Articles filed under Decor
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Decorating a home for a holiday open houseNov 25, 2012 4:00 am - Although she loves classic style and neutral interiors, the hospitable owner of this Geneva home longed for vibrant seasonal scenes that turned the tide on traditional d...
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Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk turns 25Nov 25, 2012 3:00 am - Mount Prospect’s oldest neighborhood will be on display Friday, Nov. 30, when the Mount Prospect Historical Society holds its 25th annual Holiday Housewalk from 3:30 to ...
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Make an advent calendar and a Christmas traditionNov 24, 2012 5:00 am - The advent calendar, which eases anxiety by counting down those pesky 24 days until Christmas Eve, is as much a holiday tradition for my family as the tree. Sure, you c...
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Lighting can set the mood for your holiday homeNov 24, 2012 4:14 am - Lighting sets the mood for your holiday home
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Parmida Home to open in Mount ProspectNov 24, 2012 3:55 am - Parmida Home, an up-and-coming retailer of affordable home luxuries, furniture, rugs, gifts and more, will open its second Northwest suburban store in early December at ...
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Interior Design Books: The Best of 2012Nov 23, 2012 4:00 am - Stylish coffee tables have a tall stack of fresh design books to display this season. After a lean few years in the interiors book category, an army of experts is bringi...
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Christmas on the Fox is a cure for Black Friday bluesNov 18, 2012 4:27 am - Say “Bah Humbug” to Friday — this coming Friday — aka Black Friday. Flat out refuse to gobble down Thanksgiving dinner tailgate style in the parking lot of a big box sto...
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Metalsmiths combine art and inventionNov 17, 2012 4:00 am - Architectural metalsmith Chris Rand fired up a blowtorch at the Ivy Arts Studio in Minneapolis and transformed cold, hard metal into intricate ginkgo leaves. The leaves ...
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Quilted barns draw attention to preservation, public artNov 11, 2012 4:00 am - When Nancy Fike first heard about a project in several Midwestern states that combined public art with barn preservation and the beauty of quiltmaking, she knew the old ...
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Function and style meet in attic bedroomNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - Colleen and Jamie live in a gorgeous old home with loads of charm and character. But old homes being what they are, there wasn’t a lot of storage space in the couple’s s...