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The Cowboy’s Lady likes to keep informed about trends in decorating and entertaining.  Here in the library she would like to share some of the articles she has found.

Updating Your Cottage State of Mind

(ARA) - In 1848, architect Andrew Jackson Downing bid readers of The Horticulturist to practice “beautiful and appropriate architecture. Do not build your dwelling places like temples, churches or cathedrals,” he implored. “Let them be, characteristically, dwelling-houses . . . let the cottage be a cottage.”   <P>

There’s a lack of pretension about cottage style. It is what it seems -- straightforward and practical, with an enduring simplicity and grace. 

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The Styles They Are a Changing

(ARA) The old adage states: “The only constant is change itself.” When it comes to home decorating, changing the style may seem overwhelming and expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. New styles can be created by turning an eye to accessories and small details throughout the home, and it doesn’t have to break the bank. 

Changing the style of your home can be a gradual process and can be built around specific furniture or architectural details within a home. “Consumers may be bogged down or stuck in a rut, but they know they want to change or upgrade their décor.  But they don’t, or can’t, change everything at once,” says Jacqueline Goewey, design editor for InStyle magazine. “They need to work with some things they already have which is why they’ve kept some home furnishings or collectibles all these years.”   

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