Wil...
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Accents help holiday decor shimmerNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - The holidays give us an excuse to jazz up the house with stuff we don't normally “wear” — essentially, it's dress-up time for our living spaces. Colors that pop and fini...
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Celebrity designer shares affordable adviceNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - Kathryn Ireland is a designer to the stars, and when you meet her, you understand why — she’s as entertaining as they are. Ireland seems to have no privacy concerns, rev...
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Advancing technology changing the look of home officeNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - The rapid changes of technology have affected more than those devices you use for mobile computing. Laptops, notebooks and iPads have radically changed the look of the h...
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Making glass safe for birdsNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - “Great views and lots of glass.” That's what first attracted Bill Lutz to his home overlooking a tranquil pond in Victoria, Minn. But soon after he and his wife, Julie B...
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Treasures in your attic: Hopes of a first edition are ‘Gone with the Wind’Nov 06, 2011 6:00 am - Q. My fiance inherited this book-club edition of “Gone with the Wind” from her family, which always believed the book to be a first edition and the author’s signatur...
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Researchers work to preserve endangered tree genesNov 06, 2011 1:00 am - Here's a phrase to strike terror into the hearts of tree lovers everywhere — sudden oak death. We don't know whether the pathogen whipping through some types of Californ...
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On the warpath: Neighborhood treats ash to prevent borerNov 06, 2011 1:00 am - Sam Moser is called a hero in the life-and-death battle to save tree-lined streets in Arlington Heights. Moser and two other residents he recruited mobilized people on t...