Urban Burp fabric shop a gas for vintage fans Aug 13, 2009
His first of five drapery projects with fabric from Skilandat's collection will be an Eames-inspired geometric design in oranges, blues and reds on a forest green background for his bedroom. Haley said he has been so entranced by the artistry of particular patterns that he has simple pillows made to give away as gifts. (San Francisco Chronicle)
16 years after massacre, Brown's Chicken rebuilds Aug 10, 2009
The victims were killed during a robbery in the quiet bedroom community of Palatine that netted less than $2,000. Restaurant owners Richard and Lynn Ehlenfeldt and employees Michael Castro, 16, Guadalupe Maldonado, 46, Thomas Mennes, 32, Marcus Nellsen, 31, and Rico Solis, 17, were shot and stabbed. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Tips on creating an instant home office Aug 5, 2009
Brun doesn t recommend setting up shop in the bedroom unless absolutely necessary because it will throw what s supposed to be a restful zone off balance. Let s say you do commandeer the dining room; it s possible to build a totally mobile home office set on casters that can be pushed out of the way come dinnertime. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Gayatri Devi's bungalow as museum! Aug 2, 2009
A contestant reveals how the show was doctored from the word go and how finalists were chosen in the director's bedroom. lect> Get a replica of your favourite edition of TOI and feel at home. (India Times, India)
The jewelry of Mata Ortiz Aug 2, 2009
Prices are 150 per week for one bedroom with bath, or 250 per week for a suite with a kitchen and a dining room. There are discounts for longer terms. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Cool meets quirky in stylist's home Jul 27, 2009
In the master bedroom, the bed is flanked by unique nightstands: wooden crates originally used to store tea ... Two of the paintings hang in the guest bedroom. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Celebs Join Crowds At Comic-Con Jul 26, 2009
A great bedroom is designed to be a sanctuary where you can relax and get a good nights sleep. Find out how to create the perfect bedroom. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Stay-at-home mother becomes decorating star Jul 25, 2009
In the bedroom, you could update your bedding. In the dining room, take a look at your chairs and make sure they re comfortable. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Need a few bucks? Hold a yard sale Jul 25, 2009
- Families looking for extra income to help brave the stormy economy may want to take a look in the back of their bedroom closets or the dusty corners of their garages. Those tight-fitting clothes or that rusty lawnmower could earn some extra dollars at a yard sale. (MSNBC -- Business)
For some, tiny houses are just the right size Jul 24, 2009
They don t need five bedrooms, they need two bedrooms, he said ... It has a separate bedroom, a kitchen and a full bath with a claw-foot tub. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Suspect in Fla. killings names planner Jul 22, 2009
Police found the couple dead in the bedroom of their sprawling home near Pensacola. Nine of their adopted children were in the house at the time of the murders. (USA Today -- News)
French connection Jul 19, 2009
For his desk (not shown), Slater used a 1950s French picnic table; the matching benches were placed in the front entryway and the master bedroom ... Master Bedroom Originally from a French cruise ship, the mahogany armoire has three mirrored doors that open to create a dressing area ... The bedroom is part of an addition designed by Timothy Techler of Techler Design Group in Watertown. (Boston Globe)
Small Biz: Emporium features interior decor Jul 12, 2009
Classic City Consignment sells decorative accessories, artwork, some rugs, living room furniture, bedroom suites, dining room sets and some antiques such as Haywood-Wakefield pieces, Simpkins said. Those who are consigning items through Simpkins' shop sign a 90-day contract and will get half the selling price. (Athens Banner-Herald)
» Readers pay tribute Jul 7, 2009
"The first live concert I ever saw was a Jacksons concert in Toronto 1981 Maple Leaf Gardens. The show was great, but Michael was pure magic. And the only poster of a music artiste that I ever put up on my bedroom wall was guess who Michael Jackson. Say what you will about his lifestyle, but as an entertainer and performer, the man was phenomenal. He was the greatest performer ever, and there will never be another Michael Jackson. His music will live forever, his legacy will live on, and he will... (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Store owners create a custom lifestyle Jul 2, 2009
The step-by-step demonstration on how to hang wallpaper shows Smith and Fagerstrom covering their bedroom wall with an Orla Kiely flower pattern ... An Ikea credenza in the bedroom was updated with strips of wood-grain contact paper. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Tour it » Jul 1, 2009
Elsewhere on the second floor, Harness showed me a bathroom (pink was White's favorite color), a guest bedroom and the room where White's staff of transcribers typed her handwritten musings. The tour concluded in White's bedroom at the end of the hall. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
