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<p>Pfister</p><p>Use any powdered cleansers on your stainless-steel sink unless they contain chlorine bleach.</p>

Stained stainless-steel sink has seen better days

Jeanne Huber 
April 28

Renovation & Design

<p>Home Depot </p><p>Problems with leaking windows are a common complaint among homeowners.</p>

Window design could be behind water leakage

Ari Marantz 
April 28

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<p>Bloomin&rsquo; Easy</p><p>A compact honeysuckle, Firefly Nightglow brings unique seasonal colour transition to container designs.</p>

Choosing the best pots for your plants

Colleen Zacharias
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>If you&rsquo;re looking to enjoy the outdoors without the mosquitoes and other inconveniences of actually being outdoors, a three- or four-season room might be the right fit for you.</p>

For homeowners, a change is as good as a rest

Laurie Mustard
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Holmes Group</p><p>Communication with your contractor is key to a successful renovation.</p>

Read the fine print to deal with your wayward contractor

Elisabeth Leamy
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Peter Rymwid / Dineen Architecture + Design </p><p>This large, circular mirror is just as much artwork as it is a mirror.</p>

How to use mirrors in your decorating

Cathy Hobbs
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Megan Cole / The Canadian Press files</p><p>The cast-iron pipe described is simply a vent for an older eavestrough drainage system that is now gone and replaced with a modern style.</p></p>

No real need for obsolete drainage vents

Ari Marantz 
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere</p><p>The existing entertainment wall of shelving is breached to accommodate a big-screen TV. </p>

TV looks like it always belonged in bookcase

Marc LaBossiere
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Matthew Mead / The Associated Press Files</p><p>The secret to fluffy cupcakes is leaving air bubbles in the batter to expand during baking.</p>

Overmixed cupcakes will always peak too early

Reena Nerbas 
April 21

Renovation & Design

<p>Laurie Mustard / Winnipeg Free Press </p><p>The much beloved Eaton&rsquo;s Catalogue used to be a staple in every home in the mid &rsquo;70s. Too bad this vintage copy isn&rsquo;t worth enough to top off my retirement fund, though...</p>

Flipping through a time machine

Laurie Mustard
April 14

Renovation & Design

<p>Simple Green </p><p>Simple Green was named the most versatile all-purpose cleaner by Good Housekeeping.</p>

How to better organize your house cleaning

Nicole Anzia
April 14

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