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By Mary Boone "Come in, stay awhile," whispered the heavy oak door with stylish sidelights. "Go away!" shouted the scuffed storm door through its torn screen. You're right, doors don't talk -- but they say a lot. After all, the front door is the first thing visitors see when they approach your house. If it's tastefully... Continue Reading »

Thanks to her stint in the military, Mary F. was used to moving around. However, after settling down in Texas and enduring the unpleasant experience of having her home robbed, she decided that feeling like a sitting target was something she didn't want to get used to. "I knew I had to do something, but as a single mom of... Continue Reading »

Protecting your home isn't as simple as turning a deadbolt. According to a story this week in the Columbus Dispatch, home break-ins are on the rise due to weak locks and shoddy frame construction -- and it's not just Ohio. The FBI claims that in 2008 (the last year they have complete records for), 1.3 million residential... Continue Reading »

A familiar routine: Roll out of bed. Shower. Get dressed. Run downstairs and hop on the subway. Forget it. Now bring the subway doors right inside your apartment. New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is now offering actual subway doors for sale. At just $175 a set they are sure to get snapped up quickly by people who... Continue Reading »