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The article presents information about the actress Rebecca Budig and musician Bob Guiney's home. With understanding, compromise, a few fresh coats of paint and a little help from the journal "Country Living" the couple changed their home setting. The Persian carpet was lifted to reveal the honey parquet floor and the bulky captain's chairs substituted with armless ones in creamy faux suede. Symbolizing the happy union of antique and contemporary style, the couple opted for vintage wine labels in handsome modern frames.

The article presents information about children's-book illustrator James Hale's house. Clipped boxwood and arborvitae and a century old stone lion, carved by an Ohio folk at list, define open-air rooms. Hale sets his outdoor dining table with 19th-century Blue Willow transferware, heirloom linen and a mix of old family silver and vintage pieces he has collected. This pearl-handled pickle fork and engraved butter trowel are favorites. West Indian teak chairs flank the cast-iron café table, illuminated in the evening by a vintage hanging oil lamp.

Features fashion, furnishings and accessories for the month of May. Includes passion flowers; Fabrics; Tulip glasses; Stylish cups; Women's clothing.

Presents a photograph of the interior design of the house in New York's Hudson River Valley.

Features house furnishings ideal for the winter season. Includes handmade paisley shades; Upholstered dining chairs; Amber-toned glasses.