Subject: 9 Ways to Simplify the Holiday Season | Clever Tricks Open Up a Master Bath | Kitchen of the Week
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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 07:30:53 -0000

Living Room Meets Dining Room: The New Way to Eat In

The dining room is usually the first thing to go when shrinking a space plan down to the modern compact size so often seen in condos, townhomes and other smaller dwellings. Faced with fitting your life into less square footage,...

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A Celebration of Design at Holiday House NYC 2014

Sophisticated lounges, relaxing retreats, crystal-filled tablescapes, art from around the world and imaginative rethinking of holidays and celebrations define the displays done by designers in this year&#8217;s Holiday House...

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Kitchen of the Week: Hardworking Island in a Timeless Space

The kitchen in this 1940s Ottawa cottage was big enough for only one person to use and not suitable for the family now living there. &#8220;Before, this kitchen was about the size of a bathroom and was lackluster,&#8221; says interior...

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Houzz Tour: Historic Home Connects With Its Past

It&#8217;s hard to believe it now, but the owners of this home purchased an old, run-down house with a bad &#8217;70s addition and one bathroom. There was method to the madness, however, as the home had stunning historic details...

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How to Have a Just-Simple-Enough Holiday

With an overblown, all-out, retail-fueled holiday frenzy at one extreme and an all-natural, homemade Christmas worthy of Little House on the Prairie at the other, I&#8217;m guessing most of us have a holiday that lies somewhere...

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See the Clever Tricks That Opened Up This Master Bathroom

This was a classic case of the shoemaker&#8217;s kids going barefoot. Robin Amorello spent eight years designing other people&#8217;s master bathrooms, while the one she shares with her husband, Joseph, went untouched. An angled...

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Houzz Tour: Traditional Shingle With a Modern Soul

When a couple starting their family decided to build a home, they wanted everything new and fresh for the next exciting chapter in their lives &#8212; raising children. Their new home has a traditional shingle-style exterior...

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Sweeten Your Days With a DIY Advent Calendar

Using an Advent calendar is a fun way for children and adults to count down the days until Christmas. Every day during December, you discover a small gift or sweet to make your day a little brighter. Why not craft one yourself?...

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Room of the Day: Awkward Attic Becomes a Happy Nest

In this attic renovation, it was all about the angles. Awkward roofline angles, so often found with attic walls and ceilings, can be made cozy and light with the right approach. In turning this attic into a master bedroom,...

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Geek Lab: How to Make an Interactive Steampunk Gear Wall

We recently made a large interactive gear display for the Hattiesburg Zoo in Mississippi, and boy, did the adults enjoy it too. And why not? Watching all the gears move together and controlling the motion is fun for everyone....

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6 Shed-Inspired Homes Down Under

You don&#8217;t have to own land in the country to build a dream home using traditional techniques and style.  This ideabook considers how to draw on the vernacular influences of the Australian shed for modest and often economical...

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Make a Long-Lasting Eucalyptus Holiday Wreath

Fragrant and textured, this wild eucalyptus and juniper wreath can be a pleasant addition to a front door or a wall above a fireplace mantel. Tracy Goldman of Sabellico&#8217;s Florist breaks down the steps.

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7 Kitchen Flooring Materials to Boost Your Cooking Comfort

I love the look of polished concrete floors in kitchens, but concrete &#8212; along with other nonresilient floor surfaces, such as stone, ceramic and porcelain tile &#8212; can take a toll on your joints. I've heard complaints from...

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How to Care for a Freshly Cut Christmas Tree

Artificial trees may have increased in popularity, but for the purist, only a real tree will do. No matter how realistic it looks, an artificial tree can&#8217;t compete with the scent and feel of a real evergreen. It&#8217;s a living...

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So Your Style Is: Early American

In November 1620, a group of Europeans docked near the tip of Cape Cod and staggered onto the soil of North America. Historians say they called themselves Separatists, as they had removed themselves from the Church of England,...

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Yes, You Can Enjoy Your Yard in December! Here's How

In mild climates, there's still time to plant a festive camellia in a pot near the front door and put in bulbs for a big spring show. In colder areas, it's time to gather boughs from the yard for fresh arrangements inside...

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You Said It: &#8216;Let the Countdown Begin&#8217; and Other Houzz Quotables

Phew! Take a deep breath, Americans &#8212; you made it through Thanksgiving and hopefully you&#8217;re back from that overnight camping trip outside the big-box store. It&#8217;s time to put your feet up, continue digesting and start...

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Garden Overhaul: Which Plants Should Stay, Which Should Go?

When renovating a large landscape with lots of existing plants, it can be tempting to remove everything and remake the entire landscape with new plants. I strongly caution against this approach. It&#8217;s expensive to clear...

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Pick-a-Paint Help: How to Create a Whole-House Color Palette

After looking at ways to work through paint-color procrastination and how to find color inspiration all around you, we are ready to tackle the last, and possibly most challenging, part of our color series: the whole-house...

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What&#8217;s in a Name? See 6 Wildflowers That Aren&#8217;t &#8216;Weeds&#8217; at All

I don&#8217;t have many weeds in my garden anymore &#8212; there&#8217;s too much competition from mature and dense perennials. When I do see something out of place, its fate depends on my mood. Sometimes I yank it out immediately; sometimes...

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Guest Picks: Warm Up by the Fire

Baby, it&#8217;s cold outside, and the weather forecasters say it&#8217;s going to be another cold winter. I&#8217;m looking forward to spending time by my fireplace, front and center, possibly in my pajamas. The fire feels so warm and...

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Great Design Plant: Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis

Conifers are great additions to any garden where they will grow. They introduce elegance and structure to the landscape. When flowering perennials are done and have disappeared for the season, these stalwart workhorses mind...

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