On taste
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An exhibition depicting the history of wicker furniture is being held at the Renwick Gallery in Washington. Curator Jeremy Adamson traces back the earliest basket furniture to 2500 BC Mesopotamia. Today, wicker is considered to be one of the most fashionable furniture materials available.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1993
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The genealogy of antiques
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Antiques can be used in interior decoration in a variety of styles. Mixing the old with the contemporary effects a visual impact independent of style. Decorating with antiques may be thematic or eclectic or simply combining pieces and forms which have nothing in common other than beauty.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1992
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Hearst's splendid magic kingdom, San Simeon, was a highbrow theme park before its time
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Santa Lucia Mountains is the site of William Randolph Hearst's lonely, monumental and systerious home, San Simeon. Built by Hearst for his wife and five sons, the gigantic structure resembles a deserted cathedral.
Publication Name: House & Garden
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1087-9528
Year: 1993
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