Articles filed under Decor
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Tiny houses are still far from commonplaceJul 24, 2016 7:01 am - With lots of media exposure these days, tiny houses have earned a place at the top of the mountain. There's a TV program devoted to documenting the search for the perfec...
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Nine notable innovations from Dwell on DesignJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - Contemporary design devotees circled their sleek, Wi-Fi-enabled wagons at the annual Dwell on Design show in downtown Los Angeles late last month to commune with like-mi...
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For a change of kitchen pace, investigate shades of grayJul 24, 2016 7:00 am - If you ask a thousand people to name their favorite color, you might get one that would say gray. But look at any lifestyle or shelter magazine and you'll see that gray ...
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Mahogany parlor chairs are circa 1840Jul 24, 2016 6:01 am - Q. My husband and I were given two identical antique mahogany chairs by an elderly man who had been the curator of our local museum. He also worked at a New York museum ...
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Good things in small packagesJul 24, 2016 6:01 am - The saying goes that "Good things come in small packages." That is true when it comes to perfume and jewelry, but in regard to real estate, it's something completely dif...
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Salt & Sundry owner on gifts, outdoor parties and moreJul 22, 2016 5:00 am - Amanda McClements, owner and creative director of the Washington, D.C., home boutique Salt & Sundry, was a recent guest on the newspaper's Home Front online chat. Here i...
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Outdoor art installations celebrate iconic Glass HouseJul 17, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW CANAAN, Conn. — Philip Johnson's Glass House, built in this leafy corner of Connecticut in 1949, was always about more than architecture. While Johnson and his partn...
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Art deco drinkware set a toast to technology of the timeJul 17, 2016 7:01 am - Q. This set was my grandmother's. She passed it down to my mother. I inherited it when my mother died in 1996 at the age of 92. I am 83, but I can remember seeing the se...
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Palm Beach offers its own, distinct styleJul 17, 2016 6:01 am - There are cities that exude style. I am lucky. I happen to live in one. Palm Beach is a town where all the famous and infamous who's-its of the world, that know the best...
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Less lavish and more modern, art deco is returningJul 17, 2016 6:00 am - If you're tired of tapestries, taxidermy and other crafty kitsch that have taken over mass retail, you're not alone. The defining design trend of the past five years - a...