Stylish Solutions
I love the color green. As springtime awakens, industrious flowers, lit by the warmth of the sun, soften our world. This month, as our excitement for impending spring sprouts, I wanted to share three unexpected places where you, the stylish suburbanite, can ...By Ann McDonald
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Orinda's Old Yellow House
A walk through James Wright's now fully restored Old Yellow House is like taking a walk through history. In the past three years, the architect has transformed his 1890 two-story house into 2,050 feet of what he calls "the most comfortable building" that he has ever ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Gardening for Bees
With the warmer winter weather, spring is in the air. And so are the honeybees - out flying, gathering pollen, nectar and water to bring back to the hive. Warmer weather also brings us out to our gardens. As you look around and make plans for the sunny days ahead, do a ...By Janet Kaidantzis
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Digging Deep - Gardening with Cynthia Brian
"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer." ~ Albert Camus
After zero precipitation in January, we reveled in the rains of early February. Soon ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Chinese New Year and Feng Shui
More people are celebrating Chinese New Year, which began Feb. 19, than ever before. This is the year of the Female Wood Sheep/Ram, which will help to usher in a peaceful, calm, artistic, creative and kind energy. Attention to feng shui is the best way to prepare ...By Michele Duffy
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| Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Curb Appeal
Beauty, it is said, is in the eye of the beholder - and a good first impression is priceless. But when it comes to a home's curb appeal, a little fresh paint, new plantings and a bit of bark dust can often work magic. Homeowners may take on a front-yard revision to ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Cynthia Brian's Gardening Guide for February
Love is in the air! Every February we are reminded about the importance of amour in every day living. Recently my gardening mentor, my mother, was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of a major hospital when her lungs filled with fluid from an undetected virus. ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Stylish Solutions
It's February and that means it's time to punch up your home d‚cor with hearts, cupids and all manner of love. But how does a stylish suburbanite handle a minor holiday like Valentine's Day without descending into tacky or inappropriate kitsch?
 By Ann McDonald
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| Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Downsizing a Perfect Fit for this Pair
Although they looked all over the area for places to relocate, Marvin and Lois Kay couldn't be happier with their decision to move to Merrill Gardens in downtown Lafayette. About three years ago they had an opportunity to look at the building plans before ground was ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Real Estate Year in Review
Last year's average sale price for residential real estate was up significantly in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda, making 2014 another extremely strong year for sellers. Similar to last year, homes stayed on the market for a limited time and prices rose as supply ...By Conrad Bassett
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| Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Feng Shui and Color
Color can be transformative, especially in feng shui. The principles of feng shui are founded on traditional Chinese medicine, based on the dynamic opposites of yin and yang - together with the five elements: water, wood, fire, earth and metal - as well as form, ...By Michele Duffy
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| Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Don't Let It All Come Tumbling Down
Kids learn it when they're knee high from the wolf in the fable "The Three Little Pigs." The wolf huffs and he puffs and he blows the first two houses down with little effort, and gobbles two little pigs right up. So much for the inhabitants protected by straw and ...By Chris Lavin
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| Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Digging Deep with Cynthia Brian
In the blustery cold of post holiday days, I found myself wandering my landscape bundled against the chill in a warm down jacket, faux fur hood, and two pairs of gloves. The winds were intense. Tree limbs littered the driveway as entire branches arched toward the ...By Cynthia Brian
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| Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Stylish Solutions
Many design clients have dreams of spring remodels, home updates and fresh flowers in completely redesigned guest suites and home offices, but the first thing we must address is the deep clean.
By Ann McDonald
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| Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Feng Shui and the Decluttered Home
There is no better time to say adios, au revoir, and goodbye to stagnant unhealthy clutter that makes us feel stuck and otherwise overwhelmed than at the start of a new year.
Don't we ...By Michele Duffy
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA