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Many layers of meaning

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Designer Charlotte Moss believes that a well-designed room is a warm, welcoming place based on an honest expression of a client's likes and dislikes. Her steps in the design process include an overall plan, a sense of color direction and a layering of details to create a special effect.

Moss, Charlotte

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A brighter idea: a striking renovation provides a grand old house with a sunny, twenty-first-century kitchen

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The new owners of a 1914 English manor-style house in Connecticut wanted a contemporary kitchen without changing the house's original structure. The original kitchen was gutted and a small wing with leaded-glass windows was added to house the kitchen, breakfast area and family room.

Connecticut, Dwellings, Remodeling and renovation, Kitchens, Home remodeling

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The many shades of a women

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Interior designer Mary Douglas Drysdale recommends mixing newer and older furnishings to keep an early-American interior from being too predictable. She offers tips on developing personal style and using color with confidence.

Drysdale, Mary Douglas

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