Do It Yourself

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Q: My house is very cold, and I need to get new entry doors in the front and back. Which type of entry door is best: wood, steel or fiberglass? Do I need storm doors, too? -- Anna A: Steel and fiberglass doors have cores...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem

Food Storage as Grandma Knew It

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For economic and health reasons, a number of Americans are making the seemingly anachronistic choice to turn their basement into a root cellar.   comments (0)  | report problem

Shopping With Joelle Hoverson: Comfy’s Comeback

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A number of decorative and functional pieces represent a burgeoning trend in home design: knitted furnishings and accessories.   comments (0)  | report problem

In England, a Modern Home in an Ancient Forest

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Victuals Grove, a country home in the Forest of Dean, is a strikingly modern house surrounded by lush woodland.   comments (0)  | report problem

Currents | Q&A: Finding Musical Inspiration in the Ashes of a Home

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Butch Walker, a music producer of acts like Avril Lavigne and Katy Perry, talks about the loss of his Malibu home to wildfires.   comments (0)  | report problem

Style: Rear Window

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From the front, this 1950s Frank Lloyd Wright house looks innocent enough — but the view is killer.   comments (0)  | report problem

In the Garden: Persuading Bulbs to Bloom

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Right now, bulbs are pouring into garden centers for the annual ritual of planting them indoors known as “forcing.”   comments (0)  | report problem

Despite Grand Plans, Prefabrication Still Hasn't Realized Economies of Scale

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For more than a century, architects and builders have strived toward a prefabricated, industrialized house, one made in a factory so that economies of scale would be realized and the product would be affordable to all home buyers. Needless to say, this elusive goal has...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem

Garden Q&A: Time to Tidy Up the Garden, or Is It?

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Q. Is it better to cut back my perennials in the fall, or should I wait until spring?   comments (0)  | report problem

Does This Song Match My Sofa?

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An increasing number of people are hiring personal music stylists to pick out tunes for their homes just as they might hire an interior decorator to select furnishings.   comments (0)  | report problem

Property Values: What You Get for ... $700,000

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A four-bedroom home in Glen Allen, Va., a condo 16 blocks from the beach in Santa Monica, Calif., and a home built in 1925 in Minneapolis.   comments (0)  | report problem