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Yes, Please: Striped Walls

by Erin Loechner, Posted Feb 25th 2010

Go bold with vertical stripes in the bathroom, bedroom or living area.

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Skirt Check: Is Your Sink Wearing One?

by Erin Loechner, Posted Feb 4th 2010

Why Skirted Sinks Are Making a Comeback -- And How You Can Achieve the Look

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Apartment Therapy Claims "Martha Stewart is Over"

by Erin Loechner, Posted Jan 29th 2010

Forget perfectly-styled Chippendale chairs surrounding a polished dining room table. And over-sized, crystal chandeliers against a paisley-wallpapered entryway? Not for long. "Pretty" is taking a backseat to "quirky," and we're right on board with the trend.

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Decor Don't: The Toilet Seat Cover

by Erin Loechner, Posted Jan 28th 2010

Why Grandma's favorite bathroom accessory -- the toilet seat cover -- needs to be forgotten.

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Is Kelly Wearstler the Greatest Designer of Her Time?

by Eugenia Santiesteban, Posted Jan 22nd 2010

Kelly Wearstler has influenced countless interior designers and inspired endless Elle Decor pages. But is she the greatest designer of all time?

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Decor Don't: Trash the Junk Room

by Erin Loechner, Posted Jan 12th 2010

We've all got a junk room in our homes. Here's how to avoid letting yours get bigger and bigger.

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Decor Don't: Matchmaker, Matchmaker

by Erin Loechner, Posted Jan 6th 2010

The number one rule in decor: Don't match!

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Should Designer Knockoffs Be Illegal? It's Complicated

by Eugenia Santiesteban, Posted Dec 21st 2009

Knockoff pieces are seductive, but they also tap into a twisted logic. A true Hermès bag starts at about $5,000. Even though the "artisans" in Chinatown had worked hard to perfect the knockoff, I didn't deem it worth more than the cost of a purse sold at Target. It got me thinking about designer knockoffs in general: At the end of the day, isn't a copy still just a copy?

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