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Design Dilemma: To Paint or Not to Paint Wood Cabinets
There comes a time when just about anyone with standard builder’s kitchen cabinets from one of those ubiquitous big box stores starts to hear a little nagging voice in the head. “Should I paint those kitchen cabinets?” The arguments for painting are many: a fresh coat of paint has a way of hiding the standard-ness […]
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Design Dilemma: Bringing A Little Texture Home
Who says texture is just for big nubby sweaters? Actually, beyond thick socks and wool cardigans, texture can be an incredibly sensuous design element in your home. True, it’s subtle (perhaps that’s why it’s often overlooked by interior decorators who seem more concerned with color and shapes) but texture can pull your room into a […]
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Design Dilemma: Living and Working in the Same Space
More and more of us are doing it: living and working in the same space. A few of us are artists, splashing paint around a studio where we also happen to live. But it’s not just artists working at home these days. The legions of at-home workers include architects, graphic designers, businesspeople, computer techs, customer […]