Reality TV star Audrina Patridge spent $5,000 on a designer surfboard – then used it as a home furnishing because it’s too expensive to take to the waves.
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M any readers saw red last week when the Sentinel broke news that the region’s toll-roads bosses had decided to spend $1.5 million on unnecessary bridge decorations — after raising tolls during a recession.
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If Crotty’s the frog, GOP needs a prince (Orlando Sentinel)
Walls are the ultimate decorator’s surface, an empty canvas to embellish with an endless variety of colors, motifs and designs.
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“Look, Spot! Look and see… .” For many grown-ups, Indiana schoolteacher Zerna Sharp’s wholesome world of Dick, Jane, Spot and the rest was a comforting hallmark of childhood reading.
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Enchanted places: Decorating with kids’ book art (Texarkana Gazette)
“Look, Spot! Look and see… .”
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Enchanted places: Decorating with kids’ book art (The Victoria Advocate)
Q. We have just moved into a new house that has lots of big windows and high ceilings. Even though the rooms aren’t big, there is a great feeling of space. We want to put some form of art on the walls, especially in the dining room, and would like some help on how many pictures should go together and what type of frames to look for.
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Photos by Laura Bemis – Sam Falk shows many types of frames available for custom framing. A nicely framed picture always provides a reflection of a homeowner’s personality and tastes. Choice Framing has served the Elk Grove area for two years.
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Choice Framing celebrates second year (Elk Grove Citizen)
The Victorian physician John Conolly, who specialised in care of the mentally ill, urged actresses to visit his London asylum when they approached the role of Ophelia and observe his own patients. This would give them, he believed, a better idea of how to assume the role of a madwoman.
(By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer) Barbie’s Malibu Dream House is coming true. On the eve of her 50th birthday, interior decorator Jonathan Adler has decked out a real-life 3,500-square-foot pad overlooking the Pacific Ocean to look like the blond doll’s outrageous home. Adler, who was commissioned by toy maker Mattel Inc. to decorate the house for Monday’s party, said outfitting the …
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(By DERRIK J. LANG, AP Entertainment Writer) Barbie’s Malibu Dream House is coming true. On the eve of her 50th birthday, interior decorator Jonathan Adler has decked out a real-life 3,500-square-foot pad overlooking the Pacific Ocean to look like the blond doll’s outrageous home. Adler, who was commissioned by toy maker Mattel Inc. to decorate the house for Monday’s party, said outfitting the …
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Barbie’s real-life Dream House created in Malibu (The Charlotte Observer)