For the museum's Pacific Hall, set to reopen in the fall, Ms. Ide came up with the idea to put a large map on a new wood floor, inlaid with images of islands and letters in contrasting wood to draw visitors into the sweep of the original Pacific migration to Hawaii.

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In the cottage downstairs there was only one room, with a kitchen at one end and a sitting room at the other, a flagged floor and a wood fire smoldering in a wide stone hearth, one wall stripped back to the naked stone.

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He had little trouble in agreeing this, since it's been a key demand of his government - but Ms Wood then went on to warn of a "Barnett floor" turning into a "Barnett ceiling", locking in the alleged underfunding.

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At First Minister's Questions, the Plaid leader Leanne Wood called on the First Minister to fight for a "Barnett floor" a guaranteed level of expenditure compared to England, below which the Welsh allocation will never fall.

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Brooklynites mourning the loss of their Coney Island boardwalk to a concrete replacement will find it in the handsomely recycled wood of the court floor.

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There are 9-foot floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, a wood-paneled kitchen, a tiny bedroom just big enough for a bed, and a bathroom with a tub that looks out to the view.

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Floating wood stairs, suspended by stainless-steel rods, lead to a second floor, where a sparsely furnished living room and media room overlook the dining room below.

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On the parlor floor, she left one door leading downstairs untouched, its darkened wood and markings a testament to the home's history.

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Floor-to-ceiling folding-glass doors in the upper-level living room open onto a wood deck that is equipped with an outdoor kitchen, furniture, another television, patio heaters and, of course, more Haring-inspired murals.

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