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Downsizing at home: Less really can be more
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Yvonne and Tony Conza were living the good life with three residences – 10 acres in Woodstock, N.Y., an apartment in Manhattan and a home in Miami Beach. They loved them all [...]
Ideas to take home from Designer Show House
Designer show houses are some of the best places for inspiration. Some require hiring a designer to duplicate the look. Others are simple tricks that anyone can duplicate. Here are six great ideas that I discovered [...]
Trends in Contemporary home decor, design
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Contemporary design doesn’t have to be cold or stark. Decorate your home with furniture that looks modern but features clean lines, texture and a mix of materials. Tweet [...]
Wallpaper unrolls a comeback in home design
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Faux finishes were the stars of wall covering for several years. Granite was the undisputed ruler of the countertops. But times have changed. Wallpaper, once absent from designer show houses and magazines, [...]
Fantastic new designer faux finishes
Want the look of marble, granite or wood without the maintenance? Technology has helped manufacturers of porcelain tile and quartz to produce fabulous fakes for your walls, floors and countertops. The secret is ink-jet imaging. By [...]
Taking Style points from designer Steven G
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Steven Gurowitz, better known as Steven G, took the road less traveled to become a designer. Instead of studying at a design school, 19-year-old Gurowitz began cleaning and polishing furniture for [...]
Metal burnishes decor with high-tech vibe
Metal motifs can bring a bit of bling to your home or add a high-tech vibe. The options include everything from a Fleur-de-lis mirrored credenza with metallic finish to a dining table with a base [...]
Easy being green: New interior color choices
South Florida homes cry out for color on the walls. We have the sea, the sand and year-round tropical greenery visible through windows and sliding glass doors. We have plenty of year-round sunlight to allow us [...]
Lighting solutions for high ceiling spaces
The high ceilings of our homes present challenges because we need to find ways to bring such soaring heights down to human size. One of the best ways to do this is to install ceiling pendants [...]
How to decorate tabletops for the holidays
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub There’s no better time to start thinking about how your table presents for entertaining. Thanksgiving will soon usher in the holiday season that gives food and drink top priority. We have searched [...]
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- Weekend preview: Hot air, hot music and a jellyfish sombreroIt’s not often that the Broward Center for the Performing Arts offers a concert by a singer whose songs are heard among the thumpy pop hits on Y100, but there are all kinds of new things going on at the big house on the New River.
- It took so long to make it: Jimmy Webb in Delray BeachOne of pop music's most accomplished songwriters makes his Florida debut with songs such as "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston" and "MacArthur Park" at the Arts Garage Saturday and SundayJimmy Webb is one of America’s foremost storytellers, a reporter of unique sensitivity most famous for dispatches sent back from a lonely, love […]
Food & Dining
- Women's grilling clinic set for MayRobyn Lindars, who writes the popular food blog GrillGrrrl.com , is hosting another one of her popular Women’s Grilling Clinics. It’s 5 to 9:30 p.m. May 31 in Hollywood. […]
- Tour South Florida breweriesWant to see how beer is made? At least four South Florida craft breweries now offer behind-the-scenes tours of their facilities that go beyond tastings to the nuts and bolts of the brewing process.
fashion & Style
- Local stages expand, from cabaret in Manalapan to performance art in PompanoThere’s plenty of newness locally when it comes to theater and the performing arts.
- Theater review of "Dividing the Estate" in West Palm Beach“Dividing the Estate” starts with a nice, slow burn and gets steadily funny as it goes along. […]
Shopping & Beauty
- BOGO ticket deals to Marlins games for Miami Sports MonthGet free tickets with purchase to Miami Marlins home games for Miami Sports Month. […]
- Coupon: Free $10 entree at Denny'sGet a free entree with purchase at Denny's with an after-Tax Day deal. […]
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- 'My father stabbed me,' dying man tells N. Lauderdale neighbor, authorities sayA North Lauderdale man fatally stabbed his son when a dispute about a past stabbing ---when the father stabbed the son's mother--- turned violent, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
- Student charged with attempted murder in stabbing of teen at Piper HighAs students looked on during gym class, an 18-year-old senior repeatedly stabbed a 16-year-old sophomore with a silver pocket knife following a heated argument over a basketball game, according to officials and students.
- Tamarac man's motorcycle returned in pieces after chop shop arrestA Lauderhill man, seen stuffing dismantled motorcycles into 55-gallon drums, is accused of running a chop shop in Tamarac, the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
