decorative

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“Gold retains its warm glow no matter what happens to it,” says John Stuart Gordon, the curator of American decorative arts at Yale, who is writing a book on gold in America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

People should also consider using DEET-containing repellent on exposed skin and turning off personal water features such as decorative fountains for 24 hours once a week, according to the district.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, I inherited a mortgage, along with several guns, broken exercise equipment, cabinets full of expired pills and 34 decorative fish.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed announced cuts to the decorative lighting that usually festoons government buildings, for both Independence Day on March 26 and Eid.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

One brownstone was rotund—like a jolly, well-fed grandfather—with a curved facade and decorative curlicues above round, owlish windows.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser