Home and Garden
Home prices' decline slows, according to index
An index of home prices in 20 American cities slumped in March compared to a year earlier, but the slide was the slowest since December 2010.
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Hot Property: Justin Bieber pays $6.5 million for Calabasas home
The price that first-time homeowner Justin Bieber paid for his new digs in Calabasas has wended its way into the public record: $6.5 million.
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HOME AND GARDEN
Modern twists on wood furnishings
Industrial designer Robert Hendrick was on a tech career track out of college until two things happened that changed his trajectory.
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Lap pools and hot tubs offer fitness, relaxation
While a full-size swimming pool is lovely if you have the space and the money, there are plenty of other water features that will help you soak tired muscles, cool off and stay in shape.
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On Gardening: Shasta daisies absolutely pristine in the garden
This time of the year the garden comes alive with shasta daisies. It seems to bring a renewal to the spirit like few other flowers. I was recently in Columbus, Ga., and had the opportunity to tour the Columbus Botanical Garden. There they had several large informal drifts that literally took my ...
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Your Place: To repaint tin siding, follow these procedures
Q: I have a home, built about 1950, that has tin siding. Can or should this siding be repainted (and how?), or is it best to remove it and install new siding, such as vinyl?
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Death penalty sought against ex-Marine in Calif. slayings
The Orange County district attorney's office announced Monday it will seek the death penalty against a former Marine in the stabbing death of a mother and her son in Yorba Linda, Calif., and the killings of four homeless men.
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Be bold: Wallpaper can stretch beyond walls
It seems that wallpaper has been around forever, or at least for 2,000 years, dating back to when the Chinese started to hang decorated rice paper on their walls. Since then, wallpaper has been popular, reflecting designs and patterns that change to suit the fashion of the times.
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Hot Property: Seacrest buys DeGeneres' Beverly Hills home
Cyberspace was a-twitter this week with the news that Ryan Seacrest is buying Ellen DeGeneres's Beverly Hills compound for $37 million, and that she and spouse Portia de Rossi are moving no farther than a Hal Levitt-designed midcentury - also in Beverly Hills.


