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    • JOHN MUTRUX | THE KANSAS CITY STAR

      Owners offer tips on planning the perfect pool

      - 04:15 PM CDT

      When Marci and Mark Trotta of Overland Park want to get away, they go to a tranquil resort that immediately relaxes them — in their own backyard.

    Cindy Hoedel

    I have a new crush. He’s a native of subtropical South America. He’s adored in Germany, but Midwesterners seem immune to his charms to say the least. I’ve been warned that he’s finicky and even dangerous.

    Olathe artist competing to become HGTV’s next ‘Design Star’

    Jennifer Bertrand aspires to do in the design world what David Cook did in the pop music scene: win big and capture hometown pride.

    NEW USES FOR USELESS TV ARMOIRES
    Are we saying au revoir to the armoire? Sleek flat-panel televisions, typically mounted to walls or perched on credenzas, have rendered the bulky but lovely furniture piece superfluous. And when people want to get rid of their television armoires they aren’t finding many takers at garage sales or consignment stores. Read the story

    BEST ROOM OF KC CONTEST
    Last year readers and Kansas City Star judges chose the best lofts in the metro. Now, for our fifth anniversary, we have the Best Room in Kansas City contest.

    THE STYLISH MAILBOX
    “Mailboxes have gone from the basic drab adornment at the end of the driveway to a statement about the individual or family residing in the house,” says Brian Mehler, manager of the online store for Chiasso, a modern furnishings store based in Chicago.

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