Articles filed under Decor
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Waking up a breakfast roomJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Q. We have a tiny room off the kitchen that used to be the butler's pantry. I'd like to turn it into a breakfast nook, but there are three windows, not much wall space, ...
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Living in and decorating a 100-year-old CraftsmanDec 31, 2014 5:01 am - PASADENA, Calif. - My love of 100-year-old California Craftsman bungalows - those low-slung, early 20th-century Arts and Crafts-era homes known for their clean, horizont...
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Divide and define spaces in smaller homesDec 29, 2014 4:15 am - Repurposing space in a small home presents unique challenges. Those who live in a loft understand what I'm talking about. It is tricky to create “rooms” in one, open spa...
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Scientists seek a better Christmas treeDec 26, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - The presents are unwrapped. The children's shrieks of delight are just a memory. Now it's time for another Yuletide tradition: cleaning up the needles that ar...
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A look at one woman's collection of more than 500 SantasDec 22, 2014 11:01 pm - The love of Christmas is often handed down from one generation to another. Linda Schielke's parents loved Christmas. It's no surprise that she loves the holiday as well....
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Need a little Christmas? This house has a lot!Dec 22, 2014 10:00 pm - Q. We fell in love with this house because there was a perfect place for the Christmas tree - in the front hall beside the stairs! I've been widowed for four years - no ...
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Functional tinware makes an elegant additionDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - TOKYO - An elegantly curved wineglass, a slender champagne flute and a standard beer tumbler - imagine these drinking vessels made not of glass, but of tin. Tinware, whi...
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Designers more prominently display TVsDec 20, 2014 11:01 pm - No longer something to hide in a bulky piece of furniture, televisions in the modern home have been elevated to a position of near reverence. The TV has transitioned int...
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No room for a Christmas tree? Embrace the unexpectedDec 20, 2014 5:30 am - WASHINGTON — How do you make a small space feel like home for the holidays? Can it even be done? When traditional decor is out of the question (in other words, if your a...
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To see, yet not to be seenDec 19, 2014 5:00 am - Q. We loved the picture window in the master bath of our new house — that's one reason we bought it. We didn't know it was a problem until after we moved in and realized...