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Holiday Decorating

The Best Table In The House

June 15, 2010 Accessories

There are lots of ways to improve your home without spending much money. Fortunately, many of the upgrades simply require that you correct small details, which can make your place look more elegant, instantly. For example, one easy way you can refine your dining room: Use stylish place mats or a long tablecloth instead of [...]

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Designs That Take The Cake

June 7, 2010 Holiday Decorating

As a first-time Mother-of-the-Bride I’ve been somewhat surprised by the number of design elements that are involved in planning a wedding: invitations, dresses, tabletops, lighting, flowers, of course, the actual event space and much more. The style selections seem to go on and on, as anyone who has been through the experience knows. One of [...]

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A Use What You Have Christmas at the White House

December 23, 2009 Accessories

This year the Obamas did things a bit differently than past occupants to decorate “the people’s house:” they decided to reuse approximately 800 ornaments that were left over from previous administrations and sent them to 60 local community groups around the country for redecoration. Simon Doonan, who is well known for his original displays in [...]

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What Trash!

December 8, 2009 Accessories

At this time of year, with holiday decorations taking up lots of space, it’s especially important that we rid our homes of junk mail and catalogs. There are a couple of steps we can take to proactively prevent pile-ups and save more trees: calling or emailing the senders; asking to opt out of future mailings, [...]

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Happy Halloween!

October 31, 2009 Holiday Decorating

My grand-dogter, Bailey, hopes you have a lot of fun today, too.

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Putting All Your Eggs In One Basket

April 9, 2009 Holiday Decorating

Happy Spring, Happy Passover, Happy Easter to all. Have a beautiful holiday, whichever you celebrate. If you are interested in making an Easter basket, using what you already have, here are a few of my suggestions for Reader’s Digest: http://www.rd.com/advice-and-know-how/5-simple-easter-baskets-for-less-than-5/article129271.html

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Reader’s Digest – Joy To The Home

December 16, 2008 Holiday Decorating

December 12, 2008 Whether you are preparing your home for entertaining guests this holiday season or just want to make your rooms more comfortable for quiet evenings with your family, here are a few things you can do to make your place look and feel better, quickly. 1) Check to see that every room has [...]

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Reader’s Digest – Modern Is The New Old-Fashioned

December 16, 2008 Holiday Decorating

December 11, 2008 There seems to be two approaches to holiday decorating these days: creating old-fashioned, multi-color displays or exhibiting modern, monochromatic arrangements. Either can be beautiful; it’s just a matter of personal preference. For most people, seeing an old-fashioned Christmas display with lots of colorful ornaments and glass balls, multi-hued lights, garlands, tinsel, angel’s [...]

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