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    Gems in a wasteland  Dec 31, 2008
    The assumption implied by the voice-over laden with portent is that the possibility of your TV dying right there in your living room, perhaps right before the children's eyes, would be distressing on a level equal to faithful old Spot suddenly convulsing and saluting the ceiling with all four paws. And apparently this will be an apocalypse without mercy. (Albany Times Union)

    Books: A place to curl up with the company  Dec 30, 2008
    In the Howorths' living room, the humorist John Hodgman was chatting with the actress Joey Lauren Adams. John T. Edge, a food writer, was hanging out in the kitchen, near a big pot of gumbo Lisa Howorth had cooked the night before, as was a mellifluously named Mississippian, Semmes Luckett, who was telling Hunter S. Thompson stories (they were buddies in Aspen, Colorado). (International Herald Tribune)

    The house that charm built (87)  Dec 23, 2008
    It has two bedrooms, a kitchen, a dining room, bathroom, a back porch off the kitchen and front porch off the living room. It weighs 100 pounds, empty. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)

    Paul Kehir, 62, gave poor, mentally ill protection in court  Dec 14, 2008
    Fireplaces can be a focal point for any living room. Check out these different kinds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Homeowners usher in Christmas with spectacular display  Dec 12, 2008
    This living room was themed with bright reds and greens. By MaryClaire Foster. (Atmore Advance, AL)

    Woman's club announces house tour in Woodbury  Dec 11, 2008
    In the large, comfortable living room, the eye goes immediately to an inviting window seat looking out on an attractive landscape of lawn and rolling fields. The seat is in the 1920s-built part of the room, with the new section marked by a beam in the ceiling. (Town Times, CT)

    At home with Hello!Lucky's Moyle sisters  Dec 11, 2008
    As Sabrina opens the door to the home she shares with her husband, Julian, glimpses of the living room behind her indicate a Hollywood Regency style ... The black leather and wood Eames lounge chair in the living room is also from his mother ... Every room in the apartment is painted a different color, including a buttery yellow in the living room and a pale lavender in the bedroom. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Four special homes to be visited  Dec 9, 2008
    The Bittle's found that they did not use their formal living room and decided to transform it into a game room; and they did a great job in the transformation ... The living room is cozy and houses a huge tree with blinking lights beckoning guests to enter this lovely home ... The living room houses a 52-inch television over a massive tile fireplace. (Lompoc Record, CA)

    Verde Home promotes locally produced furnishings  Dec 5, 2008
    The current trend of going local that s sweeping the culinary world is now spilling into your living room. Just as restaurants and grocery stores promote locally grown goods, the owners of the year-old Verde Home on Atlanta s west side want buyers to consider eco-friendly furnishings and accessories created largely by local artisans. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Norcross jewel gets moment to shine  Dec 4, 2008
    She turned the large foyer into a living room, and the grand staircase with its original fretwork serves as a focal point. A parlor and dining room, kitchen, TV room and full bath complete the ground floor. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    More of this story  Dec 3, 2008
    An open floor plan allows natural passage to the kitchen, dining area, and living room, but the main focus of the home is the many Christmas collections of the couple. The furnishings of the Barnes' home are eclectic and include antiques passed down from several generations as well as art work and various pieces of custom reupholstered furniture. (Hamburg Ashley County Ledger, AR)

    Osborne Offers 'A Christmas Carol'  Dec 3, 2008
    One of the most striking scenes is a living room that opens onto a sun porch containing a real spruce tabletop tree ... The decorator of the living room is Carole Leary, a member of the Oxford Garden Club, who apparently owns a lot of Dickensonian paraphernalia, including the porcelain Dickens Village pieces which grace the fireplace mantle. (Voices, CT)

    Annual Christmas tour of homes set Saturday in downtown Fulton  Dec 2, 2008
    Original hardwood floors are exposed in the entry, living room, dining room and hall. This late Victorian home also is available for purchase. (Fulton Sun, MO)

    Yule tree gets pricier  Dec 1, 2008
    In Sudbury, a Boy Scout stand on Route 20 last week was advertising prices that ranged from 20 (for a very small tree) to a high of 110 (for those who presumably want to fill up a McMansion living room). Most other Fraser firs, among the most popular trees in New England, were pegged at 60 to 70. (Boston Herald)

