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DIY all the rage: Save money on home improvement, add a little socializing
Lewis and Rebecca Taylor were confident when they recently bought a fixer-upper, even though they’re not particularly handy. They knew they’d have plenty of help updating the kitchen, tearing out carpeting and redecorating the house, which was built in 1965.
Make it MyPlace: Putting your own stamp on a house can be simple
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Those glossy furniture catalogs in your mailbox offer a pleasant vision of home decorating. They show how easy it is to order up a stylish, thoughtfully designed living space where everything blends smoothly.
Today's wallpaper options are worlds removed from traditional styles
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Remember wallpaper? For many of us, the word evokes prim florals draping grandma’s boudoir, or a parade of dancing vegetables across the kitchen wall. But today’s papers are worlds removed — sophisticated, color-smart sheets of art that may banish any memories of bad taste or boredom.
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Without spending a lot, you can create a welcoming guest room
The holidays are around the corner and this year might be the time to offer houseguests more than a couch and extra blanket.

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'Tis the season for dark colors, interior designers say
Ask an interior designer about rich, dark colors and they’re likely to bubble over with praise: “Dark colors are my favorite for my own home and for clients,” says designer Brian Patrick Flynn.

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Life imitates art in dozens of homes based on 'Mr. Blandings' movie
The moment Ed and Margaret Lujano walked into the white Colonial house at Terrace and Palm avenues in Fresno, Calif., 14 years ago, it became their very own dream house.

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Amenities aplenty: Developers working to make home more like a hotel
NEW YORK -- Zack Mishkin went all out to impress his girlfriend on the one-year anniversary of their romance. He treated her to a professional massage in a poolside cabana at their Tempe, Ariz., apartment complex; champagne as they relaxed in a candle-rimmed hot tub; and a gourmet dinner he grilled by the pool.

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Technology, prices make video possible in the great outdoors
For most of us, an outdoor theater is a thing of the past, a memory involving tinny speakers, make-out sessions and station wagons loaded with pajama-clad kids.













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