Would you like an original with that sofa?
These days the furniture might be from Asia, but the painting above it is from down the street. More retailers are selling wall décor, sculptures and other pieces of art from local artists. By Robert Bell
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HEN IT CAME TIME TO BUY A sectional sofa, Michelle Taylor didn’t take any chances. The Ashley piece sitting in her living room is a muted brown she unblushingly acknowledges you’re likely to find in any home furnishings store in any town.
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But when it came time to decorate her living room walls, Taylor was a little more selective. She stumbled across a local artist whose southwest paintings she admired for more than a year. She bought two of his paintings—both framed and double-matted under glass—to complete her makeover. “I wanted something different, something that would stand out and not make the room look like
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