Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Brighten winter days with blooming amaryllisNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - After we tuck in our gardens and head indoors for the winter, we gardeners long for a way to satisfy our green thumbs. Many scratch their proverbial gardening itch by gr...
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Size isn't everything: Even mansions yearn to be homeyNov 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The pursuit of a homey feeling is the most obvious challenge when a couple builds a large suburban dream house. You don't want it to feel like a hotel lobby or an amphit...
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Author finds health benefits in gardening 'nude'Nov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Shawna Coronado was on 18 prescriptions daily before she started gardening nude. That reduced her need for meds. But lest anyone wonder whether the police frequently iss...
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Local design experts honor top houses, give tips to youNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - We think we know good design, and we certainly know what we like and don't like. But we can learn a lot when people considered experts in the field designate rooms as th...
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Garden calendarNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Tour • Autumn Garden Strolls of Millennium Park's Lurie Garden continue at 10 a.m. Saturdays through Dec. 6 and at 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 10. Meet at the "Cl...
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Rugs as artwork: Floored by the possibilitiesNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Exciting things are afoot in the world of rugs: Wools and silks are sheared, sculpted, shagged and shaped into virtual works of art, crafted in luxurious textures and ri...
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Wouldn't that look great on the wall?Nov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - One theory is that a bad economy means we won't spend money on things like designer clothes, but sprucing up our homes might still be a priority. After all, if we're cut...
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Open room layout poses visual challengesNov 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Because open spaces in the home create a welcome feeling of airiness, they've become quite popular over the years. However, some occupants of homes with this kind of la...
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Early Nov. is the time to plant spring bulbsOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Early November is a good time to plant spring-flowering bulbs in containers that will be "forced' into early indoor bloom. A little time spent planting now will add live...
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Garden calendarOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Garden club • The Hoffman Estates Garden Club hosts Julia Lamken of The Growing Place in Naperville to present a discussion on "Vertical Gardening" at 7 p.m. Thursday, N...