    Personal touches add flair  Nov 29, 2008
    They took out walls to open up the space, creating an oversize great room from the living room and Arizona room. They installed two sets of sliding doors along the back for an indoor-outdoor feel. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Lemoore Navy couple savor leave time with family  Nov 27, 2008
    This time it was Gary's turn to deploy, and a banner in the Presleys' living room welcoming Gary's return shows all the ways you can break down six months spent away from home -- in months, weeks, days, even hours and seconds. For Kim, the deployment meant 27 weeks of being a single parent and working mom. (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Holiday tea, home tour planned Dec. 6  Nov 26, 2008
    The living room with its cathedral ceiling, corner fireplace with Virginia slate stone fa;ade, and openness to the kitchen and dining room gives the home a warm, inviting feeling ... The living room has cathedral ceiling and is open to a large floor to ceiling window and patio door ... Off of the living room, the master bedroom, and guest room is a four season porch with three large doors that are similar to garage doors but have glass panes instead of wooden panes. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    Disney Video Games Get Families Playing Together with Trusted Brands and Quality Products That Are Gentle on the Wallet  Nov 26, 2008
    Disney has the entertainment that kids want, and parents looking to get the most value for their dollar can bring Disney video games home to the living room for quality family time or take them on-the-go during holiday travel ... Whether its get-up-and-play games for the Nintendo Wii, hot music games at easy prices, adrenaline-pumping action sports games, trivia games, mobile games on-the-go, Nintendo DS portable games or bringing the seasons hottest movie-inspired games into living rooms,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    North Shore Villa  Nov 23, 2008
    In the living room, the 18th-century fireplace came from Doris Duke's former home in Newport, Rhode Island, and the painted wall panels were recovered from the Beekman family mansion in Manhattan. Outside the powder room are wall plaques from Pompeii, and in the dining room is a chandelier that once belonged to Henry Ford. (Boston Globe)

    At home with chef Tyler Florence  Nov 20, 2008
    In the living room, matching leather club chairs from France have been updated with chocolate velvet cushions. Clark Florence purchased the moose antlers that jut out above the brick fireplace as a housewarming gift for her husband; they are from Paxton Gate in San Francisco. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Collectors of history honor our warriors  Nov 13, 2008
    A steel rack fitted with military uniforms from wars past rests between Ken Myers cluttered kitchen and an equally cluttered living room. A line of hats rests on the back of a pillow sofa where more uniforms and memorabilia lie near boxes stacked and labeled display. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    ‘Uncovered' house of former first lady's family a stop on Christmas Walk  Nov 11, 2008
    A cozy living room houses the TV set, which is perched on an old kitchen table rescued from the garage. The table was wobbly because of one short leg, "so we shortened them all," Rodhe said. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)

    Collecting toys for the sake of our culture  Nov 6, 2008
    The hundreds of vintage and antique miniature cars and airplanes parked inside a glass cabinet in Januar Christianto's living room make an unusual sight for visitors. Like any other antique collector, Januar finds that he loves the adventure and struggle he has to go through to turn up these little treasures. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)

    Hoarding 70 dogs  Nov 3, 2008
    Stone sitting on her patio near her living room packed with collectibles started with only one litter of pups about 13 years ago as a hobby for her kids. She took in more than 20 dogs when her best friend who raised dachshunds in Downey died from cancer. (Pet-Abuse.com)

    Relax at a Jerome B-and-B  Nov 1, 2008
    The living room, solarium, dining room, kitchen and library are open to guests, and each is rich in artwork, including oil and watercolor paintings done by artists who have stayed there ... Coffee is available earlier in the living room. (AZCentral -- Travel)

    Sheldon bags two does in bow season  Oct 30, 2008
    When you are on the tree stand, it is like walking into your living room and seeing a deer on your couch. But with a bow you ve got to be close. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    A haven for roping and reading  Oct 25, 2008
    They doubled the size of their thick-walled adobe to accommodate a master-bedroom suite, an expanded dining room and a living room with an exterior wall fireplace that opens onto the front courtyard ... Warmed by the see-through fireplace that anchors the living room, this area is flanked with planting beds filled with flowering purple desert sage. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Twin's death is a tragic tale  Oct 20, 2008
    Mr. Lanese said he ended up reading a book in the living room and, as far as he knew, his sons were playing video games on the television in his bedroom. All of a sudden, he heard a "big boom.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Winfrey decorator Nate Berkus coming to S.F.  Oct 19, 2008
    The living room includes pieces from Istanbul (a suzani draped over a sofa) and Mexico (a pair of square cocktail tables) ... His own living room includes a sofa and a pair of armchairs from the Chicago store, which also has an e-commerce site. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Scene of the crime  Oct 18, 2008
    Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette The Malakoffs discovered this Moorish screen hidden in a wall dividing the living room of their house on Brighton Road in the North Side ... While removing a wall that had divided the living room into two rooms, their contractor discovered a lattice-like screen woven from strands of twisted wood between the panels of drywall ... Other architectural stunners had to be acquired elsewhere: The great mirrored mantel opposite the baby grand piano in the living room's bay was... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Consignment Sales Rise as Economy Falls  Oct 15, 2008
    With financial markets in perpetual meltdown, a growing number of people anxious about jobs, savings and retirement are looking over their living room shelves, storage units, attics and safety deposit boxes for items they no longer use or like. They're contacting online sellers, consignment shops and auctions about unloading the unwanted possessions. (Washington Post -- Technology)

