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My Valentine in Orange
I received a beautiful Valentine’s gift yesterday. One that sent my imagination adrift – to the ringing of Gothic cathedral bells, the clack
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Tuscan Hill Town Recipe Close to my Heart
I watched my grandmother, Angiolina Lorenzi Polidori, make this recipe hundreds of times during my childhood. When you leave out the bread,
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A Winemaker's Bachelor Pad Do it Yourself. Do it with Heart.
Martini-drinking, tuxedo-wearing, Dean Martin Rat Pack movies come to mind when I think of bachelor pads. But my client's home, filled with
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Sunset Magazine’s 2012 Idea House Think Green … Build Blu
Sunset Magazine is once again on the verge of treating the public to its annual Idea House. Since 1998, these houses have showcased the late
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Beware of Magazine Kitchens
Do you ever long to have a kitchen just like the ones featured on the covers of shelter magazines? While I’ve swooned over many, myself, the
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The Visual Impact of Tile
Tile offers one of the most decorative opportunities in the realm of home building and improvement. In recent years, its industry that has
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Maximizing a Small Kitchen
Small spaces require big ideas. This is especially true when the space is one of the most popular rooms in the house – like the kitchen. Sin
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Countertop Confusion Syndrome
Do your eyes gloss over, your heart palpitate and your brain lose oxygen at the thought of selecting a kitchen or bathroom countertop? This
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Inside Out
I hear this phrase all the time, “bringing the outdoors in”. Today, I’m bringing the indoors … out. Design is about space, scale, balance, f
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The Tale of Toile
Toile de Jouy, sometimes abbreviated to simply “toile” is a type of decorative pattern on which a repeated pattern depicting a fairly comple
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The Defining Coffee Table
Think of your coffee table as a necklace on the “little black dress”. A string of pearls conveys a formal and classic look. A silver chain i
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Style on the Nile
The Nile’s plentiful mud was kiln-dried and made into building bricks. But because most of the brick has been destroyed over time with the f
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Modern Never Looked So Classic ... Two Trends Stay the Course in 2014
In the realm of home improvement, two trends remain strong: Homeowners are focused on their kitchens and bathrooms. And, they are increasing
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Mega-Money-Making Summer Weekend
How would you like to automatically and easily add value to your home? What if it hardly cost more than a little sweat equity and a...
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Uncommonly Colorful Words
Words can stir your imagination and create visions in your mind’s eye. If I told you about my newly painted green walls, what would you...
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A Fabric Journey ... From Contemporary to Tropical to Traditional
In the realm of home improvement, two trends remain strong: Homeowners are focused on their kitchens and bathrooms. And, they are increasing
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LED Lighting Made Simple
Whether you’re building new, remodeling, or just in need of a new light bulb, you’ve no doubt come across the term “LED”. If you’re like mos
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Question: I’m looking for new furniture and just when I think I know what my style is, I find ...
something else I like that’s a different style. I’m looking online to get ideas but the more I look, the more confused I get. How do I...
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Question: I just bought a plain, white box condo. I have zero furniture. I like many colors and ...
styles and haven’t decided on anything yet. I want to use color in a big way. I saw on your website that you sometimes used it...
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Changing a Room’s Style
Are you tired of your home’s current decor? Do you have another style in mind that you’d like to create but don’t want to start from scratch
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