Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
For the final exhibition of its 50th anniversary year, the Westmoreland Museum of Art is trying something different from a more typical curator-organized show.
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Guest curators celebrate Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s 50 years (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Attention Ikea shoppers: You have other options. Milwaukee understands that your desire for style parallels your need for affordability when it comes to interior design, and that’s why the city has secured yet another Fine Furnishings show to present a marketplace for the finest in handcrafted furniture, decorative accessories, original art and contemporary fine craft.
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Find ample shopping ops at Fine Furnishings Show (OnMilwaukee.com)
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
There is nowhere finer to enjoy the season than this charming historic Hampshire city.
More here: Winchester: an ode to autumn (Daily Telegraph)
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Drivers and walkers along a stretch of Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City may notice a shimmer reflecting off the sidewalk — from a source that could be mistaken for a bed of Bizarro Kryptonite.
Continue here: Street decor goes from grass to glass (The Desert Sun)
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Wilmer Otto already had a corner on Arcola’s Main Street when he began work on the storefront of the connecting turn-of-the-century building at 107 E. Main St.
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A new ‘old’ look: Mesker facade from opera house in Stewardson becomes part of Arcola building renovations (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film “Tommy” that really made a lasting impression. In particular, a scene where Tommy’s mother (played by Ann-Margret) sings “in an all-white room with a white…
More here: Home decor gets a Pop Art punch (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Texan collector and decorator Andrea Reed grew up in a home filled with Pop Art, but it was the film “Tommy” that really made a lasting impression. In particular, a scene where Tommy’s mother (played by Ann-Margret) sings “in an all-white room with a white ball chair. I was forever hooked,” says Reed. She and her husband have painted their own living room six times, plucking from the Pantone …
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Zap! Pow! Home decor gets a pop art punch (Newsday)
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
It is very usual to a lot of people to use a mirror in their daily activities, but for some people mirror is not just a daily tool that we use to check how we look but also a piece of decoration in our home. You heard me right; mirrors can also be use as a décor in our homes.
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Decorative Mirror: The Transformation Of The Mirrors (Turks.US)
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
North Tahoe Arts is looking for fine art and gifts for their annual holiday show. Open to all fine art media, including painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, functional art, craft, textiles, ceramics, wood, holiday cards, ornaments, and decor…
Continue here: Call to artists: November and December show and sale at North Tahoe Arts (Sierra Sun)
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
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More here: Fall French Market Brings Best of France to Chicago (PitchEngine)
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