Home And Garden
Back in time
If someone from the 1700s walked into Joe and Linda Harris' 1715-style Colonial saltbox replica in North Albany, they'd feel right at home, and that's just what the couple wants.
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City chickens
When Kate and Dennis Rivera moved to the mid-valley from southern California three years ago, they were looking for certain things: a slower pace of life. A place with a little bit of land. A chance to grow their own food.
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Explosion of color
Until the days shorten, the temperatures cool and the rains come, an explosion of color can still be found at the home of Bill and Carol Brewster in Corvallis.
Sep 28, 2009 | 6:50 pm | Loading…
Tips from the pros
To keep your home safe, try to think like a bad guy. Take a look at your home as though you were a criminal trying to break in, said Capt. Eric Carter of the Albany Police Department.
Sep 06, 2009 | 7:40 pm | Loading…
We see you
When someone messed with his reindeer, it was the last straw for Keith Gardner.
Sep 06, 2009 | 7:35 pm | Loading…
Make your own bubbling fountain
The calendar says September, but it's still officially summer for almost three weeks! Stay in the mood this Labor Day weekend by gathering friends and family to create a charming, easy fountain in a single afternoon.
Sep 06, 2009 | 7:20 pm | Loading…
Try crape myrtles for great color
Late last spring, our neighbors Caroline and John made a momentous decision: to move their charming-but-teensy home onto an empty lot, sell it, and use the proceeds to help finance a larger and more modern urban bungalow on the original property.
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The art of growing up
If your place is small and you don't have much room to plant, an easy and inexpensive way to expand your garden is to - grow up!
Aug 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Make it easy: Go with grapes
CORVALLIS - Since wine-making began in Mesopotamia in about 6,000 B.C., growing grapes has been a popular vocation. And, given the fact that grapes grow both domestic and wild over the entire globe, it's no wonder why.
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Book compares costs of fuels
CORVALLIS - With fluctuating prices of natural gas, fuel oil and electricity, many people consider heating their homes by burning firewood or wood pellets as a less-costly alternative.
Aug 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
You can’t break the ‘law’
So my pal was having her kitchen remodeled last fall, and she came home from work to find a hole in her living room ceiling and a chunk of wall missing from the bathroom upstairs.
Aug 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Project of the Week: Let there be light
Adding lighting to your home can make it safer and brighter, and can also make it easier to accomplish everyday chores and projects in the kitchen and many other areas.
Aug 23, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Use home remedies to get rid of garden pests
CORVALLIS - If silent, uninvited guests with voracious appetites have been eating your vegetables and other plants, the good news is that ingredients to stop the intruders can be found at home in the kitchen or medicine cabinet.
Jul 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
So it’s time to paint your house
No one, absolutely no one, hates exterior painting as much as I do.
Jul 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Some cool answers for the fall
It's easy to hunker down into survival mode during the hottest days of summer - heck, just keeping plants watered, weeded and mulched (not to mention harvesting those ripening vegetables) can quickly use up what little available time many of us can give to gardening during this busy time …
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A plant that endures
Penstemons are known for surviving in harsh conditions while keeping their beauty
Jul 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Giant harvest
Everything's bigger in Sitka, including the veggies
Jul 26, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…
Tip of the day: Plywood edge screw fastening
Good morning Mr. Do-it-Yourself! Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to devise a method of inserting a screw into the edge of plywood paneling that has strong holding power, without splitting the layers of veneer apart. You will drill the required number of 3/8-inch holes int…
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