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<p>Celeste LeBlanc / the Canadian Press files</p><p>Older Victorian style homes can have challenges when renovating or updating.</p>

The ins and outs of insulation

Ari Marantz
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Rick Darke</p><p>Gardens of the High Line, a collaboration between a plantsman and landscape designer, shows what the park&rsquo;s plants look like from season to season.</p>

The jungle within New York's concrete

Adrian Higgins
July 8

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<p>Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>Custom shower stall tiling and bench design can be done on your own.</p>

Patience equals perfection in bathroom tiling project

Marc LaBossiere
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Barbara Damrosch / The Washington Post</p><p>Materials high in nitrogen, such as spent flowers deadheaded in the garden, are essential in a compost pile.</p>

The compost with the most

Barbara Damrosch
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p></p><p>My favourite things to peruse at Ron Paul: the outdoor decor, furnishings and wood creations.</p>

I'm a bona fide COWCH potato

Laurie Mustard
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Kathy Van Mullekom / The Associated Press</p>

Upgrade your home to get top dollar

Staci Giordullo 
July 8

Renovation & Design

<p>Ted and Ruth Kassinger&rsquo;s Bethesda, Md., home was originally designed by noted architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. They overhauled it and added a library (above). The kitchen and the living room, which looks out onto the grounds, were also part of the extensive renovations.</p>

Mid-century masterpiece

Debra Bruno
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Photos by Marc LaBossiere / Winnipeg Free Press</p><p>With some small exceptions, the shingles on this roof have stood the test of time.</p>

Rooftop battles with Mother Nature

Marc LaBossiere
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>First Editions</p><p>Superstar spirea has glorious three-season appeal with striking colour changes.</p>

Gardening for the Prairies

Colleen Zacharias
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Fotolio</p><p>While repairs from the inside of the house may be easier and thus more tempting, it&rsquo;s always a better idea in the long term to conduct foundation repairs from the outside.</p>

Exterior repairs the way to solve moisture

Ari Marantz 
June 30

Renovation & Design

<p>Bruce Bumstead / Brandon Sun files</p><p>Cheap cat litter or Diatomaceous earth are the best ways to sop up new oil stains from pavement or paving stones.</p></p>

The eco-friendly way to banish motor-oil stains

Reena Nerbas Solutions 
June 30

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