Shortcuts are a necessity of life sometimes. While there’s nothing like the taste of fresh, homemade pasta, let’s face it, it’s time consuming. But as you dump that box of hard, dried pasta into the pot and wonder how long ago it was actually fresh, you know that anything hand made is worth the time.
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For many people who build a new home, lighting is often one of the last details to tackle. You’re in the home stretch just when you think the contractor will never finish and the work crew has become a permanent part of the family. Steve’s new home, built on the scenic New River in Ashe County near Jefferson, North Carolina, was an exception.
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On Wednesday, we started our tour of a new construction barn designed to look as if it had stood for decades. Pat, of Doylestown, Ohio, worked with Country Carpenters to carefully select materials and finishes that would honor the character of her property and complement her home and other outbuildings. For lighting, she chose hand-crafted fixtures from Barn Light Electric.
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When Nancy decided that the bathroom in her mid-century ranch home needed a facelift, she wanted to upgrade the 50-year-old sink and toilet, but she didn’t want to lose all of the detailing that she loves so much.
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Every kid needs a place to just be. To be safe. To be loved. To simply be a kid.
The KidSanctuary Campus in Palm Beach County, Florida, offers exactly that — a place where the most vulnerable kids in the foster care system can thrive. Several South Florida interior designers recently collaborated with KidSanctuary to create rooms that not only give kids shelter but give them a place to dream. Today we talk with Eilyn Cueto, with Sire Design of Aventura, Florida, about the vintage-themed room she created for the campus.
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Switching out your light fixtures is one of the easiest and most affecting décor changes you can make in a room. Yet, when it comes to selecting new lights, the number of options can be overwhelming. One of the first choices you make is the size of your new shade. Even with plenty of customer photos to browse through in our Photo Gallery, it can be hard to judge what size of shade will fit in a space.
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