Karen Hysell: Think in terms of feel when designing a kid's bedroom From Huntington Herald Dispatch Once you decide on a wall color, how the room actually feels will depend primarily on fabric choices (draperies, bedding) and accessories (pillows, accent furniture, wall art). For instance, you know that you want the walls to be yellow and right now at 5 years old, you want her room to have a cottage feeling. Fabrics are also an opportunity to introduce accent colors to use in the room by way of art, accessories and lighting. In a few years, simply replace the bedding and draperies with a...

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The detail of the new co-cathedral From abc13.com Weighing more than 500 hundred pounds, the wood-carved statue is one of six that will line the walls inside of the new co-cathedral for the Galveston-Houston archdiocese. Rohn painted all of the wood statues of saints that will be placed in the building. Although the statues traveled across the ocean, dealing with Houston's winter climate created the biggest challenge to complete the projects. She set up a makeshift tent to trap the heat and dry the paint on the wooden statues. As Rohn...

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Featherstone Square Antiques closes after nearly a decade of business From Annapolis Capital At Featherstone Square Antiques Mall and Collectibles, Debra Calahan, left, and Karen Cernoch packed up the contents of Ms. She was hoping to get first dibs on finds like the $15 brass candle holder she once bought at Featherstone Square Antique Mall & Collectibles. Featherstone owner Ronald Jemal cited popular eBay auction Web site as the main culprit for the close, saying more antique customers have searched for items there instead of visiting his mall. The antique industry has never been...

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DM pioneer Florence Leighton retires From DM News Florence Leighton, who has worked in direct marketing for over 50 years, has retired from Direct Media Inc. The octogenarian said the main reason for her retirement was, "business is quiet and it seemed to be a good time." Leighton held an executive position in the international list services division of Direct Media and is well known for her efforts to grow overseas efforts for American marketers. Leighton was a founding member of the Direct Marketing International Council and the Women's...

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Love, Victorian style From Tahlequah Daily Press During the Civil War, soldiers sometimes spent more than a month's salary on a valentine card. The women who attended a Victorian valentine workshop at the Murrell Home Saturday didn't spend nearly a month's pay for the event, but came away with several cards and a plethora of ideas for creating others. "Valentine's Day originally was a holiday that was celebrated by women, and the cards were given from woman to woman. In that era, a handmade, imported valentine card could cost as much as...

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