Articles filed under Decor
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Prospect Park homes, history featured in holiday housewalkNov 30, 2013 11:00 pm - One of Mount Prospect's “toniest” neighborhoods will be on display Dec. 6 when the Mount Prospect Historical Society holds its 26th annual Holiday Housewalk from 3:30 to...
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How old is this Wardle vase?Nov 30, 2013 4:51 am - Q. This vase was given to my wife by her aunt over 50 years ago. Her aunt said she got it from her mother and father in the late 1880s as a wedding gift. We have never b...
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First lady welcomes White House Christmas treeNov 29, 2013 12:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Christmas has come to the White House. Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and the family’s two dogs have accepted an 18-and-a-half-foot Douglas fir ...
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The versatility of grayNov 24, 2013 12:00 am - Gray is the new beige. Though don’t call it “greige,” like it’s some cutesy neutral du jour. As color expert Kate Smith explains, over the past decade or so, the design ...
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The Moroccan rug goes mainstreamNov 23, 2013 12:00 am - Shaggy, chic rugs are a designer favorite
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If these walls could talkNov 19, 2013 12:00 am - Help! Our “wreck” room is in desperate need of a makeover! Left unfinished when our house was built in 1965, the lower rec room portion of this tri-level was finally com...
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Outdated family roomNov 19, 2013 12:00 am - Our family room is very outdated, it definitely could use some remodeling. Usually when it comes to home improvements to the house I try to do them in order save money. ...
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A pre-Columbian stirrup pot — or is it?Nov 17, 2013 4:51 am - Q. Back in the day, my grandfather was a buyer for Wrigley Chewing Gum and he frequently visited South and Central America to buy, well, gum. He brought back from one su...
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Holiday decorating expands with themes throughout the homeNov 17, 2013 12:00 am - “Less” may be “more” when it comes to most of today’s decorating. But that adage goes out the window when it comes to the holidays. It seems every year the decorations i...
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Too neutralNov 14, 2013 12:00 am - Our family room needs an update! We recently moved into a house after living in a small condo, and we brought all of our old furniture with us. My husband and I have a 2...