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The wax and the wane

MOSES broke the bad news about graven images, viz we mustn't worship them. Madame Tus-saud, who moulded Marie Antoinette's death mask, discovered the good news about wax ones: that they can make you very wealthy. BBC 2's Modern Times: Waxworks of the Rich and Famous last night filmed some of the

Publication: Evening Standard - London

Decorating Dilemma: Problems with lighting, noise, clutter and color can be fixed, one at a time.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Q. We have a 50-year-old ranch-style house in Burton Valley, Lafayette, Calif. The living room is 21 by 14 feet, with a corner fireplace and raised hearth. At one end is a 9-by-12-foot alcove; with that, the full length of the living room is 30 feet. The alcove was a dining area that led to the

Publication: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service

INSTANT ART

Who wouldn't like to add the touch of hand-painted art or murals to his or her home? But at the same time, who can afford it? If you can't or don't want to pay a muralist $500 a day, Tatouage - - a high-resolution dry rub transfer created from original artwork -- might be the perfect alternative.

Publication: Roanoke Times & World News

Students learn LHS' hidden history.

Byline: Jennifer Amy Myers May 21--LOWELL -- A confident face beneath a perfectly curled hairdo smiles up from the 1926 Lowell High School Annual, looking every bit the trendy flapper, down to the beads around her neck. The bulk of her contemporaries aspired to be private secretaries, stenographers

Publication: Sun (Lowell, MA)

Instant art: With Tatouage, you can deck the halls, walls or anywhere you want with ease.

Byline: Courtney Cutright Aug. 11--Who wouldn't like to add the touch of hand-painted art or murals to his or her home? But at the same time, who can afford it? If you can't or don't want to pay a muralist $500 a day, Tatouage -- a high-resolution dry rub transfer created from original artwork --

Publication: Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)

You Can Be Happy Living in a Hut - New York Times

IF summer is the season for celebrating simple things, ''A Hut of One's Own: Life Outside the Circle of Architecture'' (M.I.T. Press), by Ann Cline, is well timed. Its small subject -- the hut -- defines the field of architecture like a cricket in the grass. It makes a song of the air around it.

Publication: The New York Times

Decorating Dilemma: Create room's focal point before buying furniture.

Q: We need to replace our family room furniture. I need advice on what pieces to buy and their placement. The room is very long (about 25 by 15 { feet) and has a fireplace, the TV and a lovely view out the sliding-glass door. We need a place to watch TV, to read and to talk. We have a baby and need

Publication: Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

House commemorates the French Revolution on 200th anniversary

Square feet: 4,000. Bedrooms: 4; Baths: 3. Highlights: A 1,300-square-foot custom deck, a 10-foot marble fireplace in the master bedroom suite and stained glass windows above a marble tub in the master bath. Price: $569,000. Honoring the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, which is being

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times