Articles filed under Decor
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Students transform drab dorm rooms into comfy spaces: How much that's costing themSep 10, 2023 6:00 am - From $300 studded headboards and $100 coffee table books to custom-made cabinets to disguise your mini-fridge, students are spending big bucks to decorate their dorm roo...
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New wallpapers evoke history, nature to help rooms tell a storyAug 06, 2023 6:00 am - In the Emmy-nominated opening credits of HBO's “White Lotus,” wallpaper-like images told a story: The tropical prints started off innocuously enough, but then turned omi...
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Daily Herald readers win patio makeoverJul 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Patio furniture takes a beating - especially when its owners don't have space to store it inside a garage or basement during the winter. But thanks to By the Yard outdoo...
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Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens returns for first time since 2020May 21, 2023 7:00 am - Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens returns for first time since 2020
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Dreaming of summer in the backyard or patio? Create an oasisApr 30, 2023 7:00 am - Dreaming of summer in the backyard or patio? Create an oasis
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Quick spring refreshes make an old place feel like newApr 20, 2023 6:00 am - Maybe you had hoped to be in a new home this year but were deterred by high housing prices. Maybe it's just the arrival of spring that's got you looking around your room...
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Making of a dream home: Ambitious renovation spawns design careerApr 19, 2023 6:00 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 12, 2023 12:00 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 27, 2023 5:00 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...