    Candler Park home keeps charm, reduces carbon footprint  Oct 8, 2008
    Now almost completely covered with Carolina jessamine, it blocks the morning sun from the living room and provides a pleasant place to sit and enjoy the front garden ... In the living room is a lamp stand created from an old washstand Courtenay found in a junk pile in Washington ... The coffee table in the family room is an old farm table with its legs cut off and the living room features an East Lake settee that Courtenay found in a bargain basement antiques shop. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman considers politics  Sep 22, 2008
    "It was a privilege to serve (at eBay)," says Whitman, seated in the living room of her New England Colonial home in Silicon Valley, reflecting on her success at eBay , political aspirations and where the Valley is headed. "I loved every minute of it," says Whitman, who doubts she will run another company after 33 years in business. (USA Today -- Tech)

    The Second Time Around  Sep 21, 2008
    In the generously proportioned living room, heavy crown molding shares space with pieces by some of Brazil's top modernist designers, like Sergio Rodriguez, and more current buys from Pottery Barn and West Elm. Chinese cinnabar vases culled during a family trip to Beijing when she was 12 top a fireplace mantel festooned with relief of garlands. (Boston Globe)

    Saturday, October 4;Local Homes Open for Safe Haven Benefit  Sep 17, 2008
    The rather grand living room is filled with American Federal furnishings appropriate to the home and region ... A large fireplace with two ovens and an original iron crane indicates that the cozy living room with Phillipsburg Blue walls was once the home's keeping room ... The current living room comprises the original hunting lodge with stone fireplace. (Voices, CT)

    The Boston Area Toy Collectors Club proves this kind of fun is ageless  Sep 15, 2008
    "There are always more out there." Partial to military planes and "The Three Stooges," the retired flight attendant displays a replica of the Starship Enterprise in her home's living room. Heaps of toys, both hers and her husband's, fill display cases, corners, and rooms in their house. (Boston Globe)

    Make Extra $$: Consignment Conventions  Sep 13, 2008
    Agree on a location, such as the garage or living room of the largest home among your pals. You might even think of a church, school gym or other conveniently located venue. (ABC News)

    Howard County's black history comes to life  Sep 12, 2008
    In the living room area, where an ancient-looking television sits on a table with a porcelain wash basin and vase underneath it, a display that led Jean Brown, of Laurel, to say, This looks just like the first TV we ever had. It was a Muntz. (Laurel Leader, MD)

    Remembering the events of 9/11  Sep 12, 2008
    I was in the living room of our apartment, watching a movie, or something. I had turned the movie off, and saw the crawl at the bottom of the screen about a plane hitting the WTC. No video of the incident, just a talking head. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)

    YESTERDAYS: DAR holds sale at Loring Hall  Sep 8, 2008
    The fireplaced living room has a wide bay window with panoramic view, dining room, kitchen, twin-sized bedroom and ceramic tiled bath on first floor. The second has an attractive pine-panelled study and bedroom. (Hingham Journal, MA)

    Ralph Kovel; wrote antique price guides  Sep 7, 2008
    Their white frame house in Shaker Heights is stuffed with their finds, and each room has a different theme, such as the library done in Mission style, the family room in Egyptian Revival, and the living room in Sheraton and Hepplewhite. "Our one big joke is that we finally got everything in the house to be old, including us," Terry Kovel said. (Boston Globe)

