Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Turn outdoor gardens into 'floral rooms'Feb 13, 2009 10:00 pm - • The Garden Club of Inverness hosts Pat Hollingsworth of RLS Landscape and Nursery in Elburn for a lecture on creating outdoor gardens into "floral rooms." The meeting ...
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Does this shape make it taste better?Feb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Does this shape make it taste better? Valentine's Day can be a lot of fun, although I remember at least one where the snow was so heavy that romantic dinners were ruined...
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Designers hunt through shops in search of treasureFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Even interior designers look to used furniture stores to find that "just right" piece. Mike Moore, owner of MJM Design Group in Elk Grove Village, discovered a lime gree...
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Creating a romantic Valentine's Day table settingFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Champagne, check. Flowers, check. Harley Davidson glasses, check. Valentine's Day, Saturday, Feb. 14, brings a romantic interlude in the middle of winter, just when we n...
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Sprouts and micro greens: Houseplants you can eatFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Micro greens and sprouts, those immature vegetables short on size but large on taste, are making their way from trendy restaurants and stylish markets into family kitche...
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Virtual garden tours can teach, entertain, enticeFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - AP - Travel is a great way to top off an education, especially for gardeners, who can pick up landscape and planting ideas and advice by seeing others' gardens. But they...
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Home office essentials: What to look forFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - More and more Americans are working from home, whether that means plopping a laptop on the dining room table or having a room dedicated as an office. Phones and computer...
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Furniture deserves a second chanceFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - The old cliché states that one man's junk is another's treasure. Used furniture has long fit the junk, or at least shabby, definition in the minds of many. While "shabby...
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Tchotchkes are not meant for a museum caseFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Some of us buy things because of their looks; some buy things as mementos of a place or an experience; and some buy things in order to show off their taste, worldliness ...
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How you treat woodwork can make all the difference in a spaceJan 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Bargains are always alluring, and never more so than now. But while good deals can indeed be had in today's housing market, the "buyer beware" rule remains very much in ...