For Green Lanterns, learning-disabled adults turn old wine bottles into useful and decorative objects such as coasters, candlesticks and jewelry.
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English poet Percy Shelley wrote, “There is a harmony in autumn, a luster to its sky.” This fall, that’s especially true in home decor. Rich, interesting hues, textiles and materials work in concert to welcome the season when we all move back indoors.
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Old World styling perfect fit for fall
Can your duvet cover help boost your college G.P.A? Maybe, according to design experts. Ive always looked at the neuroarchitectural side of design and how it enhances your life. Imagine how a decluttered space with the right colors can evoke a certain mood and make you more…
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I found myself in downtown Milford for the first time the other day and was impressed with all the cute home décor boutiques along Main Street, not to mention the sweet treats — and 400 from-scratch Finnish pasties made onsite each Wednesday — at the Milford Baking Company. Turns out this is a great weekend to visit the village in southwest Oakland County during its annual summer festival …
Rejected ad designs find their way onto winning office bags.
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Second Saturday Art Walk in Old Town Bay St. Louis will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 14, with plenty of art, dining, shopping and street music, beverages and snacks.
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Bay merchants gear up for Second Saturday
Jonathan Ames speaks in a subdued murmur that might lead you to believe that hes bored to death. Its fitting, then, that thats the name of the hit sitcom he writes and produces for HBO (a second season debuts Sept. 26). Ames scribbles the story lines for…
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MACHINE APPLIQU: The Garland Quilt Guild welcomes Darlene Williams at its monthly meeting for a presentation on machine appliqu. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Nicholson Library, 625 Austin, Garland. Free.
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Home calendar: appliqus, wall decor and paper chandeliers
Even though the store was still at least a day away from opening, there were already five people at the front door Friday at the newest YAKS Koffee Shop in Redding.
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Feasting on art at newest YAKS
When most people see a bundle of carrots, a stack of tomatoes and a head of spring lettuce, they probably don’t have an overwhelming compulsion to arrange them into a centerpiece, like I do. But when you really look at this harvest of colors, textures and shapes, they are perfect pieces of art just screaming to be showcased in your decor.
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