STORY BY Natalie McAllisterPHOTOS BY Phil Kline

As we conjure up our New Years resolutions, we discover a local venue undergoing some improvements of its own. Warm up to its fresh new look for 2012.

The weather outside is frightful, but the newly revamped Hotel Phillips (106 W. 12th St.) delivers a delightful retreat from the chill. Hearkening back to the days when hotels were...

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Looking for fabulous upholstered furniture for your interior? Check out these beautiful pieces I absolutely love available to the trade only through interior designers.

Of course this is just a small sampling of some of my favoritecontemporary pieces, but I love traditional furnishings too! Notice how all of the pieceshave great architectural lines and/or glam fabrics and finishesto make them a real showstopper, plus taller backs to make their presence known.

For more great furniture ideas and how to look for quality upholstery or wooden pieces, don’t miss Living Large this Sunday at 10AMCST on News Radio 981.FM and 980AM KMBZ (streams live...

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I love accessorizing with books. Coffee table books have beautiful covers and images, but some shelves need something a bit smaller and it is nice to have a variety of sizes. I have dealt with many a home where the builder thought it would be nifty to have built in shelves all over the place. I am typically not a fan and have advised more than one client to just tear them out and dry wall over them. But when this is not an option decorative books can provide a good solution, and possibly an opportunity to read a classic such as Jane Eyre or...

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Ready to transform your master bedroom from blah to beautiful? Here are three easy steps to get you started!

Courtesy of Design Heaven

1. Create a focal point -Start by ensuring you have a beautiful bed or headboard since that’s the focal point of your room. If you don’t have one, either purchase a coolheadboard/bed from an interior designer,new retail store orvintage shop. Or if you’re handy, refinish/repaint an existing one to freshen it up or createyour own padded headboard. Othergreatheadboard solutions could include creating aframed padded fabric area behind your bed to simulate a headboard or using another solutionlike a wallscreen, painted design,...

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If you’re ready to do a one day makeover to freshen up your look for the holidays, then check out these ideasfor your living space that you can implement yourself or have done by an interior designer!

One Day Makeover TV segment by Karen Mills

1. Rearrange your furniture toemphasize your focal point whether it’s a beautiful fireplace, gorgeous window view or a focal point you’ve created yourself. If you don’t have a focal point,create a vignetteor grouping with perhaps a sofa table/chest with table lamps, decor, andwall art to make a statement. Place your largest piece of upholstery facing your focal point, including a...

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