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| Entertaining: Wedding China Redo |
Los Angeles event planner Rachel Hollis, was asked by friends to update the white china they chose at the time of their wedding. Things have changed--the couple now has three grown children and different tastes. For a family gathering, Rachel surrounded the pretty but simple china with table linens in a warm palette and complemented it with patterned service plates, creating an interesting layered and up-to-date ensemble. |
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| Holiday Party, with Recipes |
| When Honolulu designer Michelle Uchiyama gathered friends for a dinner party at a home she designed for a client, she wanted her tablescape to reflect the diversity of her state. |
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| Holiday Party, with Recipes |
| Greg Van Boven and his partner David pull out all the stops for their annual holiday dinner for friends. Sharing responsibilities--Greg is the baker, David is the cook--keeps the prep doable. Portion sizes are kept small so the dinner progresses at an easy, comfortable pace. |
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| Entertaining: New Year's Eve Dinner |
| Plenty of things went right for Mary McDonald in 2010. She secured a spot on an upcoming design show and finished her first book, Mary McDonald Interiors: The Allure of Style (Rizzoli, 2010), a compendium of the bold and glamorous interiors that demonstrate her aesthetic soul. |
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| Entertaining: Adopting Moms |
| For a group of Des Moines-area friends, all mothers of young children, there is never a quiet moment in the conversation. Naturally, there are the requisite tales of soccer games and memorable "you won't believe what my child said" stories, but these women share a more intimate bond that triggers a topic close to their hearts. |
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| Feel-Good Luncheon |
| The Golden Rule recommends that we treat others as we want to be treated. But sometimes we need to be nice to ourselves as well. So Catherine Bailly Dunne and Tanis McGregor, founders of Southern California's Door Couture, suggest a luncheon and an afternoon of pampering with in-home spa treatments to reward a group of giving women who regularly contribute their energies and enthusiasm to a variety of charities. |
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| Born to be Styled |
| Carolyne, a celebrated fashion designer and an author has penned a host of books on subjects ranging from gift wrapping to setting tables to gardening. |
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| Doing It His Way |
| As summer fades, event designer Bill Heffernan's thoughts turn to winter, the outdoor decor, and a party to celebrate it. |
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| Not Far from Fall |
| Say New England and autumn in the same sentence and almost instantly images of those legendary leaves in a kaleidoscope of toasty tones come to mind. |
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| Perfect Margaritas |
| One thing I learned while living in Austin was to appreciate a good margarita when I found one. |
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| Steeped in Tradition |
| Acquiring social graces can be arduous for children whose imaginations
are increasingly tethered to a television set. |
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| On the Table: Victoria's Secrets |
| She's a sought-after interior designer. She has a collection of upscale furniture and fabrics that bears her name, plus she creates a line of budget-friendly accessories for Target. |
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| back at the ranch |
| Located in Napa Valley’s Mayacamas Mountains near St. Helena, California, the Halls’ restoration of the versatile 600-acre farm was modeled on a traditional pre-20th-century vintage Tuscan podere, or farm estate. |
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| easy island elegance |
| Gary McBournie never tries for the "wow" factor. Instead, the Boston interior designer unifies textures from nature with patterns and colors found in the surroundings. |
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