Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Planning your planting? Add a rain garden or barrelMany of us try to hurry spring along by planning our spring gardening. This year, think about an eco-friendly rain garden, or a simple rain barrel.Experts say we are depleting our water supply and suffering heavier storms. Both good reasons to keep water runoff to a minimum.
Home show offers an idea factory Just in time to soothe the winter doldrums, the Old House New House Home show is back Feb. 12-14 at Pheasant Run Resort. The home show features 300 displays, professional advice and acres of good ideas for your kitchen, bath, garage and more.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Original engravings might be from a bookBooks on flora and fauna were popular during the 18th and early 19th
centuries. A number of naturalists, primarily in Europe but also in the
United States, published tomes on exotic (and domestic) birds, animals
and flowers.
Mortgage rates up a bit
Kelly Hess and her husband, David, spent $8,000 in April remodeling the outside of their Dallas house, and they paid for it without a home-equity loan.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Doing a hot business in old stoves
Has your area stabilized?
Condo values skid during slow recovery
Thursday, January 28, 2010
When economy goes to pot, mosaic artists go crazy
Foreclosure relief to get overhaul
New home sales dropped in December
Pet project: Finding apartment for dog and cat
Judging a book by its cover
Brighten winter months with transitional decor
Monday, January 25, 2010
A good December - State home sales up 20 percent
Friday, January 22, 2010
Add outdoor color with winter containers
Soundproofed walls, floors, make happy neighbors
Resolution - grow healthy food
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Rogers Park site goes green
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Prediction: Near South Side set to boom
Decorating solutions for big-screen TVs
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Sorting through the homebuyer tax credit
Monday, January 18, 2010
Portland high-rise to get 250-foot-tall trellis
New year's resolutions for your home