Articles filed under Decor
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How to use the 2015 Color of the YearJan 03, 2015 11:01 pm - It's fun to begin the new year with the projected colors of the year. More interesting to me is to learn the philosophy behind why the powers that be think the public wi...
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Waking up a breakfast roomJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Q. We have a tiny room off the kitchen that used to be the butler's pantry. I'd like to turn it into a breakfast nook, but there are three windows, not much wall space, ...
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Living in and decorating a 100-year-old CraftsmanDec 31, 2014 5:01 am - PASADENA, Calif. - My love of 100-year-old California Craftsman bungalows - those low-slung, early 20th-century Arts and Crafts-era homes known for their clean, horizont...
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Divide and define spaces in smaller homesDec 29, 2014 4:15 am - Repurposing space in a small home presents unique challenges. Those who live in a loft understand what I'm talking about. It is tricky to create “rooms” in one, open spa...
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Scientists seek a better Christmas treeDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that ar...
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A look at one woman's collection of more than 500 SantasDec 22, 2014 11:01 pm - The love of Christmas is often handed down from one generation to another. Linda Schielke's parents loved Christmas. It's no surprise that she loves the holiday as well....
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Need a little Christmas? This house has a lot!Dec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Q. We fell in love with this house because there was a perfect place for the Christmas tree - in the front hall beside the stairs! I've been widowed for four years - no ...
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Functional tinware makes an elegant additionDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - TOKYO - An elegantly curved wineglass, a slender champagne flute and a standard beer tumbler - imagine these drinking vessels made not of glass, but of tin. Tinware, whi...
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Designers more prominently display TVsDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - No longer something to hide in a bulky piece of furniture, televisions in the modern home have been elevated to a position of near reverence. The TV has transitioned int...
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No room for a Christmas tree? Embrace the unexpectedDec 20, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON — How do you make a small space feel like home for the holidays? Can it even be done? When traditional decor is out of the question (in other words, if your a...