Articles filed under Home Improvement
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Video doorbells are winning over residents – and policeNov 30, 2018 5:00 am - On her birthday, Nancy Traylor of Richmond, Virginia, received an unwelcome surprise. The real estate agent and her husband were celebrating near the Chesapeake Bay, abo...
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Five ways to get home improvement fundsNov 30, 2018 5:00 am - Homeowners have been bitten hard by the remodeling bug. For proof, consider that over 50 percent of those recently polled by Houzz indicated they plan to start or contin...
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Interior doors can add light, personalityNov 23, 2018 6:00 am - Clients are sometimes surprised when homebuilder and designer Marnie Oursler starts talking about bedroom doors. They expect to discuss things like windows, wall colors ...
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How a 'flip house' in Batavia became a family homeNov 18, 2018 5:00 am - How fourth child's arrival changed Batavia couple's plans to flip historic Cigrand house
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Burn fireplace logs for ambience, not heatNov 10, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I always buy firewood to use in my open fireplace. I burn it just for ambience, not really for heat. I thought about using fireplace logs instead. Are they as efficie...
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Safety a top concern for homeownerNov 01, 2018 12:00 am - I'm slightly handicapped and without a makeover I fear for my safety. Design by Bath Planet of Chicagoland Expert: Jim Miner, www.bathplanet.com/chicagoland ...
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Living in a 17th-century house has its trade-offsOct 28, 2018 6:00 am - BOSTON — What does it take to make a 17th century house livable today? Ask Barbara Kurze, who lives at the James Blake House, which the Boston Landmarks Commission says ...
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Start planning your room makeoverSep 27, 2018 6:00 am - Does your kitchen look "blah"? Are you in need of new living room furniture? Or maybe you're tired of that old bathtub you've lived with for years. Or maybe you have som...
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Vernon Hills man believes a garage isn't just for storageSep 09, 2018 6:00 am - Matthew Joseph, a Honeywell UOP mechanical engineer who handles the design, fabrication and delivery of refinery equipment, is enjoying a completely renovated garage at ...
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No place like home: 6 ways to make your space more safe, comfortable as you ageSep 09, 2018 1:10 am - Rebecka Snell, 65, says she knew that if she and her husband Vic Labson were to continue living in their 1960s ranch home in Lakewood, Colorado, improvements would have ...