    France in Cloverdale  Sep 7, 2008
    The waterwheel was gone, but the redwood-burning turbines that converted creek water into steam were still standing in one section of the 40-foot-square space, which is now Cole's living room ... Foster's baronial fireplace with a 5-by-8-foot steel hood in the living room is still the principal heating system; Cole dreams of installing in-floor radiant heating soon ... Hoefer also realized quickly that as a landscape architect, Cole's true element is the outdoors, and he had been designing the... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Lessons From a Shopaholic  Aug 27, 2008
    There it was, being lugged into my living room. My couch. (MSNBC -- Business)

    Working poor  Aug 24, 2008
    Curtains partition the living room, helping them to sleep at night. And when the weather sizzles outside, their swamp cooler reduces the temperature inside. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)

    The Ikea idea  Aug 22, 2008
    One of the iconic images from "Modernism: Designing a New World," the survey that filled the Corcoran Gallery of Art here last year, was a 1927 poster for a show of the latest in modern design: That poster was nothing more than a photo of an old-fashioned, gilt-and-curlicue living room, with a huge red X splashed across the image ... - Hampen : This polypropylene rug looks like a swatch of emerald sod cut out and planted in your living room. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Letters from the war  Aug 17, 2008
    bedroom $250, 3 piece living room $50, sofa couch $100, 734-754-6626. . (The News-Herald)

    Bringing old Madrid to the South End  Aug 14, 2008
    Something that evoked an old Madrid tapas bar, or, as Gavigan puts it, "a Spanish living room in the 1930s.". Like many creative people decorating on a limited budget, de Haro and Gavigan set out to do more with less. (Boston Globe)

    Classified 8/13/2008  Aug 14, 2008
    Pontiac Daily Leader - Breaking News. Thursday, August 14, 2008. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)

    Decatur house celebrates retro style  Aug 13, 2008
    The living room in J. Gladney and Bo Kersey's home has retro furnishings like the rest of the house ... What wowed the two was that wall of glass in the living room and the extensive brick surround of the fireplace, where brick ledges form ideal display shelves for a collection of white pottery. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Luxury homes on high-end tour  Aug 12, 2008
    Joann Gardner sat forlornly on her living room floor, waiting for the final step in her home's foreclosure. My husband and I only use a car a couple of times a week, but even at that, we are much more cautious. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    'Back East' style suited to the desert  Aug 9, 2008
    A gathering space with a formal living room on one side and formal dining on the other, the foyer has an indoor-outdoor feel that is enhanced by butt-glazed and picture windows ... The living room is highlighted by a triangular-shaped fireplace, which is clad in copper and framed in stacked stone. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Path to enlightenment - Buddhist monk, wife to open Little Zen Museum  Aug 5, 2008
    A 4-foot-tall Buddhist statue shaded in pink, purple and white is the paramount figure in the couple s living room. The 300-year-old statue is Kannon, the goddess of mercy and also the god of compassion. (Missoulian, MT)

    Sold, not really  Aug 3, 2008
    The living room is empty save for the television and one chair, which now serves as my breakfast nook for the paper and coffee in the morning, mail reading spot while I watch the news after work and collapsing spot when I just cannot pack another box. After 18 years at the same address, I got a nasty orange note saying my city garbage can was "over-full." Duh. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)

    VENUS SWIMWEAR: The grit behind the glamour  Aug 3, 2008
    "That roach looked bigger before I sprayed it," Michelle said when Hope finds a roach carcass in the living room ... She ambles into the living room wearing a sarong and huge sunglasses ... Suddenly, the photographer breezes into the house, inspecting the gray sky from the living room windows. (Florida Times-Union)

    Paintings recovered after 32 years  Jul 26, 2008
    For several years, the paintings hung on Patrick Conley's living room walls. Dignitaries, top-level law enforcement officials, and the well-to-do crowd visited his Bristol home, but nobody connected the paintings to the brazen heist at 520 Grafton Street. (Boston Globe)

    A Troy tradition: businesswomen  Jul 26, 2008
    Bryce's grand opening also will be in August, said Elizabeth Young, executive director of the Troy Downtown Collaborative and owner of The Living Room, an antiques interior decoration shop at 274 River St.. The Rensselaer County chamber runs a special program for would-be entrepreneurs, called StartUp, and "Over time, we've seen more women taking the class," said Jake Dumesnil, the chamber's vice president. (Albany Times Union)

    A warm welcome in Paris  Jul 25, 2008
    Sliding doors lead from the living room to the lone guest room, which is decorated in blues and whites, with built-in bookshelves and recessed lighting ... The living room walls are bare, and the furniture consists of a linen-covered sofa and a daybed ... With a private bathroom, a bar constructed of glass bricks in the guest living room, and a separate kitchen, it's like having your own apartment. (CNN -- Travel)

