Articles filed under Decor
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My unliveable spaceNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - I am living in a house built in the 1950s, which my husband grew up in and inherited when his parents passed. He thought everything was "good enough" just the way it was...
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Lost antiques can (almost) be found againNov 09, 2014 6:15 am - Q. How can I give our new house some Old World charm? I grew up with antiques (sadly lost in a fire) and my husband grew up in an orphanage. It seems important for us to...
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How clotheshorses can rein in wardrobesNov 08, 2014 6:00 am - Urban life and high fashion seem to go together. But the closet space that typically comes with most city apartments is laughable and calls for creative, outside-the-box...
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Camouflage craze finds its way into home decorNov 08, 2014 5:45 am - You can run, but you can't hide ... or can you? The latest trend in fashion, accessories and home decor fabrics are inspired by war. Camouflage is everywhere in the tren...
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Ask a designer: Making your clutter into decorNov 06, 2014 5:00 am - Designers often surprise their clients by sharing a secret: You can dramatically change the look of a room simply by changing or rearranging the items on your bookshelve...
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The bare brown roomNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - We are a family of five. We have 16-year-old triplet boys. College is in the near future and, let's face it, feeding three teenage boys is costly enough. My husband and ...
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Cozy interior design for the colder monthsNov 02, 2014 5:45 am - Just as wardrobes change with the season, so should a home's style. Spring and summer are for “whimsical” decor, says Wesley Thompson, an Annapolis, Maryland, interior d...
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Windows, furnishings are quick change artistsNov 02, 2014 5:30 am - Room decorating trends come and go. The space you decorated in the 1990s with pastels and brass is decidedly out of style now. But what do you do? You don't want to pitc...
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Retiring? Ditch the dark, one piece at a timeNov 01, 2014 12:01 am - Q. We are planning to retire at the end of the year and move to the lakeside bungalow we bought eight years ago. Suddenly, I realize our old furniture can't make the mov...
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In small spaces, how to pull off the mirror trickNov 01, 2014 12:00 am - When designer Colman Riddell and her family moved into a converted 19th-century stable in Georgetown, she inherited a colossal, ornate mirror from the previous owners th...