Articles filed under Decor
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Design the ideal home officeOct 21, 2017 6:00 am - One of the perks of working from home is the ability to roll out of bed on your own clock and get down to business in a bathrobe, if you so desire. But another major per...
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Be more productive with a home office that's less busyOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - Working from home sounds fun, but the reality can be far from it. So we asked New York designer Taylor Spellman, co-host of the Bravo reality show "Yours, Mine or Ours,"...
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A Georgetown jewel box for a new empty-nesterOct 15, 2017 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - Newly single and a recent empty-nester, Georgetown decorator Michele Evans was ready to create a new home for herself. She bought an 1830s former boardingho...
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Pioneer woodsmen inspired fraternal organizationOct 15, 2017 6:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a brass belt buckle that I have been curious about for a long time. The belt is marked in relief with an ax and a mallet, along with the letters "M...
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Create compost for a healthier garden next springOct 15, 2017 6:00 am - Even though days are getting shorter and the mercury in the thermometer is heading south, there is still plenty to do in the vegetable garden. Continue harvesting vegeta...
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Stretch the storage space in your kitchen, closetsOct 14, 2017 7:00 am - People seem to fill whatever space they have available. So whether you have a house that was built 50 years ago with little storage or one that was built five years ago ...
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The White Company's monochrome aesthetic comes to the U.S.Oct 14, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Sometimes dubbed a British Martha Stewart, Chrissie Rucker - with her own home goods empire and cultish following - has brought her monochrome aesthetic to Fi...
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Sterling flatware set fit for a kingOct 08, 2017 7:01 am - Q. I inherited the 58-piece Towle Silversmiths sterling silver flatware seen in this picture. It is a service for eight, and it includes a matching carving set. Inscribe...
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Should you put away the pruners? Yes and noOct 08, 2017 7:00 am - To cut back or not to cut back? That is another question I am sure William Shakespeare asked fellow gardeners in London in the late 16th century, and gardeners are still...
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Designing for survival for times without powerOct 08, 2017 6:01 am - Having just survived a hurricane in Florida - Irma, to be exact - and a week without conditioned air, I was given some downtime to think and write. This hot, miserable p...