    Bed and breakfast in Westford: Fitch House  Jul 25, 2008
    A working fireplace is near a cozy living room area ... The suite also includes a keeping room or living room as it is called today ... The living room was originally divided by a half wall to create the bourning room where sick people would be kept or babies were born so they were warmed by the fire and close to family. (Westford Eagle, MA)

    New life in an old home  Jul 20, 2008
    From here, the living room is to the left and the dining room is to the right ... The first time I sat on the sofa and put my feet up with a good book, it felt right, Steve said, sitting in a wing-back chair in his living room ... The work begins The vastness of the 3,300-square-foot, two-story house is divided into small spaces a living room, parlor, dining room, kitchen and library are all on the main floor. (Montana Standard, MT)

    An Affair to Remember  Jul 13, 2008
    She hired a contractor to renovate the bathroom and open up the low ceilings in the living room, adding three skylights ... In the living room, the sofa came from Jordan's clearance center, while her favorite find for the space is a wooden "sculpture." ... Hibbert reads to son Nicolas in the living room, where the ceiling was raised and skylights added to brighten the space. (Boston Globe)

    LLA Design Associates  Jul 13, 2008
    com) redesigned the living room of this Buckhead estate. The homeowner wanted to refresh the room, which had not had any updates since the 1980s. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Time to show off the Decorator Show House in Kittery Point  Jul 13, 2008
    "You enter from outside ...; to go upstairs you pass though and to go to the living room or dining room," she says. "When you open the door to the house it sets a mood, a tone. ...; My challenge was exciting and orienting the room ...; from every entry point.". (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Antiques for modern lifestyles  Jul 8, 2008
    One oddball piece stands out in a living room the way a single sculpture or a stone lantern highlights a garden. In fact, thinking of an antique even a dining room table or a bed frame as sculpture is a pretty reliable way to fit an heirloom into your decor. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)

    More of this story  Jul 3, 2008
    The remodeled home has a great front porch where Anderson has arranged patio furniture in a living room type setting, encouraging people to sit down, put their feet up and relax. It faces Main Street, allowing a place to watch people and traffic as they walk or motor up and down U.S. Highway 2. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)

    A glam, glitzy and green Hillsborough mansion  Jul 3, 2008
    " The couple bought the Hillsborough property in 2004 when they decided it was impractical to try to adapt their two-story San Mateo Park home for wheelchair accessibility. The single-family home on the property was in disrepair, and after demolition only the roof tiles were deemed worthy of reuse. Grange designed a single-story, east-west-oriented floor plan that was U-shaped to admit lots of natural light through high windows and multiple courtyards, with overhangs for shade during the hotter... (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Designer blends family heirlooms with cutting-edge textiles  Jul 3, 2008
    Now, the French slipper chairs in the living room - pink-velvet hand-me-downs from her beloved grandmother and namesake, Bonnee, a fashion illustrator and gallery owner in her day - are covered in Sharp's Bellows pattern. The kitchen features Roman shades in her bold, polka-dot Fuzz pattern just above the Ikea table and chairs and the aloe plant tended by her husband, Marc. (AZCentral -- Home)

    A master of oddball characters  Jun 21, 2008
    His father, a traveling salesman, often gathered magicians in his living room. But the son was disdainful. (Boston Globe)

    An arts-and-crafts odyssey  Jun 17, 2008
    But when one Victoria couple bought their cottage-style home in 1982 they threw those ideas out the window along with a pile of Gyproc and a chunk of their living room. Brian and Leslie have since lived through more than 20 years of renovations, including the restoration of the original front porch, for which they sacrificed part of the living room ... That meant reclaiming a front porch that a previous owner had walled in to create a larger living room but with a limited budget and a growing... (Globe and Mail)

    Shabby chic – decorating on a budget  Jun 16, 2008
    If you had just gotten there earlier and it would have been great in your living room. Learn a little about what is collectible and how quality furniture is made. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)

    Road to the White House  Jun 15, 2008
    The trunks in the living room, which cost $300 for the pair, hold serving platters and Christmas decorations ... "Mirrors are my art," she says, referencing the Gothic-style glass cabinet doors (the glass was replaced with mirrors) that rest on a long trestle table in the living room ... "Ellie was skeptical, but once they were whitewashed, she loved them. We left the hinges and knobs on them, for additional interest." For the living room's built-in shelves, Summers experimented over the years... (Boston Globe)

