November 2008

Perfect Timing

November 28, 2008 Holiday Decorating

There’s a lot to love about Thanksgiving. Of course, the scrumptious feast shared with family and friends is delightful; yet there is more: Because our country is such a great religious and cultural melting pot, having a designated day when everyone celebrates the same ideals, regardless of their differences, is a wondrous occasion. In what [...]

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Keeping The Place Uncluttered – It’s A Stick-Up

November 25, 2008 Accessories

Last Friday, I worked with a client who’d hired Use What You Have when it first opened back in 1981. After living in her previous home for decades, Marcia Duffy now needed help with decorating her sunny new apartment. One of her primary aims was keeping the place uncluttered. She’d even framed a sign to [...]

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Decorating For Older Folks – Gonna Take You Higher

November 19, 2008 Furniture & Arrangement

Yesterday, I was someone’s birthday present. Although I did not wear arrive wearing a bow on my head, my decorating services, for a living room and dining room, were a gift to a mother from her daughter-in-law and son. The birthday girl and her husband were retirees and their rooms reflected a clean-lined, modern aesthetic. [...]

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A Compulsive Hoarder – Beyond Decorating

November 14, 2008 Curb Appeal

At a party last weekend, I chatted with an acquaintance who had brought along a woman he’d been dating for several years. As he and I spoke – she was across the room with the host – the man leaned in and said, ” Do you know, why Melanie and I haven’t gotten married?” I [...]

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