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It’s That ’70s (and ’80s) Show In Home Decor

KIM COOKAssociated Press You’ve probably noticed it in clothing stores: racks and shelves full of high-waisted flares, rib-knit turtlenecks, acid green sweatshirts and disco ball metallics. It’s that ’70s — […]

‘Like Theater In Tile Form’: Tile’s Patterns, Designs Expand

KIM COOKAssociated Press People have been surfacing floors and walls in tile for hundreds of years; it’s one of our oldest materials. But the industry keeps reinventing the product. Digital […]

Biophilic Decor: Ways To Bring The Feel Of Nature Indoors

KIM COOKAssociated Press The term “biophilia,” an affinity for the living world, was coined back in the 1980s by American biologist and author E.O. Wilson. We have an instinctive drive […]