Decor With A West Coast Vibe
KIM COOK Associated Press There’s no single definition of California style: The state’s design sensibilities are as varied and interesting as its geography and climate. You can get a Cali vibe […]
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How To Decorate When You Move A Lot
KIM COOK Associated Press Call them the “turtle” generation, carrying their belongings with them. Millennials — those born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, approximately — are a mobile […]
Destination Wedding Dress: Formal or Footloose?
KIM COOK Associated Press Getting married on a beach, mountaintop, remote villa or rustic rural setting is a romantic ideal for many brides. But what does that mean for the […]
Age-Old Art Finds Contemporary Edge
KIM COOK Associated Press Call it subversive stitchery. Alternative embroidery. Today’s home samplers include everything from Kanye West tweets to tattoo designs. Jamie Chalmers, a burly, bearded fellow who lives […]
Concrete Gains Ground as Decorative Material
KIM COOK Associated Press The Pantheon. The Panama Canal. The Hoover Dam. When you think of concrete, you might imagine great feats of engineering, or at least highway overpasses and […]
Latin American Style Comes Home
KIM COOK Associated Press The exuberant colors, textures and patterns of Latin America crafts are injecting an easy, comfortable and fun aesthetic into home decor. The look includes textured rugs, throws that […]
Duck! Toy Fair Shows Off High-Tech (drones) and Low-Tech (flying marshmallows)
KIM COOK Associated Press NEW YORK—With 13,000 international buyers and the equivalent of seven football fields full of exhibitor booths, Toy Fair 2015 looks and sounds like the best-behaved children’s party […]