Tag: marni jameson
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At Home: Seven steps to styling your bed like a pro
Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a spare, streamlined minimalist bed, with their lean lines, trim pillows and stingy covers? Whenever I see beds like these in…
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At Home: Seven steps to styling your bed like a pro
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some things I will never understand. One of them is minimal bedding. I see these modern and contemporary homes that parade their restraint like a badge of pride. Why, oh why would anyone want a…
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started almost 10 years ago, doubles. “The pre-holiday cleaning overdrive is real,” said Knoll, whose company services about 600 homes a…
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At Home: 10 spots to spiff before holiday guests come
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The busiest days of the year for Ryan Knoll is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, followed by the day before Christmas Eve. On those days, business for TidyCasa, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based house cleaning service he started…
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At Home: Down bedding is a shifty business
My friend Bud, who lives in Florida half the year and in his North Carolina cabin the other half, recently texted me with a baffling problem. Literally, he was baffled by the lousy baffling in several down comforters he’d purchased. Bud knows inferior bedding is a topic I do not take lying down, so he…
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At Home: Quietly accessible furniture aids aging in place with safety and style
Knees get cranky, backs get stiff, balance isn’t what it used to be. Age isn’t easy on us. But the right furniture can make it easier. And, finally, one major furniture retailer is leaning into that with a line of “quietly accessible” furniture that looks like it belongs in a home, not a rehab center.…
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At Home: Make your home romantic — within limits, says new book
”There is no energy unless there is a tension of opposites.” — psychiatrist Carl Jung I like spare interiors, and I like beautifully adorned rooms. I like crystal chandeliers and rustic tables. I like carved gilded mirrors and industrial light fixtures. I like modern furniture alongside antiques. And I like it all at the same…
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At Home: 12 ways to add graciousness to your gatherings
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” — Maya Angelou As I write this, my daughter’s wedding is just days away. Soon, dozens of guests will be arriving from out of town. Being the host, I feel…
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At Home: And the 2025 color of the year is … uncertain
COTY season is here — that time of year when paint companies, after months of tea-leaf and tarot-card reading, announce their respective color of the year. Those divining the new hues consider the social mood, political climate, economy, world events, travel trends, and the color of the inside of their eyelids, before extracting from their…
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At Home: Hold onto the past — selectively
I get a bad rap for being the Stuff Police, the one who gets between you and the things you love. While it’s true that I harp on those who have too much (including myself) and urge them to purge, edit, donate, toss, sell, clear out, hand down and throw away, occasionally, as you’ll see…