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Q. I'm sorry, but you are wrong about your advice in the used-paint column last month. Water-based paint can be used almost indefinitely, even after it's been frozen. It's water-based!...

Easy hors d'oeuvres give a big bang for the buck: They afford huge pleasure and praise from guests for very little work. Like cheese crisps. These are an adaptation of...

Gardeners get a fresh start every year. Glossy catalogs full of new plants, ideas and inspiration fill the mailbox in January, and before you know it, you're making lists, plans...

Every year around this time, it occurs to me that maybe I ought to make a couple of New Year's resolutions to try to be a better person in some...

Are you planning to sell your home during the normally slow period at the opening of the year? Don't hesitate, says Mark Nash, a real estate broker and author of...

They were a couple in their late 50s, who'd raised three children in a midsize bungalow. With their last college tuition bill paid, they finally felt financially liberated. "For the...

Cost of hangovers to the U.S. economy each year, according to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Successful garden design represents collaboration between people and nature. Professional garden designers specialize in managing that collaboration, and working with a great designer allows you to skip the fumbling and...

Q. My 1980s home has stained woodwork, doors, trim, etc., finished in a medium-brown color. I would like to remodel my kitchen using cherry cabinets, but they will not match...

For the most part, it's been a great time to be a homeowner because of the way property values have risen in many communities in recent years. Since 2000, the...