Articles filed under Decor
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Italian town inspires designerDec 24, 2015 5:00 am - Just tell anyone that you are traveling to Firenze, in Italy, and you can actually see them swoon. This is exactly how powerful good design can be. A city of grand Renai...
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Color of the year is a startling choiceDec 23, 2015 10:00 pm - We must be in trouble. The color of the year is Alabaster, which is essentially white. Plain old white is supposed to get us excited? I am stopped still in my tracks by ...
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Jonathan Adler's design fundamentalsDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Designer and author Jonathan Adler joined The Washington Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the newspaper's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q....
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Creative solutions for table centerpiecesDec 18, 2015 5:00 am - Entertaining guests is a great way to open and share your home and make memories with family and friends. If your entertaining includes a meal, chances are everyone will...
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Rise above the gift card with these fun ideas for the homeDec 18, 2015 5:00 am - Rise above the gift card with these fun ideas for the home
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Earthenware dinner set design inspired by desert flowersDec 17, 2015 5:01 am - Q. This is a picture of one of the dishes that is part of a service-for-12 set of dinnerware. I have acquired the set of Franciscan earthenware with all the extra servin...
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Unusual storage concepts for guestsDec 17, 2015 5:00 am - There's nothing like imminent holiday company to point out deficiencies in your home. While we all know the dates on the calendar, somehow major celebrations land as a s...
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Deck the halls with plants aplentyDec 15, 2015 5:00 am - Many plants have long been associated with Christmas, thanks to both Christian and pagan legends. Lovers of the holidays bring them into their homes even today because o...
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Celebrating dual traditions in Cuba: Santa Barbara and ChangoDec 13, 2015 12:01 am - The history of Santa Barbara dates back to the third century. A rich pagan kept his daughter locked in a tower to keep her from having contact with the outside world. Sh...
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For a thoughtful gift, think outside the boxDec 12, 2015 6:14 am - Gift wrappers tend to fall into one of two categories: Either they buy standard paper and ribbon from a local pharmacy and a bag of those trusty peel-and-stick bows, or ...