Taking a Gamble in Naples
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NAPLES -- When Gino Di Mare and Alberto Billeri bought a small apartment in the dilapidated Quartieri Spagnoli district of Naples six years ago, they were betting on improvements to a neighborhood notorious for dirty streets and petty crime. (Today)
A Converted Church That Went From Sty to Stylish
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NORTH ELMHAM, ENGLAND -- When the current owners first saw the Chapel, a former church in a secluded setting in the eastern county of Norfolk, it was filled with pigs. (Today)
Chairs of St.-Tropez That Say Vacation
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When the French designer Christophe Pillet created the interiors for Hotel Sezz, in St.-Tropez, which opened in 2010, he focused on simple pleasures. "What are the best, strongest emotions when you talk about vacation?" Mr. Pillet asked. "You have, for example, the smell of your skin when you're sunburned, the noise of the waves and the shadows of the trees that come inside your room." (Today)
Painting on a New Canvas
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Architects' Works Find a Niche in the Digital Age
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The home renovator is well served on the iPad and iPhone, with apps that do everything from measure square footage to provide information on more than 150 kinds of wood. But what about the architecture geek, who longs to spend hours scrolling through the blueprints of a Case Study House? (Today)
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» 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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