Author: Marni Jameson
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At Home: So you want a happy home? Pour on the color
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I flip through a lot of home design books in this job. Frankly, most run together. In fact, collectively, they could be one big beautiful book of homes. However, “Design Happy — Colorful Homes for…
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At Home: Make your home your happy place
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ask yourself, “What would make me the happiest when I walk into my home?” poses interior designer John McClain in his first book, “The Designer Within: A Professional Guide to a Well-Styled Home.” That’s a good question. It might be THE question. I am reviewing…
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Top decorating tip for new homeowners: Practice patience | At Home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The keys had barely changed hands when my daughter said, “First, we get a new shower.” Paige and her fiance, Adam, had just moved from Texas to Colorado into their first home together. She would be starting a new job in a month, and getting…
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At Home: What to do with the family silver?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Oh, the family silver. It’s the stuff of legends, lore, lust and lawsuits. At least it used to be. Once a requisite on every bride’s registry, today sterling flatware is a luxury few can afford, and many don’t even want. Buying silverware you have to…
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At Home: Finding flatware that’s a cut above
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s why I will never become rich as a home-design columnist. Because, far too often, when I go out to investigate some aspect of better living, I wind up buying into it. Literally. Which brings me to my new flatware. Upon learning that 30 years…
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Finding flatware that’s a cut above | At Home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Now here’s something to chew on. What common household item do you hold and put it in your mouth 50 times a day? That’s more than your toothbrush. And when was the last time you thought about it? I hadn’t paid my flatware much attention…
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10 household items you probably shouldn’t buy online | At Home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I got spoiled during the pandemic. Yes, I know, we all had much to complain about — the cabin fever, the Groundhog’s Day existence, the anxiety surrounding every cough and hot flash — but inconveniences aside, the online shopping was epic. For someone who grew…
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Want to turn clutter into cash? Selling stuff just got easier | At Home
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Decluttering should be its own reward. Letting go leads to that lovely feeling of lightness. Those open shelves, that organized closet, the garage you can park in! But sometimes that good feeling isn’t motivation enough. That’s when cash can help. Kim Rose of Topeka, Kan.,…
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Matters of scale: Designers offer tips to get It right
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I knew when we bought the Happier Yellow House that the outdoor carriage lamps flanking the garage would need to go, and the sooner the better. Like so many cheap light fixtures that builders hastily slap on homes, these were too small. To use one…
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A home on the water, or the next best thing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I’ve always wanted a house on the water. I don’t have one. Twenty years ago, I had a house in California with a pool. More recently, during my stint as a live-in home stager, when I inhabited six houses in four years, I lived in…