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Category: Design
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In a Christmas Decorating Slump? Look to the French!
In the bustle of holiday hoopla, let’s consider Charlie Brown and his timeless message, has Christmas become too commercial? Of course it has, this is why we need the French. Marketing the holiday commits a few offenses: It shrouds its intended biblical origin, ruffles environmentalists by cutting down trees while the fake ones inevitably retire…
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Say No to Christmas Consumption with Reusable Gift Wrap
This season celebrate a green Christmas, and we’re not talking about spruce trees or a holiday in Florida. As the holidays are about giving, being eco-aware is the natural thing to do.
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Start Decorating! Personalized Christmas with Collectibles
If you shop for Christmas in July, get a rush when sifting through thrift store merchandise, chances are you have a vintage Christmas home. Those who find excitement in beautiful things get emotional when discovering a distinguished piece, perhaps in an obscure color or size, which must be acquired. The home becomes a showcase for…
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The Importance of Lighting a Home: Experts Weigh In
Once we flipped a switch to light a room, a non-nondescript fixture that looked like an upside down crystal ball. Now lighting has evolved into artful objects that do everything from change colors, adjust remotely, and can uplift a grouchy mood. It’s no wonder that Sotheby’s has cast light on the category. The fine auctioneer…
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Time to Winterize Your Home – and We’re Talking Warm, Textured Interiors
Cool weather equates to warm interiors, which is more than simply turning up the heat. Homes that are filled with rich colors, texture and accessories that cannot be sourced. The ideal spaces if you have an afternoon to dwindle and book to finish, which is what the British do so well. Enter Nina Campbell. If…
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Pink – So Misunderstood
Pink has a lot in common with the dumb blonde who’s really smart–seems like fluff and fun but there’s a deeper side. Pink’s association as the signature shade to announce the birth of a girl connects it to all things girly. Pink ribbons, lipgloss, frosted cupcakes and a young girl’s bedroom accented with fairy lights…
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We Love Great Legs – And We’re Talking Furniture
Great legs aren’t designated to models and paleo dieters, they are also a covetable feature in home decor. Jenny Lind furnishings is a popular design, which has carved, knobby legs that look like a stack of Christmas ornaments. (The name is attributed to the Swedish opera singer who was the Victorian’s version of Beyonce due…
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No-Fail Styling Tip: Add Art and Accessorize
Experiencing a decor crisis? A challenging space that craves more than a house plant and sweet picture of the seashore? Add art and accessorize, which is a dependable prescription to any design dilemma. Overlooked areas can bedevil the most accomplished designers, which is why enlisting dependable accents can guarantee a designed home.
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Simple Ways to Update a Dated Space
The Laguna Beach home I fell for was retro. Though not from the cool glimmer of a disco ball or vivid Pucci print, it was an artifact proving that mustard yellow and linoleum floors were once design darlings. The challenge in transforming a Brady Bunch beach house from its 70’s grooviness to the present began…
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10 Tips to Creating a Styled Vignette
An expertly styled vignette is not a daunting compilation of luxurious items only mastered by stylists in skinny pants. Walk through your home and details for a curated display abound. Use personal belongings as props for an artistic setting since they were sourced by you, acquired and kept because they convey your stylistic language. Pull…