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Entries from July 2011

Feeding Time

July 13th, 2011 · No Comments

You love your pet, so why not serve their food in style? Chicago-based furniture designer Luke Wong has created deluxe doggy bowls that combine clean and contemporary shapes with an ergonomic design that don’t strain furry little necks.
These beauties look like something out of Architectural Digest. Made of power-coated steel, they have textured finishes to [...]

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Retro Style

July 12th, 2011 · No Comments

Okay, after months of looking for a new seating area for my back patio, I think I’m finally on to something. Check out the retro square furniture collection by Grandin Road. The nostalgic style reminds me of the glider and chairs I saw at my grandmother’s house years ago. The collection is made of heavy-duty [...]

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Summer Floors

July 8th, 2011 · No Comments

You guys are probably tired of me blathering on about my obsession with dhurrie rugs. But really, these cotton rugs are the bomb for warm summer months. I particularly like the ones from Dash & Albert. Their woven cotton rugs are so adaptable, they work in any room. Plus, they are oh-so-affordable. A small 2×3 [...]

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Dress your bath

July 7th, 2011 · No Comments

Like good jewelry, you can tell quality bath hardware by touching it. Feel the cold stainless or nickel finish against your palm and feel the heft of the metal as you turn a faucet on and off.
Brizo’s Siderna faucets offer an instant upgrade to any bathroom space. Combining geometric structure with natural inspiration, Siderna [...]

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3D decor

July 5th, 2011 · No Comments

We’re seeing 3D technology pop up everywhere these days: on televisions, mobile phones and movies. Turn your walls into three-dimensional works of art with Wall Flats by Inhabit.
These lightweight dimensional wall tiles work together through an automatic pattern repeat to create large-scale three-dimensional walls of any size and shape. Molded from bagasse, a fibrous material [...]

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Serving up salads

July 4th, 2011 · No Comments

It’s not really summer until you’ve had your first summer picnic. Doesn’t matter if it’s at the park, on the beach or on your patio…it just matters that you’re eating yummy hot-weather foods alfresco. Salads are a summer staple, what with all those fresh greens and veggies you’re growing in your garden or picking up [...]

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Happy Chic

July 1st, 2011 · No Comments

I don’t know about you, but sitting in the arctic cool of air conditioning only seems to work for me when the weather is muggy and 90 + degrees. If I’m at home curled up on the couch, I am nestled up with a blanket–no matter what time of year. Better this way than fighting [...]

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