Articles filed under Decor
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Is it time to put your house on a strict 'diet'?
Jan 17, 2021 7:01 AM - Every year for the past 10 years, toward the beginning of the year, I try to tackle a column about living life lighter. Oh, I am not talking about weight. I try and give advice and lead the way to lightening up your surroundings so that any activity or new endeavor can be done without clutter. This is what you can call a "house diet." -
How to choose the right lighting inside your home
Jan 10, 2021 7:00 AM - When choosing lighting for a home, some general rules about what works in each room can help homeowners make the most informed decision. -
Six steps to organize your home office
Jan 3, 2021 7:00 AM - Follow these guidelines to create an effective, organized home office. -
How to create your ideal Zoom backdrop
Dec 26, 2020 7:01 AM - Video chats have been the major shift for communication in both business meetings and family gatherings since the beginning of the pandemic. In the process, we have also become cinematographers and theatrical set designers of sorts. -
Home style begins and ends with comfort
Dec 20, 2020 7:01 AM - Having been through a few months of lockdown and working from home, we are all more familiar with everything in our homes than we ever have been before. Minutes, hours, days, weeks and months have given us every opportunity to check out every scratch, blemish and wrinkle. We are now keenly aware of what we like and what we don't. Comfort, above all, is what we all want today. It is the ultimate luxury. -
Twigs offer simple beauty in displays and decorations
Dec 19, 2020 7:00 AM - Twigs aren't without beauty; at farmers markets, garden centers and floral shops, buckets of branches bristle with color, texture and form. Willow stems can be curly and flame orange. Dogwood is burnished red and yellow. Grapevines do a defiant twist.
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Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Lake County
Dec 18, 2020 8:49 AM - Brett Safron, who lives at 11 Copperwood Drive in Buffalo Grove, is the Editor's Choice winner for Lake County in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, presented by Treetime Christmas Creations of Lake Barrington. -
Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Fox Valley
Dec 18, 2020 8:49 AM - Michael Ash, who lives at 7438 Grandview Court in Carpentersville, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Fox Valley in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, presented by Treetime Christmas Creations of Lake Barrington. -
Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: DuPage County
Dec 18, 2020 8:49 AM - Rudy Vanderbiest, who lives at 1214 Easton Drive in Carol Stream, is the Editor's Choice winner for DuPage County in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, presented by Treetime Christmas Creations of Lake Barrington. -
Holiday Lights Contest Editor's Choice Winner: Northwest suburbs
Dec 18, 2020 8:48 AM - Ray Aviles, who lives at 3708 Rywick Drive, Rolling Meadows, is the Editor's Choice winner for the Northwest suburbs in the Daily Herald's annual holiday lights contest, presented by Treetime Christmas Creations of Lake Barrington.
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