Articles filed under Home Improvement
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Looking at bulbs in a new lightJan 17, 2015 6:01 am - I first tested an LED bulb seven years ago. It was not a promising beginning. The bulb was a Par 38 spotlight for a recessed ceiling fixture. The color of the light was ...
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Ask a designer: Improving the kitchen in small (or big) waysJan 15, 2015 5:01 am - Another holiday season has passed, and with it the marathon cooking and baking sessions. The hours spent using every kitchen appliance and inch of counter space had a po...
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Buying a home? Do a landscape inspectionJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Prudent house hunters usually await the results of a professional inspection before buying their dream home. All too often, though, one of the biggest contributors to a ...
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Leases, loans make it possible for you to go solarOct 11, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — A new financing offering could make home solar cheaper and more attractive to homeowners, and keep the adoption of home solar growing. The offer, announced b...
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An electric fireplace may be a cheaper, greener alternativeOct 05, 2014 11:00 pm - For homeowners who experience cold winters, the warmth and crackle of a fireplace can be a wonderful addition to a home. However, when a typical homeowner pictures a fi...
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Tiny powder room can make a big impressionSep 14, 2014 6:45 am - Very often, the powder room bath is the tiniest room in your house. Yet this traditionally minimal space can become one of your most alluring attributes, no matter how s...
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Exterior decorating: Updating with paints, trimsSep 12, 2014 5:45 am - Color and decorative pieces can improve the look of a home outside as well as in. Add trim boards, columns or porch accessories and you can dress up the facade of a hous...
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Top 10 home features buyers want nowAug 30, 2014 5:45 am - You've heard the real estate adage “location, location, location” as the golden rule of a home's desirability. But today, homebuyers are thinking “features, features, fe...
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Even a small patio can have a fish pondAug 29, 2014 5:30 am - When Ann and Glen Gage downsized from their expansive home and garden in Switzerland to a San Francisco town house, one of the things they missed most was the koi pond t...
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Heated driveways: Goodbye to the snow shovel?Aug 22, 2014 12:00 am - While the rest of the neighborhood was digging out, Alex Geier had little problem leaving his Hinsdale, Illinois, house around 7:30 each morning last winter, no matter h...