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2005 Guide to Home Repair: Carpet
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2005 Guide to Home Repair: Carpet

In 1999, Chris Howell brought home a puppy for his daughter. The Howells had recently moved into a home with new wall-to-wall carpeting, and the puppy left stains in the middle of the living room.
Home Design Chats  |  May 1, 2005
2005 Guide to Home Repair: Plumbers, Roofers, Electricians
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2005 Guide to Home Repair: Plumbers, Roofers, Electricians

When your roof is leaking, your sink is clogged, or you need to install a ceiling fan, whom do you call? These plumbers, roofers, and electricians were all rated highest in quality by Washington Consumers' Checkbook.
Home Design Chats  |  May 1, 2005
2005 Guide to Home Repair: Japanese Screens
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2005 Guide to Home Repair: Japanese Screens

When curators at Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum decided to conserve a centuries-old Japanese grapevine screen, they called Yoshi Nishio. His three-person workshop in an Adams Morgan loft is the country's only conservation studio for fine Asian a
Home Design Chats  |  May 1, 2005
2005 Guide to Home Repair: Wicker
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2005 Guide to Home Repair: Wicker

Donna Keller and Dennis Moon's interest in wicker began in 1978 when Keller's grandmother gave them some wicker furniture from the 1920s. It needed restoration, and Keller and Moon taught themselves to do the work.
Home Design Chats  |  May 1, 2005
2005 Guide to Home Repair: Antique Linens
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2005 Guide to Home Repair: Antique Linens

"Don't think that if something looks dingy and yellow, it's done for," says Sarah Hill, owner of Curzon Hill Antiques in Alexandria, an antique-linen store and repair service.
Home Design Chats  |  May 1, 2005
Insider’s Guide to Museums: Highlights and Big Shows
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Insider’s Guide to Museums: Highlights and Big Shows

Where to find what you're looking for
Arts & Events  |  May 1, 2005
Insider’s Guide to Museums
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Insider’s Guide to Museums

For the museumgoer, we offer a guide to more than 150 area attractions. We highlight must-see treasures, hidden gems, and summer shows, plus suggest where to get good food and great gifts.
Arts & Events  |  May 1, 2005
Antieta Overlook Farm, Keedysville, Maryland
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Antieta Overlook Farm, Keedysville, Maryland

A place with a mountain view.
Travel  |  Apr 1, 2005
Special Occasion Dining Guide
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Special Occasion Dining Guide

It's a big birthday or anniversary, and you'd like to go out for dinner. But where? We sent staffers to area restaurants to celebrate a special occasion. Here's where they found great food, a lovely atmosphere, and wonderful service--and some places that
Dining Guides  |  Apr 1, 2005
Dream Weekends: Congress Hall
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Dream Weekends: Congress Hall

A seaside escape
Travel  |  Apr 1, 2005
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