Articles filed under Decor
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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...
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A look back, and forward, at the evolution of the family roomOct 31, 2014 6:00 am - What goes into the makings of a family room? Historically, the first family rooms emerged from the hands of architects into floor plans about 50 or 60 years ago. This ro...
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Right at home: Artistry and artifice in new tilesOct 30, 2014 6:00 am - Associated Press Tile has a rich and varied history in decor, from Roman floor mosaics to majolica to Delft ceramics to Mexican terra cotta. These styles and more conti...
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Let in the lightOct 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Mood, space can be altered with lighting design
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Kid's stuff: Ageless flair for the teen's lairOct 25, 2014 6:30 am - Decorating a teenager's bedroom is an exercise in negotiation. Gone are the days when you could choose animal art or ballerina bedding without a blink from your young on...
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Why picking the right sofa is so importantOct 25, 2014 12:01 am - Home designers have noticed that decorating trends tend to run in cycles of seven to ten years, said Anne Hildreth, a designer in the Vernon Hills Steinhafels Furniture ...