NEWS: Public viewing set for Jackson's body Jul 1, 2009
It took up to a half-hour for paramedics to be called to Michael Jackson's home after the singer was found stricken in the bedroom of his rented mansion, an attorney for the firm representing the pop icon's doctor said Monday. Matt Alford, a partner in the Houston law firm representing Dr. Conrad Murray, said the physician was unfamiliar with his surroundings and that delayed the call. (USA Today -- Life)
Bus rider finds 19th century checks, old tools Jun 30, 2009
53 baby birds seized from Colorado teen's bedroom. Police in Colorado have confiscated 53 baby birds from a 15-year-old boy who apparently took them from neighborhood nests and stored them in his bedroom. (Fresno Bee)
Gilbert woman holding off grief Jun 28, 2009
She drifts off in thought as she stops at Jeremy's room, an office space that they had converted to his bedroom with curtains over the doors. "He didn't mind," she says. (AZCentral)
Courtyard Marriot opening soon; Antiques store moves into Ben Franklin; Butcher shop coming to downtown Jun 26, 2009
Smith will put a black-and-white "River Run Antiques Mall" sign over the front entrance, and display his bedroom sets and office furniture in the windows. "The furniture will be set up to look the way it will look in your home," Smith said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Designer Jeffrey Delvy takes mixing to the max Jun 25, 2009
His bedroom is also his sitting room and home office, so he wanted a bed that felt like a separate room, settling on a mid-19th century Chinese marriage bed. The bed would have been given to a couple on their wedding night. (Boston Globe)
DVDs fail to make move to new home Jun 21, 2009
A DVD rack was pulled apart, bedroom furniture nicked and scratched, and a box of Christmas bulbs shattered. In total, the MacLeods estimated their damage at $2,145, including a $300 tip they gave to the movers. (Albany Times Union)
Financial collapse of luxury-resort owners Jun 21, 2009
But so far, only Blixseth's good friends have wandered around the private space inside: the prayer room, the gym, the beauty parlor, the wet room, the cozy massage alcoves and the private theater adorned with murals; then there's the 18th century French furniture, the Italian stained glass, the bedroom suite from the Vatican, the ancient Tibetan thangkas. Until this day, she has never hosted a charity event inside her home. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Decorating Small Rooms May 28, 2009
Bedroom: With the average bedroom size 10' x 12' there's no room for furniture overload in this small space. Here, the bed itself is prominent, so choose a style that reflects your individual decorating taste and , mattress, box spring and linens that your budget can handle. (Suite101.com)
Beacon Street condo displays Moroccan flair May 21, 2009
And instinct is what led the men to turn the front bedroom of their remodeled Beacon Street condo into the "Moroccan Room," a warm-toned, art-filled salon that serves as study, TV room, and home office. "I think we knew we wanted this room to have a caravan-y, Moroccan feel," said Lazarus. (Boston Globe)
Stylemaker: Patti McAdaragh May 18, 2009
"I was always rearranging my bedroom, painting, hanging posters, lighting incense," she recalled ... "I was always rearranging my bedroom, painting, hanging posters, lighting incense," she recalled. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Vintage Cottage Goes Modern May 17, 2009
For that time, the three-bedroom, one-bath, fixer-upper with its original redwood siding also had a tantalizingly low $600,000 price tag ... It now contains two original bedrooms (the master bedroom and Doran's teenage son's room), two baths, a powder room and a new kitchen ... The new wood-clad "tower" space contains a much-required garage; directly above it is a third bedroom for their 2-year-old daughter and Doran's office and library, which overlooks Froment's garden-level atelier in back. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
#64 PIERMONT, NEW YORK May 15, 2009
At the former Piermont Firehouse, the groundfloor has two bedrooms, each with private suites, plus an upstairs bedroom. All can be rented individually, overnight, or for longer stays and come with breakfast you can prepare yourself. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
S.F. Decorator Showcase spotlights art May 11, 2009
In the master bedroom on the second floor, which is dominated by a fine 19th century Chinese coromandel screen, designer Cecilie Starin shows off a selection of Bay Area School figurative painter Elmer Bischoff's drawings as well as a striking Martin Puryear etching from John Berggruen Gallery. Above the fireplace is an oil on canvas by artist Frank Lobdell from the Hackett-Freedman Gallery. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Police spotlight burglary trends May 10, 2009
But on the floor of the bedroom closet were scattered passports and a checkbook. Missing from Arlene's jewelry box was all of her gold jewelry, totaling about $40,000. (AZCentral -- News)
Top 5 Gifts Nintendo Gamers - Great... May 10, 2009
An excellent gift for Nintendo fans that need to spruce up a game room, bedroom, office, or dorm. These vinyl wall decals can be placed - and re-placed - anywhere without worrying about cleaning up a sticky mess. (Suite101.com)
