The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The mayor’s hope to install bidets in his official residence reflects a growing acceptance among Americans of a tool that has long been unusual in the United States.
Category: Home Repairs and Improvements
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What Trump’s East Wing Demolition Says About Our Preoccupation With ‘Renovation’
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The gutting of the East Wing of the White House and our national preoccupation with “renovation.”
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Loving an ‘Untouched’ Modernist House, and Then Getting Down to Work
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A couple bought a home in Palo Alto, Calif., that was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. Happily, they were also smitten with the two-year renovation.
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Restoring a Chair Is Easier Than You Think. Ask the Brownstone Boys.
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon have a lot of practice restoring brownstones in Brooklyn, so refinishing a chair was no big deal. Here’s how they did it.
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They Found a Tiny Home in the Catskills: an Original Bolt-Together House
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The tiny cabin, one of the few extant examples of a popular 1970s design, had no heat or toilet. But it was theirs for $65,000.
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The 1981 Minnesota Ranch House That Once Embarrassed Them Is Now a Showplace
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
“Their disdain for this house,” the designer said, “was a green light to give it a whole new life.”
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How to Create a Luxurious Walk-In Shower
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Here’s how to make your morning shower more luxurious.
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Shigeru Ban Displays a New Version of His Paper Log House at the Glass House
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A new version of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s Paper Log House is on display at the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn.
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An Upper West Side Home With Wallpaper Murals and Terrazzo Everywhere
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
“We were pushing it,” the architect said of the design, which includes a hidden playroom and a soaking tub where you wouldn’t expect it.