Jan 02, 2009
Q: Just a quick question for you today: Do the cost savings we'd get from having really good windows installed in our home justify the high purchase price of the windows? More
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By KIM PALMER
Published: Jan 05, 2009
Long live the Queen! Victoria, that is. Elements of her stately style are back in vogue - with a 21st-century twist.Victorian-inspired looks started showing up on the fall fashion runways, according to Time magazine's Style & Design issue, and that aesthetic is now making its mark on home decor. Think dark, dramatic colors, curving shapes and elaborate details.Time highlighted avant-garde Dutch designer Maarten Baas' tufted "Smoke" chaise, which could have been lifted from a Victorian parlor. Mass-market Victoriana includes the ornately carved beds and vintage lace window panels offered by online retailer Brocade Home. And the Pottery Barn Holiday 2008 catalog showcased cloisonne bottle stoppers topped with dragonflies that could have flown right off a 19th-century Tiffany lamp.These period pieces don't necessarily reflect nostalgia for the Dickens era, according to Michelle Lamb, editorial director for The Trend Curve, in Eden Prairie, Minn. "It's more than just Victorian; it's about femininity," she said, citing the resurgence of sensuous fabrics such as satin, velvet and lace, and ladylike embellishments such as pearls and embroidery. But this time, they're juxtaposed with angular modern pieces and patterns, a counterbalance to contemporary, technology-laden environments.
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Jan 02, 2009
Here we are, about two weeks into winter, with December's utility bills either in hand or on the way. If you haven't given much thought recently to saving money on heat, and energy in general, now's a good time to start. More
Jan 02, 2009
Q: We had laminate wood flooring installed recently. It looks great, but I wonder how we should clean it. More
Jan 02, 2009
Q. We sometimes get a strong sewer odor in our house, especially when we run the washing machine. Someone told us the traps to some of our drains might have dried out, letting sewer gas enter the house. What are your thoughts? More
Jan 02, 2009
Sometimes, when Randee Spelkoman Ryan looks around her condominium at the Ayer, nine floors above Philadelphia's Washington Square, she thinks, "I'm living in the clouds." More
Jan 02, 2009
I didn't find the redeeming value in my graduate taxonomy course at the time, but now I am fascinated with plant families. So I've decided to go where no garden writer I know of has gone before and give a "Family of the Year" award for 2008. More
Dec 29, 2008
Nancy Hadley kicked back on the couch in early 2004 and watched the debut of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." More
Dec 26, 2008
Q: We just made it through this hot summer with our air conditioner sputtering out in early September. I told my neighbor I was so hot all summer that I wanted to buy the biggest new air conditioner on the market so my house will stay really cool in hot weather, and he told me this wasn't a good thing to do. Why wouldn't a bigger unit work better than a smaller one in my home? More
Dec 26, 2008
Q: We have a modified two-story home. The carpet in the upstairs bedrooms has a dark 1-inch stain on the edge above our garage. Our carpet is 18 years old, and we will probably replace it in the next couple of years, but first I want to find a solution to this problem. More
Dec 26, 2008
At this time of the year, some people look back and reflect and others look to the future. Joey, a hot new plant from Australia that is coming this spring, will have us looking to the future. More
Dec 26, 2008
The quality of the air we breathe indoors becomes even more important in the colder months, when we naturally spend more time inside. But the list of things that pollute that air is a long one, featuring such varied culprits as combustion sources (oil, gas, kerosene, coal, wood and tobacco), building materials (deteriorated insulation, damp carpet), household cleaners, even our furniture and carpets. More
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