Grow Forest City Shop Local results are in ... and yes, you can find a lot at home May 7, 2009
"Found a place to get guest towels, sheets and even a comforter for my guest bedroom. Also found an electronic clock/radio/DVD unit for the guest bedroom.". "I was able to get several items for the house such as a shower caddy, laundry room organizer, some totes, and personal items. My husband was pleased to find some lavatory faucets on a good sale. No problem buying any grocery needs in town.". (Forest City Summit, IO)
Preserving the core of Anderson history May 6, 2009
The Becker Steinhagen House includes two rooms previously used as a family and business parlor, and a bedroom, complete with a fireplace and indoor furnishings relative to when it was built in1845. The house also features a bed made by Becker's grandfather in Germany and an outdoor well next to a wrap-around porch that takes people back to the days when families enjoyed basking in the fresh air as they spent numerous hours outdoors visiting with each other and their neighbors. (Navasota Examiner, TX)
Brookline's purveyors of high-style changing how they do business May 1, 2009
Maureen Grace, owner of M Grace Interiors, said she s seeing more customers ask for help redesigning a single bedroom or living room, rather then doing the whole house. It s kind of like they re taking on smaller chunks at a time, she said. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Newport's rich history Apr 28, 2009
Among its features is mother-of-pearl furniture in the bedroom suite. One of the more recent, and popular, additions to the list of mansion tours allows people to see how the other half lived. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Clear out your clutter and maybe even make a buck Apr 28, 2009
But she said she has found old NordicTrack machines that have been acting as clothes hangers in people s bedrooms for years ... An unused treadmill in the bedroom, living room or family room is a problem, she said. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Shop owner sees and sells beauty where others saw just a pile of junk Apr 11, 2009
Her bedroom headboard is built from a sofa back, the bed's bench from a curved footboard. An 18-drawer oak filing case serves as a living room end table. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Supernatural events haunt local museum Apr 5, 2009
He said he saw lights upstairs in the front bedroom. in Coras room, McAlhany said. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
Going on budget or splurge Mar 29, 2009
The train departs the Big Easy just after 7 a.m. and pulls into the Peachtree Street station minutes before 8 p.m. A private bedroom for two adults, including the rail fare, is $186. Stay: Find peace from raucous Bourbon Street with a stay at the International House Hotel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Judge allows statement by boy who shot twin Mar 18, 2009
While the boys were playing with the guns in the master bedroom of their Upper St. Clair home, Stephen shot Christian in the back of the head by mistake, Stephen told police ... Stephen told Cpl. Klein that the boys took the guns into the bedroom and began to load and unload them while their father read a book on the living room couch. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bishops' mansion blessed with art Mar 14, 2009
Built in 1910 by rubber tycoon Herbert DuPuy, the home includes five suites, four bedrooms, a formal dining room and breakfast room, a kitchen and butler's pantry, a wine cellar, 10 fireplaces, and a five-car garage with a storage area. The bishop's second-floor suite contained a large sitting room with a green marble fireplace and extensive book shelves, a kitchenette with a sink and cabinets, a spacious bedroom, and a bath tub with whirlpool jets. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Dream home' filled with fun touches Mar 13, 2009
A set of traditional-looking stairs that seem like they ve long been there lead from the media room to an area housing Abby s groovy bedroom, plenty of storage for Johnson s extensive Christmas decor and a guest room that re-imagines traditional antiques and patterns with a modern mix. In fact, Mitchell combined wallpapers and wood tones throughout the home. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Haleigh's Dad To Wed; Fiancée Says Haleigh Would Want It Mar 10, 2009
Five-year-old Haleigh Cummings disappeared from the bedroom of her Satsuma home early Tuesday morning. View/print the FDLE's missing persons flyer. (News4Jax.com, FL)
2 Teen Girls Run Over On Volusia Beach Mar 9, 2009
Your bedroom is your sanctuary. Make it a stylish sanctuary with these twelve tips. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Family Allows Look Inside Bedroom Where Haleigh Disappeared Mar 7, 2009
Haleigh was sleeping in a toddler bed in the master bedroom, yards away from where Croslin slept in a larger bed with Haleigh's younger brother, Ronald Jr. ... Haleigh's shoes are still lined up by the bedroom door inside the double-wide mobile home, right next to her brother's and her dad's shoes ... Annette Sykes, Haleigh's great-grandmother, said the bedroom door was kept open at night and the television was always on. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Home Cookin' Mar 6, 2009
