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Getting stains out of our holiday finery
As inevitable as pumpkin pie, as sure as Santa, stains are a part of the holidays. Wine drips and gravy dribbles are almost unavoidable, but they needn't ruin the celebration. You stand a good chance of salvaging your grandmother's tablecloth and your holiday finery.
BY MARY BETH BRECKENRIDGE / Knight Ridder Newspapers
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Installing tubular skylights yourself...
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Fake greenery looks more real than ever
That wreath hanging from the front door. The garland draped around the light post. The poinsettias lining the stairway. Real or fake? It's getting harder and harder to tell.
BY MEGAN SEXTON / Knight Ridder Newspapers
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This old fixer-upper
You've spent every penny and stretched your finances on a house that needs work. Well, that's just great. Now what? Here are "Ten Do's and Don'ts for Maxed-out Home Buyers" who are learning to set renovation priorities.
Joe Rodriguez / San Jose Mercury News
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Popular Mechanics Buyers Guides
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For the shop or the yard, big jobs or small, you'll find need-to-know info on hundreds of power tools in Popular Mechanics' extensive buyers guides.
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La-Z-Boys get stylish
The company that makes La-Z-Boy, that American icon of couch potatoes, is 75 years old this year. But La-Z-Boy is not just your father's recliner anymore. Now, it's stylish.
BY MOLLY MILLETT / Pioneer Press
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