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Put the lawn to bed for the year with these 3 steps

Even the most obsessed lawn enthusiasts miss the timing of the most beneficial feeding of their lawns. Too many people think spring and summer when it comes to lawn fertilization. Feeding at these times does produce positive results. Unfortunately, the benefits achieved are short term.
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13 simple steps to get your home guest-ready for the holidays

When it comes to getting ready for the holidays, many people take a page out of Santa’s book: Make a list, then check it twice. It’s a strategy for success, according to entertaining and home-keeping experts. We want the holiday season to be filled with joy, but it also comes with a heavy dose of shopping, cooking, wrapping, hosting and no small amount of cleaning. All those things require planning and coordination.
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Ask the Builder: Installing subway ceramic tile

I have been installing stunning green subway tile the past two weekends in my son’s new basement bathroom. Subway tile is rectangular in shape. The grout joints between each tile have the same back-and-forth staggered pattern as mortar joints between bricks in a wall. It’s a fascinating look, and one you should give serious consideration to should a tile job be in your future. The colors, textures and crackled glazing in some subway tile will take your breath away.
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Ask the Builder: How to minimize mildew in your bathroom

Do you wage a constant war against mold and mildew in your home, especially in your bathroom? You’re not alone. Millions of people fight this scourge, and businesses have tried to develop all sorts of products to slow or stop the growth of this ugly, black organism.
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Washington 6th District Rep. Emily Randall is new to the House. An early test? Finding a home.

When Emily Randall got a new job based in Washington, D.C., one of her first tasks was finding an apartment. She wanted a place within walking distance of her office, and it had to allow pets. She found a one-and-a-half bedroom in a building 10 minutes from work. Then she needed to figure out how to furnish it in a way that reflected her style (bright colors and cheery patterns) without breaking the bank.
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10 ways to upgrade your bathroom in an hour or less

With its blah beige tile and sliding rain glass shower door mired in the early aughts, my Colorado bathroom is about as far from a transcendent spalike experience as it gets. And yet as a frazzled working parent, revamping it is the barnacle stuck at the bottom of my never-ending to-do list. And I know I’m not alone. To find quick upgrades that can make a difference in anyone’s ho-hum bathroom – and fast – I reached out to the pros, all of whom offered transformative options that can be accomplished in a zip.

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Spokane miniature business takes off with entry to prestigious show

Pothen, 43, of Greenacres began Mountain Creek Miniatures at the University of Montana. She first made tiny wind chimes. Today, she runs a part-time hobby business around full-time work. She crafts miniature holiday cookies on baking pans, chocolate bars, landscape items, wizard tools and vegetables for dollhouses or one-room themed boxes, which mimic rooms in a home or businesses.
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Design Recipes: Cabinetry alternatives

Millwork and cabinetry should be integrated into your environment after thoughtful planning, research and in most instances price comparison. In other words, you may want to determine where you would like to splurge and where you might be able to save. If done right, the splurge-versus-save approach when it comes to cabinetry and millwork can result in a space that is functional, attractive ...
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Ask the Builder: Luxury vinyl plank flooring is remarkable

Several months ago, a pesky mouse caused a small water leak in a PEX water line that supplied water to a second-floor bathroom in my home. A new hump in our master bedroom hardwood floor foreshadowed what I’d discover hours later at dawn.
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Your ceiling deserves some love. Here are 5 ideas.

Ceilings are usually the forgotten, fifth wall -- kept white and bare, even if the rest of a room has been meticulously decorated. But to professional designers, neglecting the ceiling amounts to leaving a space incomplete.
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