Articles filed under Decor
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Plant buttonbush in wet landscape areasApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - Not all shrubs flaunt flamboyant blooms or brightly-colored foliage. Instead, they are content to bloom modestly and offer attractive foliage while coming to the rescue ...
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Greek key: Thousands of years old and still in styleApr 08, 2018 6:00 am - On a recent trip to London, I spent a morning wandering the antiquity galleries of the British Museum and was reminded — as I always am — that so many patterns and desig...
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The new trend is not being trendyApr 07, 2018 6:00 am - It's spring, a fine time to talk about fresh design ideas. We are in a period that embraces just about anything; there is acceptance for every genre, from vintage to cri...
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Calm, cool and collected decor at Architectural Digest ShowApr 06, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK — The recent Architectural Digest Design Show offered winter-weary attendees a breath of fresh air with many design ideas that were calm, cool and collected. So...
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Victoria porcelain set fit for a queenApr 01, 2018 7:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of a china canister set. My grandmother purchased the set for $10 from a Chicago neighbor decades ago, possibly in the 1930s or 1940s. She used th...
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Avoid common mistakes in the perennial borderApr 01, 2018 7:00 am - As a new gardening season begins, avoid these common missteps to keep your perennials healthy and your borders beautiful. Gardening mistake No. 1: ...
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Use tile as art to make a hot fireplaceApr 01, 2018 6:00 am - Make a fireplace something spectacular with a new tile facelift. Not one inch of precious space will be sacrificed, yet an entire wall might become a work of art. Tile h...
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Backward books trend can be read two waysMar 31, 2018 6:00 am - Looking for an easy way to organize a messy bookshelf? You might consider turning all the spines backward. Yes, the backward bookshelf is one of the easiest ways — albei...
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New hydrangea varieties to grow in 2018Mar 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Hydrangeas are the reigning celebrities of the shrub world — gardeners can't get enough of them. There are types for sun and shade, all boasting magnificent blooms throu...
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Palm Beach continually searches for an architectural soulMar 25, 2018 7:00 am - Many think that the architecture of Palm Beach, Florida, is one that never changes — building in Palm Beach is no easy task. It is but for a fortunate few who can first ...