The latest trends in home furnishings and décor were on display late last month during the Summer 2014 Las Vegas Market, the most comprehensive furniture, home décor and gift market in the United States. More than 5 million square feet of showrooms featured everything from bedding to floor coverings to upholstery to light fixtures to rugs to decorative accessories to gifts and to pillows — thousand of pillows.
Metal is the one material that can be fashioned into any form and fit beautifully into any décor. It can partner with wood, glass, fabric, leather, stone and tiles to create almost any furniture accessory. It is timeless.
Collectors in the 1950s usually wanted furniture and accessories in earlier styles, or perhaps a piece that represented the family’s background, such as a German stein or English china. But today collectors can see and buy items from all over the world on the Internet, and auctions have become more international.
Dear Heloise: I saw the article in the San Antonio Express-News about not using fabric softeners when washing bath towels. I have been using fabric softener for some time, and I have noticed the problem and wondered why (Heloise: Jim is referring to towels not being absorbent when too much liquid softener is used, or when dryer sheets are used every time). Would future washings without the softeners bring back the towels’ original absorbency, or is there a specific step that must be taken to do so? Or is it too late? — Jim S. in Texas
Civilization has come a long way in the past 10,000 years. To those who follow the latest scientific findings, it doesn’t look like it’s going to be an easy ride going forward.
We hit a spell of cool weather the past few days. Whenever you get this kind of weather during a hot spell, go out and lightly shake your tomato, pepper and eggplants for about 10 seconds each. Tomatoes in particular have trouble setting fruit when temperatures are above 95 F.
All of the bedrooms in your home can look and feel larger and airier, without the enormous task of knocking down walls or undertaking a huge construction job. It just takes a few easy and often inexpensive interior design tricks to make it seem like you have higher ceilings and lots of extra space.
My client and I stood before a massive old pampas grass in her backyard.
The client looked into my eyes with an expression I had seen any number of times before — sort of a mixture of puzzlement and concern — almost bordering on dismay. What could have caused her such anxiety you wonder.
