Articles filed under Decor
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Adding warmth to a room with booksMar 09, 2013 3:00 am - I have noticed over the years that every so often magazines (and now blogs) feature beautiful spreads of book-filled rooms, with headlines like “Living With Books” or “T...
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Do-it-yourselfers give new life to old dinnerwareMar 09, 2013 12:00 am - Vintage dishware doesn’t have to gather dust in the china cabinet. Outdated table settings, such as a stack of your grandmother’s old plates or a bundle of used mugs you...
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Large cabinets are a top-shelf design ideaMar 08, 2013 3:00 am - I have a color-outside-the-lines personality. Maybe that’s why I really enjoy being a decorating myth-buster. Here’s a misconception I want to shatter: Big cabinets don’...
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Today's larger kitchen has work zones, rather than a work spaceMar 08, 2013 3:00 am - Today, kitchen designers think outside the triangle. The work triangle, which determines placement of the refrigerator, stove and sink in relation to a primary work spac...
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Choosing the right pillow for the best sleepMar 07, 2013 12:00 am - Pillows are an important part of bedding, and there are a lot of choices available — from fluffy down-filled pillows to memory-foam pillows. They are designed to keep yo...
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Dealers say antiques are a sensible decorating optionMar 03, 2013 10:00 pm - The quilt above the family room fireplace answers the show-stopping question: What do you put in that huge focal point under the vaulted ceiling? If you're Debbie McArdl...
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Start now for spring selling seasonMar 03, 2013 4:00 am - WASHINGTON — Architect Chris French and his wife, Anya Landau French, turned up the volume on their vacant condominium apartment with designer-inspired contemporary furn...
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Wood plate features famous German churchMar 02, 2013 4:51 am - Q. I enjoy reading your column in the Times Herald-Record here in the Hudson Valley and this has pushed me to photograph the front and back of a wooden plate that I beli...
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Sure bets at the Las Vegas furniture marketMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - From the curious to the classical, the Winter Las Vegas Market 2013 offered a look at new furnishings that are convenient, comfortable, contemporary and even quirky. Tax...
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Paint and the pursuit of happinessMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - During this lackluster time of year, you might find some joy in a can of paint. For 2013, paint companies such as Valspar are offering a mood-enhancing palette. “Consume...