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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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Beige Three Ways
Fill in the blank: Beige is (a) safe and boring (b) classic and sophisticated (c) casual and charming (d) dramatic? The answer is “all of th
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House of Flax
Nothing feels better to wear during the summer than cool, lightweight, and breezy linen. My closet runneth over. Linen is also one of my fav
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Staying Warm
I recently ran into an old client who said, “I’ve been thinking about you every day!” I didn’t know what was coming next. Referring to this
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Tropics in the Napa Valley
My friend, Meryll, and I circled the displays at the Napa Valley Orchid Society a dozen times. Each lap delivered a new discovery. Intricate
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Silk Road to Silk Robe
A couple of weeks ago, the new series, “Silk”, started and I’m hooked. Set in London Judicial Chambers, it’s about two rival barristers comp
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The Art of Batik ... An American Couple Relocates to Bali and Starts a New Company
Batik is a wax-resist dyeing technique that is applied to cloth (which has first been washed, soaked and beaten with a mallet). “Wax-resist”
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Art versus Design
Art versus design has been a provocative topic throughout the ages. But there are points that can be agreed. The success of each is the resu
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Making an Impact
Impacts come in all shapes, sizes, costs, and commitments. They can be tackled one at a time or as many as one’s emotional and financial bud
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Intrigue of the Oriental Rug
What would 30 centuries of mystery, history, and tradition look like? Imagine patterns and colors filled with symbolism, folklore, and triba
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Ikebana ... A Contemplative Art Form
You’ve heard the phrases, “Stop and smell the roses”, “Less is more”, and “It’s not the destination; it’s the journey”. Ikebana, pronounced
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Red, White and Blue in Home Decor
Happy Independence Day! While red, white and blue wave in our flags outdoors today, how do you use these colors in your interiors? Here...
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The Art of Storage ... Daily Life Made Easier
“A place for everything and everything in its place.” Although this phrase is sometimes credited to Benjamin Franklin, the Oxford Book of Qu
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Which White Works?
As we went down her written list of questions, we came to the subject of wall color. I suggested one that may not seem very creative. White.
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Question: We’re shopping for a new dining table. How do we choose the shape? My husband wants ...
I always start with the shape of the room created by its furniture (other than the dining table). That is, an empty room may start out as a
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Question: How can I make my ceiling seem higher?
Anything that makes your eye look up will help. For instance, place a can light on the floor, at the base of a potted plant, and shine it up
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Question: Do you have any advice in choosing a ceiling fan?
Large fans move more air than small ones so it is more efficient to run a large fan, even on a low speed, than a small fan on a high speed.
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Color Wheels and Paint Strips
Even the great masters were stumped by color choices. “Color is my day-long obsession,” said Claude Monet. The next time you’re fanning thro
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Question: We have a two-story house with open stairs. Should we close them? What can we do with ...
the wasted space beneath them? Your open stairs lead me to a few open-ended questions. What is the style of your house? Is your staircase...
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When Couple’s Styles Clash
It’s not often that couples tell me, “We have the same taste, the same ideas, and the same goals.” So, a few years ago, I created an exercis
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