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Five renovation projects that experts
say just aren’t worth your time (or money).
- Home office: “If you convert a bedroom into an office, your home will be listed as having one less bedroom―big mistake,” says CNN’s Gerry Willis. Barbara Corcoran, founder…
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The only thing better
than finishing kitchen-cleanup duty? Not having to do it again for
a while. These techniques will make your efforts last longer.
Cabinets
- Set jars of liquid or jelly on coasters, or line shelves with nonadhesive cork liner. When drips…
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Testers tried 20
different cleaning wipes. These eight -- fast working, effective,
sturdy, and gently (if at all) scented -- wiped out the
competition
Best Cleaning Wipes for Tile
Winner: Method Flushable Biodegradable and lightly scented…
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Kate Murphy reported in The New York Times Home & Garden section today that fears are on the rise about a possible link between granite countertops and lung cancer, thanks to the presence of radiation and radon (in varying quantities) in the increasingly-popular countertop material. While experts have been aware of the radiation issue for years, typically the levels present in consumer materials have been so low as to not be considered a serious threat. Now, radon inspectors are finding higher and higher levels in what is, admittedly, a tiny minority of the granite on the market, but it's still enough to spark concern.
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