Time for a change (The Fayetteville Observer)
LOS ANGELES ? With just a touch, Ned the Pie Maker, the hero of the new ABC fantasy-comedy ?Pushing Daisies,? can make rotten fruit turn ripe and bring the dead back to life....more...Designer's at home with renovations (Hunterdon County Democrat)
LAMBERTVILLE -- Kathy Flynn doesn't wear her heritage on her sleeve. But look closely and there's no mistaking her roots. It's there in the greens that, along with yellow, appear repeatedly throughout her home. There's the circa-1914 map of Ireland, the year her father was born in County Wicklow....more... Restoring grandeur -- Couple hope to return one of McCook's oldest residences to its original glory (McCook Daily Gazette)
A McCook couple is renovating one of the community's oldest and most hidden jewels, and would appreciate help from neighbors or former residents as they restore it to its original grandeur....more... Flowers and favorite things (Star-Gazette)
1855 Corning farmhouse is sheltered by gardens, filled with items that reflect owners' varied interests....more... Greatest thing since sliced bread (The Maryville Daily Times)
A visit to Jerry Lee?s Maryville home is one interesting slice of history. On shelves above the dining area sit the objects of his fascination ? perchers, pinchers, pop-ups and pop-downs. Some as old as the Civil War. Some electric. Some not....more... Home Front (Washington Post)
Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions....more... Architect keeps small versions of big buildings (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
R andy Rea bought his first miniature building as a gift for a friend. It was a 1929 replica of the New York Life Insurance Building, and after purchasing a few additional souvenir buildings and keeping them above his fireplace, he eventually found them too hard to give away....more... Reflections on decor: Mirrors can illuminate, enlarge and intensify beauty of home (Eagle-Tribune Online)
Rita St. Germain's love for mirrors has nothing to do with vanity and everything to do with decor and tradition. A rectangular mirror serves as the focal point in her Lawrence living room - the same mirror that served this purpose in her childhood living room in this city....more... When Scuttles Held Coal (Hartford Courant)
Heat for the house was furnished in the 17th century by a fireplace. Then came the heating stove using logs or coal, then a furnace that burned coal. Other fuels, including electricity or solar power, came later. ...more... |