Articles filed under Decor
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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...
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Art guild members display their work in GenevaNov 07, 2012 12:50 pm - Nearly 40 area artists will display their original works at the Geneva History Center, 113 S. Third St., on Saturday, Nov. 10. The Greater Geneva Art Guild’s Premiere Ex...
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Penthouse condo now exudes a lofty styleNov 05, 2012 10:51 am - Ana and Mario’s home is on the penthouse floor of an older downtown condo building. Their unit has some really great features, including high ceilings and a wood-burning...
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Scandinavian, Japanese styles uniteNov 05, 2012 10:49 am - The back of Kathy Wallace and Sarah Pradt’s house in St. Paul, Minn., gets a lot of light. But for the first 14 years they lived there, they didn’t see much of it. That’...
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Ancient kitchen could be a deal-breakerNov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Kitchens remain the heart of most homes. It's not only where we cook and eat, but where friends and family gather, children do homework and daily chores are organized an...
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Chandelier can add sophistication or whimsy to a homeNov 04, 2012 5:58 am - Some interior designers tout paint as the best way to change the look of a room. For Lisa Roberts, “It’s lighting. … It’s more bang for the buck.” With the holidays appr...
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Snuggle with sensational winter beddingNov 04, 2012 1:00 am - One of my favorite rites of fall is to watch the leaves on the trees around my home turn amber, persimmon and ruby. Another is to see bedding ensembles transformed from ...