Articles filed under Decor
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New York City is a divine design destinationJun 04, 2017 6:01 am - Every year, more than a dozen interior designers pour out their hearts and wallets to produce breathtaking rooms for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House for the benefit of...
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Ways to make a kid's bedroom whimsicalJun 04, 2017 6:01 am - Reading magically cracks open the secret door to faraway places and mysterious concepts. After reading books together with your children, how about continuing the experi...
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Climbing hydrangeas are vines for the shade gardenJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - The first time I saw a climbing hydrangea, it was growing its way up the trunk of a majestic oak. I was smitten, and Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris also climbed its...
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These ceiling fans don't just keep you cool - they look cool, tooJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - It doesn't matter how design-minded you are - when the temperature approaches triple digits, you want to beat the heat. But ceiling fans are a contentious topic. Blackli...
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Designers dive right in with water-themed decorJun 03, 2017 6:00 am - Summer for many of us means reconnecting with water - lakeside hikes, paddles in the sea, luxuriant floats in some relaxing pool. And that connection isn't confined just...
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Evolve your sense of style over timeMay 28, 2017 6:01 am - I think my parents were ultracool. I haven't always thought that. As a child, I was a bit reticent about change and hated the process of their self-discovery. I remember...
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Add a splash of red, if you're bold enoughMay 28, 2017 6:01 am - American fashion designer Bill Blass said, "When in doubt, wear red." We have come to think of fire-engine red as one of the boldest fashion statements possible, and tha...
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Three-looped Staffordshire knot has a historyMay 28, 2017 6:01 am - Q. The three pottery vases in this picture were given to my wife by her aunt. We believe they originally belonged to her grandparents. They are in graduating sizes and w...
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Flavorful pairings for the dining roomMay 28, 2017 6:00 am - Matching dining furniture sets are out, and a more personalized, collected look is in. How do we know? Well, when furniture stores start selling the mix-and-match approa...
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Decorators warm to olive wood, hueMay 28, 2017 6:00 am - Olive trees, native to the Mediterranean region, are among nature's oldest trees, and they look it. Gnarled, brawny trunks, a crown full of silvery leaves and clusters o...