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Design Dilemma: Art vs. Furniture
There’s an old decorator’s credo that you must make a choice when decorating: Either you highlight your furniture or you highlight your art. In other words, if you have a fabulous art collection, you’ll want to stick to subdued and neutral color choices in your furniture, carpets and accessories. Or, on the other hand, if you […]
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Design Dilemma: All-White, Without Feeling Like A Hospital
Have you ever seen an all-white home, and wanted to replicate the look? We have, but there have been countless reasons why we haven’t tried it. A black dog, for one. And then there’s another reason: all white can fall flat when done badly. Yes, in the best hands, all white can feel classic, timeless, […]
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Design Dilemma: Keeping A Collection from Feeling Like Clutter
Oh the joys of collecting! Beautiful sculpture. Art. Antique bird cages. X-men figures. But anyone with a collection of just about anything comes to realize at some point that things can get out of hand. Collections, after a while, can come to feel like clutter. And that’s a real downer. What steps can you take […]