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| Holiday Gift Guide |
From the practical to the luxurious, we've gathered
loads of just-right gifts. Click, click, click, and ho, ho, ho!
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| Wake Up! |
| Much has changed since wind-up and plug-in clocks. With today's systems, you choose what wakes you--from your favorite playlist to a recording of your mother's cheery good morning. |
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| New Keno Furniture Collection |
| Furniture experts Leigh and Leslie Keno are hard at work. The twin brothers circle around a mahogany cane-back armchair with gracefully curved back legs. A rapid-fire exchange ensues as they pet its shapely contours.
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| tech girl: An app a day |
| We've all heard the phrase, "there's an app for that," so often that it seems to be part of the cultural lexicon--even if we're not entirely certain what an app is. Now with the introduction of Apple's iPad, there are more and better ways to catch app fever. |
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| Tea Time |
| Tea is growing in popularity in the United State--and that includes not only the drink itself but also traditional tea-stained fabrics and even beauty care products. |
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| Rocky Mountain Shopping |
| Next vacation in the Rockies, consider a shopping expedition that includes plenty of browse time at The Green Plum in historic Salida, Colorado. |
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| new york’s bardin palomo |
| Robert Bardin (standing) and Robert Palomo discovered that they had a talent for transforming ordinary spaces into dazzling backdrops for lavish weddings and society soirees. |
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| tech girl: outdoor electronics |
| Summer comes, and the call of outdoor entertaining beckons. But today’s good times are more than just burgers on the grill and tunes on the boom box. |
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| shop trouve |
| For as long as Joan Colangelo can remember, her family has had a love affair with design. |
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| ACCESS: ART |
| There are so many great sources for finding art easily and affordably. Here are several more of our favorite artists whom we couldn't fit on the pages of the story in the magazine.
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| Traditional home jewelry collection |
| readers by Italian jewelry designer and historian Annarita Vitali, this carefully crafted bouquet is entirely handmade by her and her daughter Chiara at their studio boutique in Bologna |
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| tech girl: the art of audio |
| When it comes to audio equipment, especially speakers, our first instinct is to hide them. But for those who appreciate true, nuanced sound, bringing speakers into the open is the only way to go. |
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| fauxthenticity |
| Artfully distressed fabric, furnishings, and floors offer instant heritage. |
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| Chicago’s Branca |
| If you thought you had designer Alessandra Branca’s style pegged, think again. The classicist-with-a-twist opened a new shop in Chicago this May that takes her signature style and amps it up a few decibels. |
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| Light & Airy |
| When it’s hot, chill out with wirework, translucent curtains, and wicker. |
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| Tech Girl: Beach Party |
| You’ve got sunscreen, beach towels, and a cooler filled with beverages. Now pack it all in an electronically savvy tote bag that doesn’t just carry your iPod—it actually plays it. |
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| Fine Lines |
| Untangling the worldwide web of geometrics. |
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| Tech Girl: Best of Bath |
| There’s really nothing as luxurious as the home spa. It’s the ultimate retreat complete with jetted tub, rain shower, steam room and…home theater? |
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| MKID Portland, Oregon |
| Though it may be drizzling out-this is Portland, Oregon, after all-you'll almost always find the door at MKID wide open. |
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| Tech Girl:
Living in high definition |
| High definition rules in today's video world. Cable and broadcast TV are now in high definition, even cameras and camcorders shoot in high-def, so it makes sense that the movies we watch at home should be too. |
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| Blue Velvet |
| This season, blue velvet tops the charts again. Trendsetters Oscar de la Renta and Lela Rose introduced dresses made of the luxe textile for their fall collections during fashion week. |
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| MarketPlace Shops; Adesso |
| While living in seven countries over the years with her husband and two sons, architect Selma Cisic developed a passion for rare 18th- and 19th-century furnishings. |
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| MarektPlace Trends: Vive la Couleur |
| Artist Paul Klee said that, for him, a happy hour was when "Color and I are one." Designers are drinking in color this season, from the deep red of claret to the amber of scotch. |
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