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John and Diana Case
Strategies for today’s real estate market
To be successful in any market, you must be aware of the market conditions. We have a very limited inventory and a large number of buyers are trying to find a home. As a result, prices have been ac...
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Homemade flowerpots are a charming and thoughtful way to tell mom she’s special every day of the year.<Br>Photo courtesy of Family Features
Homemade gifts for mom
For Mother’s Day, celebrate the nurturing nature of mom with a specially painted pot that holds her favorite herbs or flowers. The Chalkboard Herb Pot and Mommy’s Favorite Flower Pot projects from ...
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Perez Nursery owner Irma Perez.<br>Photo by Michelle Mista</br>
Edible gardens satisfy senses
A prominent member of the East County gardening community for more than a quarter century, Irma Perez of Perez Nursery in Brentwood has seen her customers’ gardening needs change with the times. T...
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DIG into spring
It’s time to drag out the work tools, clean out last season’s pots and containers and get planting. And this year, as always, DIG (Delta Informal Gardeners) is here to help. On Saturday, May 12 fr...
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Easy, inexpensive home decorating
Every living space needs a change from time to time – but redecorating your home from scratch can cost a lot of time and money. But there are headache-free, cost-effective ways to completely revam...
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Curb appeal from the ground up
When it’s time to sell your home, one of the most important things you can do is boost its curb appeal. According to the National Association of Realtors, curb appeal sells 49 percent of all homes...
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Upgrading your kitchen can increase your home’s value while offering a warm and cozy retreat to the busiest room in the house.<br>Photo courtesy of StatePoint</br>
Easy kitchen upgrades
For most families, the kitchen is the most important room in the house. And it’s nearly always the busiest room when friends and family drop by. But if your kitchen is outmoded or looking just plai...
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Prem and Shobna Maharaj's home was honored last year as Home of the Month for September.<br>Press file photo</i>
Nominations invited for Home of the Month
It’s the time of year when members of the Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee, also known as BANC, begin looking for the city’s most outstanding front yards for the committee’s Home of the Mo...
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Rose garden flourishes
Antioch Riverview Garden Club’s pick for Garden of the Month is the Carnegie Library Rose Garden, located at Sixth and F streets. The planting was a joint effort between the Antioch Preservation So...
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October Home of the Month
BANC salutes 2011 holiday homes
The Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee has chosen a pair of beautifully decorated homes to honor as Homes of the Month. In October, the committee went with the Frago family home as the best ...
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An assortment ornaments in a decorative bowl makes an easy and inexpensive centerpiece for your holiday table. <br><i>Photo by Keith Hinkle</i>
Decorations go frugal and festive
It’s hard to believe, but it’s time once again to deck the halls and welcome another holiday season with twinkling lights and boughs of holly. But transforming your home into a festive winter wond...
Nov 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Home & Garden Guide
The Press' special edition for
Fall 2012
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Birdfeeder basics: Bring on backyard birds with the right feeders
(BPT) - When you dine, do you prefer clean and attractive tableware? Does ambiance enhance your enjoyment of your food? Birds feel the same way about their dining habits – the type and cleanliness...
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Backyard oasis planning made easy
(BPT) - Hooray for a holiday. You’ve got the day off, you’ve sent out the backyard barbecue invite and all your nearest and dearest are coming over to eat, drink and be merry. So, what’s next? Wh...
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Surprising ways hot tubs heat up relationships
(BPT) - On average, working adults spend less than an hour per day socializing and relaxing, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s American Time Use Survey . Yet a host of research – and c...
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Cures for some of the most common plant and pest problems [Infographic]
Whether it’s as slow as a slug or as quick as the demise of an iron-deficient lawn, problems continue to invade landscapes season after season. Central Garden & Pet has uncovered homeowners’ mos...
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