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…home is a magnet that lures back even its most abstracted children. But whether tomorrow or years from now, I cannot guess.

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Month: November 2018

Have a Ball With Hydrangeas

Have a Ball With Hydrangeas

NosindenNovember 28, 2018
The most common colour for hydrangeas is white, but this flowering tree can also bloom blue, pink, light purple, light...
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Old Tools Come in Handy as Decor

Old Tools Come in Handy as Decor

NosindenNovember 26, 2018
Another evening I knocked over an older instrument, an antique wooden rake I have propped up in my kitchen, for...
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Umbrella House Creates Shower of Inspiration

Umbrella House Creates Shower of Inspiration

NosindenNovember 23, 2018
From the early 1950s, Paul Rudolph made the iconic Umbrella House. The dominant feature of the house is the big...
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Set of the Landscape: Natural Garden Style

Set of the Landscape: Natural Garden Style

NosindenNovember 19, 2018
A natural garden reflects the natural landscape which surrounds it, while it’s that the prairies of the Midwest, the woods...
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City Gardener: Fun With Winter Window Boxes

City Gardener: Fun With Winter Window Boxes

NosindenNovember 14, 2018
In town, people gardeners are contested distance. That means window boxes, fire escapes and the openings in our sidewalks act...
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Designer's Touch: 10 Powerful Powder Rooms

Designer's Touch: 10 Powerful Powder Rooms

NosindenNovember 12, 2018
Never underestimate the ability of a powder room. Whether you go subtle or on the top, the small dimensions of...
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Faux Bois Gives Homes Real Style

Faux Bois Gives Homes Real Style

NosindenNovember 9, 2018
Faux bois (literally”false wood”) climbed onto the tendency scene a couple of decades ago, and it isn’t falling out of...
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Curb Appeal Begs Your Care

Curb Appeal Begs Your Care

NosindenNovember 7, 2018
What face does your house present to the entire world? Can it be tempting or standoffish? Elegant and stately or...
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Past Squares in Spanish Tile with Present

Past Squares in Spanish Tile with Present

NosindenNovember 5, 2018
One of my favourite trends in the 2012 Cevasima tile expo in Valencia, Spain, was the renaissance and updating of...
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Personal Castle in Austin

Personal Castle in Austin

NosindenNovember 1, 2018
It is safe to say when designer Mark Cravotta first started working on this Austin home, he had no clue...
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