    19th century come to life  Jun 14, 2008
    In the living room, the 1929 Steinway baby grand piano is the piece de resistance, although the cowhide rug and 19th century antique case on a stand give it some competition in the area of visual appeal. "I've tried to use colors that match things I already have, thrifty person that I am," she said of layering the earth-toned cowhide rug on top of a sisal rug in the living area to blend with her leather ottoman, neutrally upholstered couch and brown suede wall color. (The Clarion-Ledger)

    A Chest of Stories  Jun 10, 2008
    I spotted this gnarled old chest by a forgotten corner on walking into the living room. By its crude finish, it was probably made by the owner nobody wanted to pay the 20 dollars that it was tagged for. (India Times, India)

    Cooking up business  May 26, 2008
    A massive six-point bull elk hangs on his living room wall as a testament to his hunting skills. He killed the animal when he was just 17. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)

    For garage sale shoppers, every weekend's a treasure hunt  May 10, 2008
    She s found everything from sewing machines to drapery fabric to an old army desk that s now in her living room. Sometimes I m looking for something specific and sometimes I ll call ahead, she said, but mostly, she just does it for the fun. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)

    Pink Lady dresses up for tour  May 10, 2008
    The home has three floors: a loft with the master bedroom and balcony, middle with the kitchen and living room, and lower, which has been turned into an art studio. Panoramic views of Jerome's town buildings and Cleopatra Hill can be seen from most rooms. (AZCentral -- Home)

    Mullan Days: A winter shelter found in the woods  May 6, 2008
    McDermott found it in the living room of Julian Sohon in Fairfield, Conn. It depicted the cartographers of the Mullan crew, inside the office that was one of the first structures built that winter. (Missoulian, MT)

    Artists work, lives grounded in nature  May 4, 2008
    Her paintings focus largely on area landscapes, like a soft pastel in their living room she calls Big tree at the mouth of the Gunnison Gorge. Rooster made the walnut frame. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)

    Rustic, lush home lures Floridians to Big Canoe  Apr 23, 2008
    David and Helen Russo and their daughter, Noel, sit in the living room of their 7,000-square-foot rustic home in Big Canoe ... The Russo's living room area centers around a large fireplace. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Xi Beta Phi Tour of Homes set for Saturday  Apr 17, 2008
    The main level consists of a living room, kitchen, family room, full bath, master bedroom, and sewing room. The formal living room is very warm and inviting with a painted red hutch, which displays McLaren's homemade quilts. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)

    Southern Accents Showcase  Apr 17, 2008
    Look for the petite Louis XV slipper chairs in the formal living room, or kid-friendly Orkney chairs in the playroom ... From the antique leather armchairs in the keeping room to the chocolate velvet chaise in the living room to occasional chairs found throughout the home, button-tufting helps unite the home's gracious feel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)

    Bluesman on a unicycle  Apr 14, 2008
    Taylor's living room is a shrine to his obsession ... There's a framed picture in his living room taken from a Denver newspaper in the early 1960s, in which a slender, teenage Taylor can be seen playing his banjo atop a single-wheeled bike. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)

    Liquid asset in Paris pawnshop  Apr 14, 2008
    For one thing, pawning a bottle of wine from a cellar is more discreet than unhooking a picture from the wall, or removing a sofa from a living room. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Here's a toast to all things collectible  Apr 6, 2008
    Or, they can wander through the dining room and living room and drink in the colorful advertisements for Gund, Michel and Bartl breweries and more. The small house is chock full of what the Pataskas love best. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    In Paris, you can pawn wine for a loan  Apr 5, 2008
    "People had asked us in the past if we took wine. For one thing, pawning a bottle of wine from a cellar is more discreet than unhooking a picture from the wall, or removing a sofa from a living room.". But the idea really took off in 2006, after Paris city hall asked the pawnshop to auction 5,000 bottles of world class wines, collected under former mayor Jacques Chirac, in a sale that raised nearly a million euros. (India Times, India)

    A home that runs in the blood  Apr 4, 2008
    Next, they added built-in bookshelves in the expansive 16- by 26-foot dining room, which is flooded in natural light thanks to its huge east window and several other large windows in the living room beside it ... The MacDonalds also removed the old stained-glass panels from the upper portions of the living room windows which darkened the rooms considerably and replaced them with clear glass ... The fireplace in the living room and another in the master bedroom were both left as wood-burning... (Globe and Mail)

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