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July 2025

Portraiture for the Modern Home
Painted portraits offer a dramatic element to nearly every room in the house
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Bye-bye Office, Hello Pottery Studio
Kavita Nair left a corporate job in Mumbai to enjoy a second career as a business advisor, vacation rental host, and emerging pottery artist
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Ditching the Ugly TV Recliner
Is it possible to have a comfortable place to chill without a gigantic puffy chair in the room?
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5 Easy Ways to Beautify Your Life
Ridiculously simple tweaks that will make you ridiculously happy
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June 2025

Styling Secrets from Home Décor Shops
There are good reasons you want your house to look like one
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Tucson's Beguiling Barrio Style
The minute I discovered barrio style in 2017, I knew it would live forever in my imagination
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Inside a Paris Apartment
What is it about a simple French interior that sets our hearts racing?
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Epic Comfort in a Corner
You'd be surprised what miracles can be wrought where two walls meet
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May 2025

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