5/5/2009 2:38:00 PM
Build the Ultimate Basement
Build the Ultimate Basement Is your home too small for the growing needs of your family? Perhaps you would like another bedroom or two? Family rooms? Home Theater? Home office? Whatever your needs, the least costly way to increase your living space is to make ...
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5/5/2009 2:33:00 PM
10 outstanding trees for small gardens
Meet ten perfect trees that won't overshadow your small garden Even the smallest garden can make room for a tree. Whether it’s an elegant potted Japanese maple or an eye-catching magnolia, trees are essential in small gardens. Not only do they form ...
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5/5/2009 2:26:00 PM
Spring Gardening Checklist
Spread finished compost on beds; add kitchen scraps and yard trimmings to the bin to start a new batch of compost. Divide mature perennials such as phlox, showy stonecrop and bee balm. Harden off seedlings and transplant them to the garden once all danger ...
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5/5/2009 2:19:00 PM
10 tips for working with a renovating professional
10 tips for working with a renovating professional Preparing to invest some funds in updating your home? Here's what you need to think about, from your contractor's point of view. 1 Define what you want. Start by making lists of what you like and don't ...
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5/5/2009 2:17:00 PM
15 home maintenance tips
15 home maintenance tips Get warm weather-ready with 12 tips that'll make your house shine. Sure, you vacuum and do laundry every week. Your tub never has a ring and your stovetop is always shiny. You're house proud, and why not? Guests always comment ...
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5/5/2009 2:14:00 PM
10 Inexpensive home selling tips
10 Inexpensive home selling tips Easy ways to make your home more attractive to potential buyers. Getting ready to sell? Move your property fast – and for the highest selling price possible – with these easy, affordable staging tricks. These deal-sealing ...
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5/5/2009 2:10:00 PM
Top 10 home-buyer turn-offs
Learn how to avoid making your home a turn-off when you're looking to sell. In many cities across Canada, the real estate market has cooled noticeably from the heady days of a year ago. There is a growing inventory of houses on the market, and buyers are ...
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5/5/2009 2:04:00 PM
12 tips that'll make your house shine
Get warm weather-ready with 12 tips that'll make your house shine... Sure, you vacuum and do laundry every week. Your tub never has a ring and your stovetop is always shiny. You're house proud, and why not? Guests always comment on how organized and ...
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5/5/2009 1:27:00 PM
How to: Get organized with containers
Dump the junk, clean up the clutter and get organized with some simple tips for minimizing the mess. According to Eileen Roth, organizing consultant and author of Organizing for Dummies (IDG Books Worldwide, 2001), the best space-saving storage solutions are ...
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4/23/2009 12:48:00 PM
Bank of Canada Rates Slashed in Half to 0.25%
The Bank of Canada has taken its influential target interest rate to the lowest practical level in an effort to combat what it says is deeper and more widespread global recession. The central bank sliced the overnight rate in half to 0.25% yesterday and signalled ...
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