Articles filed under Decor
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Award-winning designs show what's hot in the kitchenJun 15, 2014 5:45 am - Simple, clean and minimal. Contemporary kitchen design is in for 2014, according to the National Kitchen and Bath Association's latest style report. The association aske...
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With dining tables, take the time to get it rightJun 15, 2014 12:01 am - When you are faced with confined space, getting the size of your dining room right is imperative. Don't be wooed by style if it is simply too large for your area. You wi...
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How to master the mix of then and nowJun 14, 2014 5:45 am - Q. Our house is traditional, but we are not. My husband and I like things with a contemporary edge, especially the art we have collected over the years. We recently move...
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Go back in history to define drawing roomJun 07, 2014 12:01 am - Q. We just toured a designer show house, and I have a question: What is a "drawing room"? This one was done up like an elegant living room, no arts and crafts materials ...
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Ask a designer: No color's too bold for decorJun 06, 2014 5:45 am - It might be practical, of course, to decorate your home with neutral colors and muted earth tones. No need to worry about colors clashing if most everything is white, be...
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Right at home: A neoclassical moment in decorJun 05, 2014 5:45 am - If you're a fan of traditional decor, you probably appreciate the elegant lines and rich history of neoclassical style. Interest in classical style really took off in t...
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Victorian garden style lives onJun 01, 2014 5:30 am - Those drawn to 19th-century style may be pleased to learn that vintage garden decor is a trend this spring and summer. The look involves florals, weathered wood, wire, p...
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Rethinking decorating's 'Rule of Three'May 31, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I am told that three is the magic number in decorating: three ... or five ... any odd number, rather than even numbers of things. Where did this notion come from? Doe...
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Countertops get creative, some as works of artMay 30, 2014 5:45 am - The concrete countertops in Eleanor Zuckerman's San Francisco kitchen are handcrafted works of art. Custom-designed by Fu-Tun Cheng of the Berkeley, California-based Che...
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Right at home: Decor inspired by creepy crawliesMay 30, 2014 5:15 am - Many would agree with naturalist David Attenborough that nature "is the greatest source of visual beauty." And that includes the creepy crawlies: From snakes' skins to t...