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By SARAH WELCH and ALICIA ROCKMORE
Sunday, November 12, 2006
It's 4 p.m. on Friday and your good friends are due at your house for a weekend visit in two hours. You mentally run through the checklist of things you need to do before they arrive and realize that pulling it off will require a small miracle.

Whether it's old friends, siblings, or in-laws lots of our readers will be hosting visitors this holiday season.

By SHARI HILLER
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Winter is just around the corner. In fact, in some parts of the country it has already made a grand entrance, bringing with it freezing temperatures and blowing snow.

I am not ready for winter.

Monday, November 06, 2006
A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:

Fall is the perfect time to perform preventative maintenance on your home to prepare for winter.

Sunday, November 12, 2006
Q: Are certain cabinet materials better than others?

A: There are several categories of materials used for cabinets, and corresponding price ranges. Here are the main categories:

_ Laminate: Laminate is the least expensive material, and is the same material that countertops are made from.

By CANDICE OLSON
Monday, November 06, 2006
Alison and Chris have moved into their first home together _ a beautiful, Victorian structure that has loads of charm. The house desperately needed renovating and the couple decided to do the work themselves, but unfortunately they bit off a little more than they could chew.

After months of sweat and tears, the house's second floor was in good shape, but the main floor "living" room was still a disaster of epic proportions _ a crumbling mess of plaster and exposed wires.

By ED DEL GRANDE
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Q: Ed, you have been my plumbing coach while I built my new house. I never miss your column or the Ed The Plumber TV show for new knowledge, but now I've been hit with an unexpected issue.

By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Are there wood floors in your house? How about wood doors, paneling, casing, crown molding or chair rails?

If so, and I'll bet you have more than you initially thought, then you also have wood that needs care in order to keep it clean and to give it a long life.

By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Are there wood floors in your house? How about wood doors, paneling, casing, crown molding or chair rails?

If so, and I'll bet you have more than you initially thought, then you also have wood that needs care in order to keep it clean and to give it a long life.

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON
Sunday, November 05, 2006
DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: Could you please tell me about this teapot? It is brown with floral decoration and is marked with "MG" surrounded by "Made in Occupied Japan" in a circle.

By CATHIE FILIAN and STEVE PIACENZA
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Creating story time puppets is a great way to honor a favorite character from a children's book. Kids love reading books and, with character puppets, they can act out their favorites stories.

With a few simple steps, dishwashing soap bottles are easily crafted into fun puppets and all you need is some basic craft supplies.

Supplies:

3 dowel rods, one 20 inches long and two 18 inches long

4-inch Styrofoam ball

Plastic dishwashing soap bottle

Craft paint _ body

14-by-14 inch square of fabric _ head

Features: felt scraps, yarn, etc.

Pipe cleaners _ arms and legs

Clear varnish

Darning needle

Old scissors

Glue

Steps:

Remove the label on the bottle.