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walls Decoration

Curved walls call for creative decorating

DEAR GAIL: We have curved walls in our foyer and have been stumped on what to do with them since we moved in. any ideas at all would be so helpful. - Gayla B. DEAR GAYLA: Curved walls are unusual architectural features but are dramatic, especially in a foyer. they present their own set of challenges [...]

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New fixtures give shower a modern update

Q: my shower is looking dated and I want to freshen it up without spending too much money. I have tiles in the shower and the handles look disgusting. any ideas? A: Showers that look gross leave you feeling nasty even after you’ve just showered in them. It’s like eating gourmet food out of a [...]

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Slipcovers in sunny colors can set your summer tone

Summer decor is all about finding the balance between enjoying your abode, relaxing and combining a livable interior with one that encourages casual summer-style entertainment. That might sound like a lot to achieve, but not only is it doable, it is simple and inexpensive. ADVERTISEMENT To create a light and airy atmosphere, the best place [...]

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TV host teams up with senior community to give design tips

“It’s tough to downsize and leave the house that you were in for the last 20-30 years,” Henderson says. “I was excited to provide tips that help seniors downsize, provide safe and stylish decorating ideas and ways to make their new space look like them.” On her show, Henderson does decorator makeovers with the eye [...]

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Link Up to Michigan America’s Summer Golf Capital

Woods, water and gently rolling hills plus big names in course design equal America’s Summer Golf Capital. Michigan’s two peninsulas, its fields and forests and natural water features –streams, inland lakes and surrounding great Lakes — give Jerry Matthews, Tom Doak, Gary Player, Tom Weiskopf, Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus some worthy raw material to [...]

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Cerca: Step back in time, and enjoy present, in Kingman, Ariz.

Don’t forget Winona, Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino Won’t you get hip to this timely tip: When you make that California trip Get your kicks on Route Sixty-six – "Route 66" by Bobby Troup, 1946 Kingman, Ariz., is a town with many monikers — Route 66 stop, museum city, crossroads for the Hualapai people — where [...]

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Fallas has confidence in Hemet’s bright future

The owners of Fallas have a very positive outlook on Hemet’s future, according to Candace Wood, manager of the new Fallas store in Hemet. “The company did a great deal of research on Hemet and were impressed at the city’s potential for future growth and development. We opened a pop-up store in Lake Elsinore, to [...]

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New Los Gatos Public Library opens to community acclaim

The new Los Gatos Public Library opened last Saturday with fanfare and flourish, and to widespread acclaim, with hundreds of residents turning out for the community celebration. The event kicked off with the Los Gatos High School marching band’s drumline welcoming onlookers, followed by a presentation of the colors by Boy Scout Troop 501. the [...]

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