Articles filed under Decor
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Satsuma pottery made in Japan since 1600sNov 12, 2017 5:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a picture of a vase that has been in my family many, many years. As an avid reader of your column, I recently noticed a question about a similar vase. It ...
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Companies, communities bet on tiny-house livingNov 12, 2017 5:00 am - We've all been watching the tiny-house phenomenon for a while now. Tiny houses have become a fad since the cost of housing has skyrocketed in parts of the country and sa...
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Garden indoors and purify air with houseplantsNov 12, 2017 5:00 am - Gardeners may be finishing up some fall cleanup in perennial borders, straightening their garden sheds and cleaning tools, but there's no doubt about it — the gardening ...
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What are you hiding, or accentuating?Nov 12, 2017 5:00 am - The decorative folding screen has become a common interior furnishing that is both functional and aesthetically impactful. It is believed screens were original to China,...
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Getting a California look on the East coast - or anywhereNov 10, 2017 7:00 am - Los Angeles designer, artist and product creator Justina Blakeney joined staff writer Jura Koncius recently on The Washington Post's Home Front online chat. Q. I am a br...
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There's an art to creating an enticing vignetteNov 05, 2017 5:01 am - My first collection, or attempt at displaying items, as a child was boxes. Made of any material: cardboard, wood or plastic, I would organizes them by sizes and stack th...
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Demilune table has a bird's-eye viewNov 05, 2017 5:01 am - Q. The table in this photo is made of walnut and was given to my mother by a dear friend, who is now 96 years old. So many coats of white paint covered the table that it...
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Home needs update after mother's passingNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - It's pre 21st century! I couldn't change my family room because my mom lived with me. However, she just recently passed away ... Too much change for her was not a good t...
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Make a room feel larger through designNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - We have lived in our home for 18 years and I have had the hardest time with this room. I really dislike covering the window with a couch, and our fireplace is directly a...
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Seed heads give perennials another season of interestNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - There are at least three good reasons to leave seed heads standing in the garden instead of cutting them back. First, they provide food for birds in the fall and winter....