LifeStyle
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Celebrate this season with autumnal pieces that will surely warm your home decor.
Lounge in bloom: Cozy up amid the crisp colors of the Snapdragon Astrid Chair ($1,500). Available at Anthropologie, 1801 Walnut St., and at www. anthropologie. com.
Cheat Sheet | For any refinishing jobs, choose the right stain
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Whether you plan to refinish an old chair, a floor, or an outdoor deck, choosing the right stain can be perplexing for the first-time do-it-yourselfer. A wrong choice can prove expensive and turn a good idea into a not-so-pretty picture.
Auctions | Some duck decoys could bring five figures in Belmar
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Frank & Frank's sale of decoys, art and sporting collectibles Sunday in Belmar, Monmouth County, will affirm once again that carved wooden birds do not go for chicken feed.
Sky-high prices for weather sculptures
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Roger DiTarando built his first weather vane more than a decade ago, and it's still turning in the wind above his metalworking workshop.
Garden books to curl up with as winter approaches
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Before we know it, the leaves will have turned and fallen. We'll be turning too - to planting bulbs for next spring, making plans for next season, and snuggling up for the winter we have to get through first.
Getting a paw up on safety
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Hadley, the Trauernicht family's first black Lab, sprained both front legs jumping out of the family station wagon 14 years ago. Cathy Trauernicht became so concerned about dog safety that she spent years developing a pet ramp she finally put into production last year.
Temple bets on home buyers
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The university has a $500,000 program to help its workers become homeowners in surrounding neighborhoods.
With growth and development surging in North Philadelphia, Temple University president Ann Weaver Hart wants university employees to play a stronger role in the residential communities surrounding the university.
A family in a factory
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Turning an old brick industrial building into a home became a six-year odyssey.
Anyone who has ever wailed, "What have I done?!" in the middle of a home-improvement project will surely feel a kinship with Jon and Jennifer Vickers.
Your Place | Curb appeal - what it is and how to get some
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Question: You keep talking about curb appeal as a way of getting people to look at a house for sale, but I don't really understand what you have to do to obtain curb appeal? How does it work?
