Subject: Create a Cozy Nap Space | Traditional Home Freshens Up | Kitchen of the Week
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 07:22:22 -0000

Houzz Tour: Much to Like About This Traditional Beauty

Interior designer Jules Duffy had a running start when it came to decorating this northern New Jersey home. &#8220;This is such a beautiful home,&#8221; she says. &#8220;The proportions of the rooms are absolutely perfect.&#8221; Not only...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/34771877/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g0/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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Kitchen of the Week: A Dark Kitchen Brightens Up

The last time this San Francisco kitchen was remodeled, the Summer of Love was in full swing. &#8220;The oak cabinets were very late 1960s and very dark,&#8221; says designer Lisa Nerland. She was hired to take its appearance back...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/33821073/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g1/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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DIY: Freshen Up for the New Year With a Eucalyptus Table Garland

With just a few plants and florist supplies, you can make a long-lasting table garland that&#8217;s fresh, simple and the perfect accent to help you ring in the new year. Samuel Go of Bud Botanical Banditry shows us how to create...

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Houzz Call: Show Us Your Hardworking Pantry

A pantry is one of those home features that you could technically do without &#8212; or could you? Today we&#8217;re asking you to make the case for a well-designed pantry. We want to see your well-organized, smart kitchen storage...

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Simple Pleasures: A Long Winter&#8217;s Nap

Winter is a time of hibernation for many animals, and for Mother Nature in general &#8212; yet we&#8217;re expected to somehow keep up the same pace of life no matter the time of year. Is it any wonder, then, that winter also sees...

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My Houzz: Step Inside a Converted Medieval Priory

In 2009 Adam and Louise Black decided to look for more space in which to raise their four boys. &#8220;We had to get out of London,&#8221; Adam says. The family started looking for a home in West Sussex, England. When they happened...

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Room of the Day: Creativity Takes Flight in a Girls&#8217; Bedroom

When Joanna Glick&#8217;s clients wanted to reorder spaces and have their daughters share a room, the designer knew she had to make it good. The new room is on the lower level of the house, and the girls hadn&#8217;t shared a space...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/34902228/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g6/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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My Houzz: A Home Filled With Warm Memories of Travel

An obsession with tulips sent fine-art and documentary photographer Rudi Dundas on a photographic journey from the Hortus Bulborum bulb library in Limmen, the Netherlands, to the Tien Shan mountains in Kazakhstan, where tulips...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/35133956/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g7/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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Dream Spaces: 12 Disney-Worthy Kids&#8217; Rooms

Do you have a tiny princess in your midst? A pint-size pirate-to-be? Many children become so enamored of their favorite animated movies that not only do they watch them over and over, but they also like to pretend that they...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/34989403/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g8/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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Houzz Call: Is Your Closet a Storage Powerhouse?

From keeping clothes and linens neat and within reach to stowing cleaning supplies and tools, closets are workhorses of the home. But it&#8217;s not always easy to keep a handle on what&#8217;s stored behind those doors. Which is...

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My Houzz: Minimalism Takes Shape in a Loft-Inspired Montreal Home

&#8220;Putting up drywall alone is actually pretty relaxing,&#8221; says Philippe Vincent. He should know. Inspired by his work selling condos, Vincent bought a home with the dream of doing the remodel completely by himself. He designed...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/34961934/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g10/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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Houzz Tour: Back to the &#8217;50s in the Heart of Bordeaux

After a fair share of traveling, Ninou &#201;tienne, an interior designer and a decorator, finally settled in Bordeaux. The old typical Bordeaux house she purchased two years ago had been vacant for a decade. &#8220;It was a very...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/34960677/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g11/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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8 Home Projects Perfect for Holiday Downtime

Staying at home for the holidays? Use some of your downtime to tackle a house project or two, and you can start 2014 with a fresher, cleaner space. Take the time to work on a project you would never usually have time for...

http://www.houzz.com/r/1/21286457/MDE1OThi/n897/v1/nllc/g12/u/RZcGXnRjdYKNQ9kmDLzvdw

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Indoor Winter Gardens for Cheerier Days

Living in a cold climate where days get short and dark, and winter seems to drag on forever, can be disheartening. Why not take the edge off the chill by tending to an indoor garden? You can move in some outdoor potted plants...

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Design Workshop: A Recipe for Inspiration in the New Year

The shorter days and longer nights when late fall greets early winter are a time of reflection for me, a time for sowing the seeds of inspiration for winter work. I often fortify my reserves of inspiration by observing the...

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Look Beyond Plants for a Wonderful Winter Garden

When designing a landscape for year-round interest, people typically check their plant lists for a selection of evergreen trees and shrubs that offer a pleasing combination of foliage and texture. Frozen grasses and seed...

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So You Want to Build: 7 Steps to Create a New Home

Whether building new or renovating an existing structure, creating a new home is a journey of discovering who you are, what you want, how you want to live and where you want to be.  It&#8217;s a chance for you to define your...

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Color Sparks a Winter Landscape

While waiting for spring to arrive, I took a trip to the Joseph A. Witt Winter Garden in Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum. 

Tucked away in a deep green wooded area of this urban arboretum, a "winter feast" for the senses...

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Book to Know: Design Advice in Greg Natale&#8217;s &#8216;The Tailored Interior&#8217;

Australian designer Greg Natale creates classic interiors that are sleek, decadent and indulgent to the senses &#8212; and now we can all take a leaf out of his book. His latest work, The Tailored Interior, showcases some of...

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Great Design Plant: Winter Jasmine Gladdens Snowy Gardens

Just when you can&#8217;t bear the thought of another gray day, winter jasmine comes to the rescue. Cascading bright green branches are covered with sunny yellow flowers  from Thanksgiving to early spring, not missing a beat...

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You Said It: &#8216;Do What Feels Natural to You&#8217; and Other Houzz Quotables

Phew, the year is almost over, and it&#8217;s been an exciting and exhausting one for sure. I love this time of year, because while I do tend to get a little blue after the holidays, I know that each day is just a little longer...

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