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‘Antiques Roadshow’ guests will be laden with family treasures

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Like thousands of other folks hoping to snag tickets to the popular PBS “Antiques Roadshow” visit to Grand Rapids on Saturday, Lou Ann Lanham-VanSlyke has vintage treasures she wants to know more about — not just their value.
Her items — a mirror in a handpainted wooden frame and a set of botanical orchid prints from […]

Professional Home Decor Tips For Selling, Staying and Going Green

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Despite a slumping economy, home improvements remain a popular investment for homeowners. With paint rollers and hammers in hand, they’re getting the most out of their home-improvement dollar with do-it-yourself projects that make a dramatic difference.
Three-quarters of Americans and Canadians plan to renovate this year, even though only one in 10 homeowners plan to sell […]

How to Integrate Personal Style into Your Kitchen and Bath

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Most of us have developed a unique personal style and we know what fashions work for us. But when it comes to decorating or remodeling our homes, particularly our kitchens and bathrooms, style preferences can be harder to pin down.
“Consumers are spending more time — and money — to customize kitchens and bathrooms,” says Ginny […]

Home Builder to Sell Furniture From Model Homes

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Touring model homes, have you ever longed to take some of the furniture with you?
Now you can in Chandler.
Tempe-based home builder T.W. Lewis is getting rid of items from model homes that have sold and has opened a showroom on the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Elliot Road.
“We pretty much have everything you would […]

Furniture Store; Rogers Department Store Transformed Into Klingman’s Furniture Showcase

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

The former Rogers Department Store buzzed Thursday with more than 200 workers transforming the 28th Street SW behemoth into one of the Midwest’s largest independent furniture showcases.
This is where Klingman’s, a storied name in Grand Rapids’ history as Furniture City, will be reborn after more than 112 years in business.
If all goes according to plan, […]