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Modern, urban living inspires Ford Edge interior design

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Ford Motor Company designers drew inspiration for the interior of the all-new 2007 Edge crossover vehicle from the modern décor and expansive windows of the popular urban loft condo.
“Some homeowners are starting to say ”I”d much rather have a smaller interior, but with cleverly designed, usable space and a very rich environment,” ” said Patrick […]

What’s your design style?

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Figuring out your design style is one of the most fundamental — and most difficult — aspects of home decorating.
Most of us stumble into a style, keeping a jumble of furniture bought or handed down through the years. We surround the furniture we don’t love with accessories that don’t clash. The result is a home […]

Turning bedroom clutter into calm

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Your master bedroom most likely is last on your rooms-to-renovate priority list. There always seem to be more pressing areas of the house that need attention - kitchen, family room, new roof, furnace.
Then one day you open the bedroom door and it hits you: You’ve just walked into a time capsule.
Such was the case with […]

St. Louis native painted one of the prettiest rooms

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Keita Turner knows a bit about picking paint color. A bedroom that the interior designer, and native St. Louisan, created for the Essence Magazine Showhouse in New York City was named one of the “Prettiest Painted Rooms in America” by The Rohm and Hass Paint Quality Institute, an independent group that educates consumers about paint.
The […]

New Cottage Furniture

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006

M y next step in furnishing our new northern cottage was buying the big-ticket furniture: upholstered pieces such as a sofa and chairs, and such case goods as a dining room and bedroom furniture.
Like everyone else, I’m working on a budget, and so I had a lot of hard choices to make. Although there are […]