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Take a good look at the chairs in your house before you go to "The Art of Seating." You may see them in a whole new light afterward. The exhibition, which opens today at Westmoreland Museum of American Art, features 43 chairs from the Jacobsen American Chair Collection made between the beginning of the 19th century and 2010. (02/04/2012)
How would you like to live in one of Downtown's most photographed buildings? The Bruno Building at 347 Liberty Ave., better known as the one with the big statues out front, has appeared in newspapers, magazines, ads and countless tourists' pictures. (02/04/2012)
If you had to describe the new Tropical Forest India display at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in one word, it would be "colorful," says assistant curator of horticulture Ben Dunigan. In fact, during his visit to India to prepare the exhibit, Mr. Dunigan found most American gardens pretty pale in comparison. (02/04/2012)
Finalists have been chosen for the 2011-12 Renovation Inspiration Contest. Judges from the Post-Gazette and Community Design Center of Pittsburgh chose 11 projects and will begin site visits. (02/04/2012)
It is hard to imagine flowers blooming outdoors in February, but the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) delights gardeners with its charming pure white blooms that emerge from the plant even when frost and snow lie on the ground. (02/04/2012)
- 'The Art of Seating' exhibit opens at Westmoreland Museum of American Art (02/04/2012)
- Buying Here: Downtown (02/04/2012)
- Phipps puts the vibrancy of the subcontinent on display in the Tropical Forest India exhibition (02/04/2012)
- Renovation Inspiration Contest finalists named (02/04/2012)
- Off the Grid in the City (02/02/2012)
- House Hunting in ... Aruba (02/02/2012)
- What You Get for ... $900,000 (02/02/2012)
- Furniture makers revisit the Greek key's classical design motif (01/28/2012)
- Buying Here: Mount Washington (01/28/2012)
- Housing market spinning its wheels (01/24/2012)
- Phipps puts the vibrancy of the subcontinent on display in the Tropical Forest India exhibition (02/04/2012)
- Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) puts on a show (02/04/2012)
- Webinar to discuss Pennsylvania trees (02/04/2012)
- Building a Bed (02/04/2012)
- The Man Behind the Chair (02/04/2012)
- Hands Up, House: I'm Packing a Cordless (02/03/2012)
- To Help Make Sure Your Home Is Healthy, an Ingredients List (02/03/2012)
- Wood to Go (02/03/2012)
- Be It Ever So Humble, Really (02/03/2012)
- The Guilt-Free Handyman Shopping Spree (02/02/2012)
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2011-12 RENOVATION INSPIRATION CONTEST
» Enter now: Living above your business is not for everyone, but it works for architects Jennifer Lucchino and Freddie Croce, who won last year's Renovation Inspiration Contest, large category, for rehabbing a Garfield storefront and apartments. Now it's your turn. Enter one room or your entire house for the 2011-12 contest, sponsored by the PG and Community Design Center of Pittsburgh. Categories are $50,000 or less and more than $50,000; prizes include a RenPlan design consultation, tickets to city house tours for a year and, of course, being featured on the cover of the PG's Home & Garden section. Entry deadline is Jan. 3 at http://biz.post-gazette.com/
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