" She uses the more informal of the two as her TV room/home office, evidenced by the reproduction dining/sofa table she turned into a desk by fitting her computer keyboard into slide-out drawer. The comfortable room features another wood-burning fireplace (the home also has two gas fireplaces and two wood stoves) and built-in bookshelves. But come the spring, it's outside where Ms. Podleski goes to relax amid the manicured lawns and "flowerbeds galore. " She loves how the "adorable garden shed"... (Globe and Mail)
Stick It to the Recession: Wynn's Vegas Encore Mar 5, 2009
The bedroom has yet another giant screen that swings out from the wall very important if you going to watch a game from the whirlpool tub in the bathroom, where, once again, neutrals predominate. There's a large walk-in shower and a thoughtfully designed twin-sink vanity that can lodge every health and beauty product that any self-respecting female would haul to Las Vegas. (Time.com)
Artefacts of her affection Mar 2, 2009
Joan's daughter used this last item in her own bedroom. Once she had discovered this source of antiquities she started Joan Bowers Curiosities and Antiques, at first in Paddington and then in Little Bourke Street, Woolloomooloo. (The Age, Australia)
Spirit of France springs to life in Duluth Feb 20, 2009
For example, the master bedroom features a table whose pedestal is a birdbath ... Also in the bedroom are a pair of lamps made from the claw feet of a 19th-century copper bathtub. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Indiana man renovating old house finds hidden room Feb 18, 2009
He also spotted a staircase a discovery that led Thoms to a bedroom off of the home's kitchen, where he pried up some floorboards and accessed those stairs ... The stairs may have once been accessed through the bedroom via a trap door that no longer exists. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
House of old-time items Feb 18, 2009
For regulars, Lim is more than happy to show his priceless collection, which is locked in cabinets or kept in his bedroom. Unfortunately, the items are not for sale. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Father of boy who shot his brother charged Feb 17, 2009
When they didn't sell, he returned home to have the boys clean the guns and take them to the master bedroom ... Though Mr. Lanese initially said he only had one gun in the house, he later revealed that he had moved the other two guns from the master bedroom before police arrived. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Renovated house turns back time Feb 15, 2009
GETTYSBURG -- It's a handsome bedroom, 14 feet wide, 22 feet long and 9 feet high, with hardwood floors and new wallpaper with patterns and colors that were popular in the 1860s ... But this is no ordinary bedroom ... Besides the second-floor bedroom, another highlight of the Wills house is the first-floor law office, where Mr. Wills wrote a letter inviting Mr. Lincoln to give "a few appropriate remarks" at the cemetery dedication ceremony. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
EDGEMERE HOUSE GETS CLEAN SWEEP Feb 13, 2009
After determining which three rooms were most in need of cosmetic surgery (the living room, master bedroom and basement), the Clean House crew and the Beuchler family sorted through the mess and compiled heaping piles of trash and treasure for a giant yard sale, held Saturday afternoon at the North Point-Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department hall ... The Clean House crew completely replaced the master bedroom furniture with a dark brown wooden set and painted the room a vibrant turquoise. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Ways to survive a mean winter Feb 12, 2009
If you get sick, especially in the vivid way so popular this winter, take comfort in the little things, like the pattern of the bedroom wallpaper, or the way the bathroom radiator looks when seen from the bathroom floor. Just last weekend during my own camp-out on the bathroom floor, my cat came and joined me, recognizing at once the cozy nest I was curled up inside. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
BETTER LIFE: More on sexual health Feb 11, 2009
But if you're not, any number of issues could be dashing cold water on your bedroom life, including the obvious -- physical problems that come with aging -- but also emotional distress, or a history of sexually transmitted diseases and multiple partners, say University of Chicago researchers. In the current issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the National Institute on Aging-funded study of 1,550 women and 1,455 men, ages 57 to 85, reports that men and women who remain sexually active late... (USA Today -- Life)
Inspired consignments in Wilton, N.H. Feb 8, 2009
An entire bedroom upstairs hosts racks of Eileen-Fisher-esque clothing for women, all made in California. The room is complemented by French soaps, luxurious lotions and candles, and of course, plenty of vintage and antiquated accessories true to the shop's mix. (Boston Globe)
Finding romance - and great skiing Feb 8, 2009
Although its twin beds can be replaced by a king, it feels too much like your grandmother's guest bedroom ... Once a four-bedroom executive retreat, the inn's primary architectural feature is two connected A-frames. (Boston Globe)
