Home and Garden
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Decorators move back to the blues for 2014Dec 09, 2013 8:49 am - HIGH POINT, N.C. — All indications point to indigo, cobalt and rich peacock hues popping up on the pages of shelter magazines, fashion runways and home furnishing retail...
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Books for the stylish coffee tableDec 09, 2013 8:00 am - Throughout the fall, the stack of design books on my desk just kept getting taller and taller. It now measures more than three feet. My job was to select eight books tha...
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Watch out for poison in these popular houseplantsDec 09, 2013 12:00 am - Q. Can you tell me which houseplants are poisonous? I am concerned when my grandchildren come visit me. A. Many popular houseplants come from tropical climates where the...
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To love, honor and cherish good designDec 08, 2013 12:00 am - On their blog, AphroChic (www.aphrochic.com), Philadelphia husband-and-wife design team Bryan Mason and Jeanine Hays chronicle how they blend culturally relevant element...
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Boost your home's holiday spirit with delightful displaysDec 07, 2013 11:00 pm - Decorating for Christmas means different things to different people. Some don't think it's the holidays without glitzy garlands, brightly colored ornaments and sparkling...
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There's still time to enter our holiday lights contestDec 07, 2013 10:00 pm - Yeah, it's cold outside, but those holiday lights aren't going to hang themselves. Bundle up and start decorating. You could win a snowblower for your efforts. Once you...
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Bar set high in holiday lights contestDec 07, 2013 7:00 am - A few strands of multicolored bulbs and scattered reindeer just won’t cut it in the Daily Herald’s annual holiday lights competition. The best entries go all out, with s...
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Simple steps to a home both cozy, cost-efficientDec 07, 2013 12:00 am - As temperatures drop and daylight is in shorter supply, we fight back: We crank up the heat in our homes and turn on lights earlier and earlier. And yet we also want to ...
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Ask a designer: Change it up for the holidaysDec 06, 2013 5:00 am - The holiday season is synonymous with tradition. But that doesn’t mean you have to fill your home with the same holiday decorations in the same color scheme every year. ...
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How to take a great photo of your holiday lightsDec 06, 2013 4:30 am - Lights draped over the roof? Check. Inflatable snowman fully pumped up in the front yard? Check. Toy soldiers lining the driveway? Check. Christmas tunes programmed for ...