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Kansas City artist Tiffini Killgore painted a dresser with chalkboard paint and wrote the names of Kansas City neighborhoods and landmarks in chalk.

Jim Barcus | The Kansas City Star

Kansas City artist Tiffini Killgore painted a dresser with chalkboard paint and wrote the names of Kansas City neighborhoods and landmarks in chalk.

The ABCs of chalkboard paint projects

May 12, 8:04 PM

Chalkboards may be old-school, but they’re the newest accent in home decor. House + Home gleaned an A-to-Z array of chalkboard paint info from Martin and Restoration Emporium, a vintage store in the West Bottoms where a hallway of chalkboards greets shoppers.

Drawing Board | Getting back to the front porch

May 12, 10:56 PM

We love our porch. In all but the harshest weather, we treat it as an extension of our home. It adds about 200 square feet of usable space, bumping us from a house that’s a bit too small to one that’s just right.

Q + A

Q & A LILY KANTER, MILL VALLEY, CALIF.

May 15, 1:19 PM

JOB DESCRIPTION: Co-owner of Serena & Lily, a home furnishings catalog, 866-597-2742, serenaandlily.com

Handyman

Handyman | Keeping your basement dry

May 15, 1:20 PM

Q. I am interested in finishing my basement. It gets a little water around the windows. Besides replacing them, what other steps should I take in remodeling?

Handyman | Scott Balentine on replacing a nonworking air conditioner

May 12, 10:09 PM

I have an old, nonworking air conditioner that was placed inside the wall in a family room that was added onto my home prior to my purchase. All the windows in the room are the roll-out casement type that do not open up and down. Should I just replace the unit in the wall? How can this be done so that when that unit is no longer functioning, it can be replaced easily?

CATALOG SCOUT

Catalog Scout | Target

May 12, 10:48 PM

May is seeing a slew of breaking bull’s-eye news. In stores and the online catalog at Target.com.

STAFF PICK

Staff Pick | Special edition of ‘Domino’

May 12, 10:44 PM

Domino fans can (sort of) rejoice. A special edition of the beloved but defunct shelter mag called Domino Quick Fixes is on the shelves with a mix of fresh content and a collection of its home decorating stories.

DESIGN POST

Drawing Board | Getting back to the front porch

May 12, 10:56 PM

We love our porch. In all but the harshest weather, we treat it as an extension of our home. It adds about 200 square feet of usable space, bumping us from a house that’s a bit too small to one that’s just right.

KC Gardens

It's the garden tour!

May 16, 2:13 PM

The Johnson County master gardener tour is coming up Friday and Saturday. If you've never been, you should definitely go -- plenty of inspiration and beauty! To read about it, go to www.johnson.ksu.edu/gardentour...

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