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This Painting of Lounging Lions Was Hanging in a Family’s Living Room. It Turned Out to Be an Original Delacroix
Titled "Study of Reclining Lions," the previously unknown work by the renowned French Romantic painter has been owned by a ...
The Lion Painting Hanging in a Family’s Living Room? It Was a Rare Delacroix All Along
An original oil painting by Eugène Delacroix was hanging in French home for over 150 years—it's now expected to fetch ...
Family unknowingly had rare, valuable painting for 150 years
A painting hanging in a French family’s living room turned out to be far more valuable than just another trinket or heirloom.
Painting Hung in Family Home for 150 Years—Then They Discovered Its Value
The piece, titled Study of Reclining Lions, had been in the same family's possession for 150 years since the posthumous sale of the artist's studio in 1864. The work is set to go to auction where it ...
3 simple ways to make your small room look bigger
The numbers say more of us are living in smaller spaces but there are some simple ways we can make those rooms feel bigger ...
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Making a living room a more comfortable, welcoming space
A kitchen is widely recognized as the most popular room in a home. Though it might be true that the hustle and bustle of home life runs through the kitchen, many a memory is made in the living room as ...
No spare room for a nursery? How to maximize a small nook or cranny
Alanna Murray, interior designer with Murray Craft Builders, based in Larchmont, NY, and serving NYC and Westchester, got ...
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I renovated my council house living room on a budget – all you need is a mirror and some ‘moody’ paint to transform it
That's exactly what this DIY whizz discovered when she decided to spruce up the living room of her old council ... sized mirror" and some "moody paint." Since buying a large mirror would've ...