Articles filed under Decor
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Making of a dream home: Ambitious renovation spawns design careerApr 22, 2023 7:32 am - “A house is made with walls and beams; a home is made with love and dreams” - Ralph Waldo Emerson By Jill Goetz My husband and I purchased this original 1970s-style, 3,0...
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Antique chairs restored, reupholstered for local 'Encore Collection'Feb 15, 2023 5:20 am - When Hinsdale interior designer Stephanie Sarris changed her client's mind about a pair of Victorian chairs with a simple reupholstery job, she brought the idea to her f...
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Tips for budget-friendly home decorFeb 04, 2023 6:00 am - Rooms featuring neutral colors and minimal clutter tend to appear large and modern. Home interiors can be spruced up in a number of ways. Ideas run the gamut from relati...
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Geneva's RJA Design Interiors mixes modern, traditional for a 'quirky and deliberate' aestheticJan 30, 2023 7:50 am - As a collector of unique furniture and art pieces, Richard Abrahamson is grateful he has a 5,000-square-foot warehouse near Northwestern Delnor Hospital in Geneva to sto...
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Designers look to nature, landfills for new decor materialsJan 15, 2023 8:10 am - At first glance, Nina Edwards Anker's sconces and chandeliers look like ancient scrolls of parchment, or sheets of buttery toffee, wrapped around LED bulbs. Come closer ...
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Material of nobility available to the massesJan 10, 2023 5:15 am - It was all over the fashion runways. Women's Wear Daily raved about Armani dresses in this material. Harper's Bazaar called it one of 2022's biggest trends. At Britain's...
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Incorporate shapely lines into your home design for an up-to-the-minute lookJan 05, 2023 6:44 am - Home decor featuring curves and arches shaped up to be one of the hottest design trends of 2022 - and it will still be going strong in 2023. Curvy lines and rounded edge...
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Why transitional design is so popular in kitchens todayDec 28, 2022 5:31 am - You and your partner yearn for a remodeled kitchen. Problem is, you prefer a sleek modern look while your significant other insists on a more elaborate, classical approa...
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St. Charles resident keeping busy this holiday season making handcrafted Christmas giftsDec 22, 2022 5:20 am - Just like Santa Claus, artist and business owner Julie Norkus has been busy getting ready for Christmas. But her workshop is located at Trend + Relic in St. Charles, not...
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6 favorite conifers and the cones they produceDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - In much of the country, much of the landscape goes barren from fall through spring. Evergreens are typically the workhorse plants that carry us through. But not all ever...