Walls are the ultimate decorator’s surface, an empty canvas to embellish with an endless variety of colors, motifs and designs.
More here: Bold colors breathe life into walls (The Charlotte Observer)
This summer I hit my four-year (and four-apartment) mark living in New York City, yet I admittedly feel no less wide-eyed about the city’s pop-culture offerings than I did when I arrived. With that in mind, I thought I’d take this opportunity to highlight a handful of worthwhile hot spots for pop-culture buffs, both visitors and residents alike:
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Guest blogger: A few pop-culture hot spots in NYC (USA Today)
Remember when shopping for college meant a set of extra-long twin sheets, a desk lamp and a shower tote? If you do, you’re definitely old-school.
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Dorm Decor Done On A Dime (Hartford Courant)
The 614-room Omni Fort Worth just opened in January across from the Fort Worth Convention Center.
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Ruptured pipe damages downtown Fort Worth hotel (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
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.
Continue here: Select and arrange wall art with care (The Charlotte Observer)
From a tower of bugs to a lesson in growing, these simple, outside-oriented projects are designed with kids in mind.
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Crafts for kids to get them outside and help beat the summer boredom (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
NEW YORK — A woman answered the door wearing a simple house dress and an apron.
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The Art 0f Jazz (Daytona Beach News-Journal)
There is life after football for ex-New York Jets wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson. The native Californian has taken up interior design as something that counts as more than a hobby. Whether he’s any good or not, we’re not sure, but A&E television netwo.
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The Closer: This week’s real estate news and gossip (New York Daily News)
Tuesday night Los Angeles was somewhere over the rainbow as the L.A. Fashion Institute of Design & Technology hosted an art and fashion show of ruby slippers by the likes of Jimmy Choo to celebrate the release of the 70th anniversary collector’s edition of The Wizard of Oz.
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A Return to Oz in L.A. (The Advocate)
Dining review: Wait staff jitters are the only significant weakness in a destination that’s generally worth the trip to Howard County
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Fruit of the vine and good food, too, at Bistro Blanc (Baltimore Sun)