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Buy? Sell? Fix? Forget?

Posted on August 18, 2009

Should you sell your property? Should you become a first-time buyer? Should you stay put? It’s enough to drive a girl crazy and lead you to the proverbial therapist’s couch. That’s what In the Grip of Indecision means, according to the... 

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Leather Me Up!

Posted on June 07, 2009

Leather furniture can be the worse thing that’s happened to a room or the best. There really is no in between. A Room Recipe for success includes modern pieces made or designed in Italy that are clean easy, not to mention REAL! A fake leather sofa... 

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Black is the new …. black?!?

Posted on May 15, 2009

Yeah baby! I’m so excited… LeCreuset stoneware just came out with two new colors — Black Onyx and White. As you all may know, this is the Rolls Royce of cookware. So if you like spending a butt-load of cash on enameled dutch ovens then... 

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Got wood?

Posted on May 12, 2009

If you love the look of wood in everything from art to wallpaper to crafts to… ceramics!?! Yes, I said ceramics. Marcie McGoldrick is a Martha Stewart team player with a very cool line of faux-bois serving pieces that look like wood. These pieces... 

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Don’t Say No To Faux

Posted on February 10, 2009

Charles Caleb Colton (1780 – 1832), seemed like a pretty cool cat. He was an “English cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities.”   I want to be known for being weird! It’s one of my Top 100 goals in life. ... 

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The Domino Mag Guide

Posted on January 12, 2009

One of my guilty pleasures? Perusing all my saved pages of “The Domino Guide…” – it’s awesome comparisons of various furniture for your home. Whether it’s in-home bars, sofa tables or – this month’s armoires... 

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Comfort food… for the home!

Posted on January 04, 2009

We all have our own idea of what foods are comforting. For me, it’s my mom’s beef stew or her meatballs. Is there a way to translate that food-mood connection we get from eating comfort food to the way we design our home? The answer is a resounding... 

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