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Inside Our Fifth Annual Whole Home in Atlanta
For our fifth annual Whole Home project, we tried something new: Instead of building a house from the ground up, we found an historic Atlanta home in need of some TLC. Then, we asked a team of forward-thinking designers to bring it back to its former glory with modern family living in mind. The first step for our project, set atop a lush tree-filled lot in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, was partnering with Ladisic Fine Homes and architectural firm Pak Heydt & Associates to breathe new life into the historic Chastain Park Tudor. Renovating an existing property for our annual Whole Home build felt especially meaningful in today’s limited…
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Why Office Buildings Are Still in Trouble
With the pandemic receding, children back in school and businesses telling employees to return to the office, the companies that own big office buildings were hoping to move on this fall from a nightmarish two years. Instead, things got worse. More office workers are back at their desks than a year ago, but attendance at office buildings in New York, Boston, Atlanta, San Francisco and other cities is languishing well below prepandemic levels. As leases come up for renewal, companies are often opting for smaller offices, saddling landlords with millions of square feet in vacant space. And more space is expected to hit the market in the coming months as…
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10 Ways To Decorate At Christmas
The living room is at the heart of most Christmas festivities, and many of us have decorating traditions that we collected in childhood. Yet there are so many ways and ideas for decorating beyond the usual red and gold Christmas tree that can feel more modern and relevant today. Here, we look at 10 Christmas living room decor ideas, from a striking mantelpiece to creative ways of displaying your Christmas cards, new and interesting festive colour schemes, and scents to set the right atmosphere… 1. Get creative with foliage This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may…
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Home Depot and Lowe’s are booming in a housing market bust
A home improvement contractor works on a house in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Suzanne Kreiter | The Boston Globe | Getty Images As the U.S. housing market falls hard from its pandemic-driven highs, home improvement retailers like Home Depot and Lowe’s don’t seem to be feeling the same pain. In fact, they’re faring better than expected. While homebuilding and home remodeling are integrally connected, the market forces behind each can be different, and that’s what’s happening now. related investing news Raymond James downgrades Home Depot, says there are challenges ahead despite solid earnings report Home Depot and Lowe’s reported strong quarterly earnings Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Lowe’s stock rose 3% Wednesday. Executives…
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10 White Christmas Decor Ideas From Designers
Tanja IvanovaGetty Images Christmas often centers on a red and green color combination, but white is equally adored when the holiday rolls around (if you weren’t singing “White Christmas” in your head already, you probably are now). Wintery white decor can be incorporated into a classic theme or appear in unexpected Christmas color pairings. So if you’re looking to bring more white decor into your home this winter, look no further. We’ve laid out white Christmas decorating tips that will ensure your interiors magically transform into a winter wonderland this season—no matter if you live in an area that typically sees a white Christmas or reside in a warmer climate.…
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Lobo Loco Mexican Cantina added to the Mall’s restaurant collection
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With minty mojitos and flank steak served Mexican-style, friends and family of the Lobo Loco staff and ownership celebrated their kitchen’s first run for a crowd. The 300-seat cantina-concept by the Abitino Group is officially open in New Springville at 280 Marsh Avenue. It is located at the Staten Island Mall’s Crossings. Neighboring restaurants include Outback and Angelina’s Kitchen. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri)Pamela Silvestri Lobo Loco comes to The Crossings in the space formerly occupied by TGI Friday’s, closed in the summer of 2019. Some of the current digs are reminiscent of its prior iteration. Windows in the bar area are intermittently decorated with calaveras de azúcar.…
