Complete home makeover a family project

A family of raccoons and a few pigeons were the only residents of the northwest Lawrence home purchased at auction by Kathie and Patrick Nichols. Equipped with a keen vision of the potential, a sharp budget pencil and the help ...

• Eight tips to prepare your home for winter
  Are you ready for winter? Here are eight steps that may help you catch one or two things you forgot to do last month.
• Take time now to winterize your lawn for a greener spring yard
  November is the time to winterize your lawn for a healthy spring time growing season.
• Icemakers don’t require existing water line
  Last week we talked about setting up a new icemaker using an existing water line. But you don’t have to tap into an existing water line to hook up the icemaker in your refrigerator. Instead, you can use a special tee designed to fit right on the cold water shut off valve beneath your kitchen sink.
• Swatch watch: The right paint chip may make you feel at home — or help you sell it
  Somewhere in America, there is a yellow house with a red dining room, orange living room, green kitchen and blue bedrooms. And the people living inside are excited when they eat dinner, comfortable when they watch television, calm when they open the refrigerator and feel safe when they sleep.

• Heartland's harvest: KU graduate a national figure in sustainable gardening movement
• All for nut: Black walnut trees yield value for some owners, trouble for others
• Sprouting interest: School’s garden teaches about food economy
• Cut window drafts to reduce energy use
• Easy to grow: Plant garlic now for best results
• Lawrence residents can purchase large amounts of compost this week
• Backyard getaway: Couple use wise plant choices for water garden
• Man cave dwellers: Area residents carve out unique retreats
• Bold new wall color just a peel away