Articles filed under Decor
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Penthouse condo now exudes a lofty styleNov 05, 2012 10:51 am - Ana and Mario’s home is on the penthouse floor of an older downtown condo building. Their unit has some really great features, including high ceilings and a wood-burning...
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Scandinavian, Japanese styles uniteNov 05, 2012 10:49 am - The back of Kathy Wallace and Sarah Pradt’s house in St. Paul, Minn., gets a lot of light. But for the first 14 years they lived there, they didn’t see much of it. That’...
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Ancient kitchen could be a deal-breakerNov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Kitchens remain the heart of most homes. It's not only where we cook and eat, but where friends and family gather, children do homework and daily chores are organized an...
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Chandelier can add sophistication or whimsy to a homeNov 04, 2012 5:58 am - Some interior designers tout paint as the best way to change the look of a room. For Lisa Roberts, “It’s lighting. … It’s more bang for the buck.” With the holidays appr...
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Snuggle with sensational winter beddingNov 04, 2012 1:00 am - One of my favorite rites of fall is to watch the leaves on the trees around my home turn amber, persimmon and ruby. Another is to see bedding ensembles transformed from ...
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Designing a couple’s luxurious bedroom getawayNov 02, 2012 1:00 am - Lesley and John moved into their house six months ago with their blended family. The bungalow is a busy place with four kids in residence. Unfortunately, all of those ki...
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Aunt’s dining set not worth much todayOct 28, 2012 4:24 am - Q. Enclosed are photos of a dining-room set composed of a dining table, seven chairs (six straight and one captain’s) and a large mirrored sideboard/china cabinet. The s...
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Getting creative with candy cornOct 27, 2012 6:00 am - One of the most enduring of Halloween icons, candy corn is now more than 130 years old. Back in the early 1900s, when the little striped treat was one of a variety of fo...
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Palatine townhouse gets a bachelor pad treatmentOct 27, 2012 1:00 am - Known as the “affordable” interior designer, Marya Taylor achieved this four-room makeover from planning to installation in just eight weeks on a conservative budget. Th...
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How to pick the bed of your dreamsOct 20, 2012 5:00 am - After a long day at work, there is no piece of furniture in my entire home that I love more than my bed. Even though we spend a lot of our lives snuggled up in bed, too ...