Rose Bennet Gilbert
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Indoor air pollution is nothing to sneeze atDec 01, 2014 9:32 am - Q. My entire family has allergies. We're renovating a new house and need to use as many nonpolluting products as possible. We know about using low-VOC paints and avoidin...
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Claiming a tiny but tasteful dining nookNov 14, 2014 11:05 pm - Q. I grew up in a house with a breakfast nook and would kill to have one in our new house. The problem is space. I'm willing to give up some base cabinets in my kitchen....
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Lost antiques can (almost) be found againNov 10, 2014 5:17 pm - Q. How can I give our new house some Old World charm? I grew up with antiques (sadly lost in a fire) and my husband grew up in an orphanage. It seems important for us to...
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Retiring? Ditch the dark, one piece at a timeNov 01, 2014 8:02 am - Q. We are planning to retire at the end of the year and move to the lakeside bungalow we bought eight years ago. Suddenly, I realize our old furniture can't make the mov...
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Color spices up a timid kitchenOct 13, 2014 9:38 am - Q. We are taking down the wall between our kitchen and the old breakfast room. Our kitchen is all light wood. I'd like to do something jazzy in the new space. My questio...
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For a happy bedtime story, think cool, dark and quietOct 07, 2014 12:32 pm - Q. I am a terrible sleeper, three, sometimes four hours a night. I checked about sleep apnea -- negative -- but the doctors suggest one problem might be my bedroom, that...
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Don't waste a view; reflect it.Oct 01, 2014 6:00 am - Q. We built our new home to take advantage of the great water views … except in the kitchen where we — duh — designed things so that when the cook (that's usually me) is...
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Decorating 'rules' have gone out the windowSep 15, 2014 12:30 pm - Q. We have a lot of space in our new loft. A lot! What are the rules about arranging furniture? And what about colors? Everything we have is slick, modern, beige-ish (an...
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No man cave for Mr. My WaySep 08, 2014 10:08 am - Q. OK, maybe I should hire a professional (as my friends keep telling me), but I know the look I want for my own digs: sharp, clean, sophisticated - the way I think I dr...
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Having 'a style' is out of styleSep 02, 2014 9:44 am - Q. A woman I met at a bridal luncheon asked me in what “style” we are going to decorate our apartment. I realize I don't have a special style. I like a lot of different ...