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A Decorating Tip from the Anxious Decorator

A Decorating Tip from the Anxious DecoratorA Decorating Tip Q: Finally, we had some rain this summer, but my relief over this for the sake the perennial beds was quickly quashed when I realized that over the winter the roof had developed a leak. Now, the roof is repaired, but the bedroom ceiling is ruined. It's never been that great; it's just plain white ceiling tiles that don't...

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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A League of Their Own

A League of Their OwnA League of Their Own Even if you can spot the differences between a claw-and-ball foot made in Philadelphia and one made in Massachusetts, you should develop a healthy skepticism before you acquire any piece of antique furniture. The very first question you should ask yourself is how you know a piece is genuine. If museums and established..

 

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Amish Quilts

Amish QuiltsAmish Quilts As autumn falls upon us, our thoughts naturally turn toward keeping warm even if we're in Hawaii or Texas, the instinct to nestle in come October is in almost all of us. One way to warm up a home in any latitude is with a cozy handmade quilt. There are lots of choices since quilts come in a variety of types and styles, from...

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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Chinese Embroidered Pillows

Chinese Embroidered PillowsChinese Embroidered Pillows Comfort should come first in your home, and you certainly don't want your guests sitting stiffly on the sofa without enough cushioning. But the throw pillows you scatter around the living room don't have to be chosen simply for their soft stuffing, their nice fabric, or their pretty colors; you can add meaning...

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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Cocktail Shakers and Glasses

Cocktail Shakers and GlassesCocktail Shakers and Glasses This winter, the Armchair Decorator is staying close to home; and why not, with so many holiday parties and so much appreciation of America and Americana? To help celebrate whatever it is you're celebrating right now � Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or just the continuance of life in the face of war - we've taken..

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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Early American Condo

Early American CondoEarly American Condo At Sheffield we teach our students a simple Three-Step Method for designing every room they create: A successful room is functional. A successful room expresses a mood. A successful room exhibits a sense of harmony. This simple Three-Step Method is the secret of every interior ever designed. We teach our students to...

 

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Eye of the Designer

Eye of the DesignerEye of the Designer This is the first lesson in Unit One of the Sheffield Course. While many interior design programs start right away with measuring and sketching, we take a different approach at Sheffield. There's plenty of measuring and sketching, and that work does begin in Unit One. But before we turn to the work, we start was a...

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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Forcing Flowering Branches

Forcing Flowering BranchesForcing Flowering Branches We talked about how you can force narcissus bulbs to bloom indoors, even if you weren't quite organized enough to be able to get them started way back in November, when grim February seemed far away. But what if you missed that botanical boat as well, and now here it is February, and you're wondering if spring...

 

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Handmade Personalized Furniture

Handmade Personalized FurnitureHandmade Personalized Furniture Time was when hand-made, personalized furniture wasn't really a big deal; all furniture was made to order, and was often crafted by someone in the household, so it could have the little flourishes and details that particularly appeared to an individual. Today, of course, it's asking too much to expect all...

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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History and Color a Cure for the Post Holiday Blues

History and Color a Cure for the Post Holiday BluesHistory and Color a Cure for the Post Holiday Blues An invisible clamp presses your temples together as you go to work, and your neighborhood is chilled by a damp wind tossing about scraps of ribbon and tissue left behind by careless garbage men. Yep, the holidays are over, and you've got a severe case of the post-holidays blues. You need...

 

Added: Fri Oct 11 2002
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