LiveOakIdeaHouse:DiningRoomAdjacenttothestudy,thisdiningroomislinedwithtallbookshelvesandcanserveasextendedofficespace.Frenchdoorsgivethediningroomandstudyaseparateentrance.DesignerMarySolomonchoseapaletteofred,black,andgoldthatmakestheseareasvisuallyappealing.Forafocalpoint,thebuilt-insarepaintedarichred.
TheColorRedThisroomismeantforentertaining,soweselectedadynamicredtodrawpeoplein.Theround...[
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BoldandBeautifulDesignerRachelHornhighlightedthestrongarchitecturalelementsofthisdiningroominSanMigueldeAllende,Mexicobypaintingthewallsarichred.
FineDiningWhiteslipcoveredfurnitureandsea-grassfloormatsgivethisdiningroomaclean,relaxedlook.
ThishomeownerfoundgemsinPalmBeachandSouthDixieHighwayinWestPalmBeach,whichshedescribesas"magicalplaceswithmanygreatantiquesshops."
ANewOld...[
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New,ClassicDesignThefocalpointofthediningtable--andsurefireconversationstarter--isatrioofgoldfishbowlsaddedasawhimsicalcenterpiece.Thewoodenfurniture'scleanlinesandthemodernaccessorieshaveagraphicsensibility,whichcontrastswiththeupholsteredhostandhostesschairs.Thecuriocabinetwithitsseededglassdoorsandthedarkapothecarycabinetaddstoragewithstyle.
EasyEntertainingTheexpansivediningroomwindowoffer...[
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AbberlyLaneIdeaHouse:FamilyRoomThedesignersofthisfamilyroomwarmedupthespacewithcomfortablefurnishingsincasualmossgreen-,wheat-,andsalmon-coloredfabrics.Theychoselarge-scalepiecestomatchtheloftyspace.Asimplepedimentabovethemantel,madefromcoordinatingmolding,servesasanicefocalpoint.Thisisacleverwaytoaddaclassicallooktoafireplace.
Thedesignerschoselarge-scalepiecestomatchtheloftyspace.Adecorative...[
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GreenRoomJustofftheentry,glassdoorsopentoasittingroom.Supplegreenleatherloveseatsandaclubchairlendcomfortableseating.
PenthouseSuiteUpstairs,ahigh-ceilingedsittingroomandbedroomsuiteofferprivacyandarchitecturalcharmwithexposedbeamsanddormerwindows.
CeilingBreaksDramaticbeaded-boardceilingsslopefrom9to14feetinheight.Overheadbreaksactasroomdividersbetweentheliving,dining,andkitchenareas.
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LifeatSeaThislivingroomtoutsarefreshingpotpourriofgreens,includingsageswathsofleavesintheretrosofafabric.
Inside,LookingOutWhilerestoringthislivingroom,theownerstookoutsmallwindowsandputinthiswallofglasstoconnecttheindoorspacestothelandscape.
Naturalfibersandshellfringemakethispillowaperfectbeachhouseaccessory.
ShuttersProvideSolutionsInsteadofdividingspaceswithconventionalwalls,thisco...[
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迷你玫瑰的種植
位置：秋冬季在全日、半日照下的庭院或陽台生長良好；若是吊盆可放在東麵或南麵的窗台；移到室內者要有散射光的地方才能使花期延長。土壤：排水良好的介質最好，若在栽培，一定要選擇不會積水的地點。水分：秋科季1-2天澆一次水即可。生長初期水分需求較多，但在開化前後，可減少供水，等土幹後再澆水，如此可延長花期。日[
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去年夏天帶偶兩個美國好朋友去中國，時間不長，所以偶隻帶他們去了上海，蘇州和北京三個地方。遇到了幾件事讓我記憶猶新：
兩件不高興的：
去蘇州下火車，去排隊打的，管理出租車的人對我大喊大叫，好不容易等到一個車，我說去觀前街一個絲綢店，司機說不認識路。我們隻有下車。管理的人說你怎麽可以下車，那個司機是拒載，沒有人會不認識路。估計是嫌路[
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LiveOakIdeaHouse:FamilyRoomRed,green,andgoldcreateawarmcolorschemethat'sanimatedbyplaidsandanoveltyprintfabricwithacaninethemeinthisfamilyroom.Asofaandthreechairsprovideflexibleseatingarrangements.Theraisedstonehearthandmantel,togetherwithanengagingdogportrait,provideahandsomefocalpointthatisinkeepingwiththeroom'sscale.
Theoversizeottoman,coveredinarugfragment,servesasacoffeetable.Forthefloor,...[
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張愛玲寫過的文字裏麵，這兩段最膾炙人口：
（男人的）生命裏有兩個女人，一個是他的白玫瑰，一個是他的紅玫瑰。一個是聖潔的
妻，一個是熱烈的情婦——普通人向來是這樣把節烈兩個字分開來講的。
每一個男子全都有過這樣的兩個女人，至少兩個．娶了紅玫瑰，久而久之，紅的變
了牆上的一抹蚊子血，白的還是“床前明月光”；娶了白玫瑰，白的便是衣服[
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