Articles filed under Decor
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'Blue Collar Millionaire' turned her family's messes into 'slobproof' furnitureJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - The messes were mounting, and Debbie Wiener was seething. "It all started when I married a slob and then gave birth to two more slobs," she said. Her husband, she said, ...
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Storage that makes a statementJan 22, 2017 5:00 am - After moving this summer, design blogger Jennifer Sergent quickly realized that her new home lacked one crucial element: built-in shelving. "We had nothing to hold our b...
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Good painted cottage furniture is hard to findJan 15, 2017 5:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an antique dry sink that has been in our family for years. It has the original yellow paint, which shows some wear, and is decorated with hand-pain...
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Sunny, cheerful yellow can be tricky to use wellJan 15, 2017 5:00 am - Gorgeous shades of yellow have become increasingly popular in home decor, a trend that seems set to continue in the coming year. Yellow is prominent in the Sherwin-Willi...
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Tips for de-cluttering for the new yearJan 15, 2017 5:00 am - What better way is there to get yourself back into the swing of things than putting your home back in order after the holidays? I'm no model citizen when it comes to thi...
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Six mistakes you might be making in hanging or cleaning your artJan 13, 2017 5:00 am - Whether your gallery wall contains rare French lithographs or drawings by your children, you should do your best to protect what you have chosen to display. Often we han...
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Understanding the designer's thought processJan 08, 2017 6:01 am - Unbeknown to many, some of the most influential interior designs have come from architects and not interior designers. Take, for example, Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona P...
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Whimsical touches lighten the winter funkJan 08, 2017 4:00 am - This is the perfect time of year to find a place for quirky and whimsical touches that will enliven your home environment. We know that longer and darker days of winter ...
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DIY furnace and fireplace checklistJan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Not everything has to be left to the pros. Homeowners can take a few simple preventive maintenance steps themselves throughout the year to better safeguard their HVAC sy...
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Museum offers exhibit of jewelry made from unusual stuffJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — A brooch in the shape of a dung beetle, made out of a gray metal teaspoon. A bracelet resembling a koi fish, with scales of glistening red, white and blue ...