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10 Thoughtful Summer Hostess Gifts Under $50
In: Home
8 Jul 2010With family members to visit, new cities to explore and backyard soirees to attend, you may be busy packing your bags and arranging your packed summer schedule. But through all of the partying and traveling, there is one thing you mustn’t forget: your lovely hostess. She’s the one who fluffed the pillows, stocked the fridge [...]
Summer Craft Book Round-Up Part 2: Activity Books for Grown-Ups
In: Books, Movies & Music| Fashion| Home
1 Jul 2010Today I’m sharing the second and final installment of my guide to summer activity books for adults. Why do you need an activity book to keep you busy in the months that were built for relaxing? Well, let’s face it: After a certain age, summer just isn’t as fun as it used to be.
When you [...]
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Do you remember your college dorm days? When shopping for a gift for a grad who will be leaving home for the first time, recall the days when you were just starting out—you know, the time when you didn’t even have a couch (let alone a laundry basket) to call your own.
The best gifts for [...]
8 Ideas for a Summer-Ready Deck, Patio or Backyard
In: Home
27 Apr 2010As a renter and city apartment dweller, my at-home outdoor space is certainly at a minimum. Even though I have a postage-stamp sized patio (complete with cold, gritty cement flooring—ick!), I have big designs on creating an outdoor space that is chic and inviting.
With that plan in mind, I’ve created a [...]
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- Tags: backyard, deck, entertaining, gardening, home decor, outdoor, outdoor party, patio, planters, porch
Celebrate Earth Day: Home Products for a Greener, Simpler Life
In: Home
20 Apr 2010In honor of Earth Day, this week’s posts will focus on products that can help us all live greener, simpler and more in the moment. While buying used, vintage, secondhand—or whatever you’d like to call it—is the most ideal way to shop eco-consciously, we all buy new now and again. And when we do, why [...]
Liberty of London Arrives at Target
In: Fashion| Gear for Guys| Home
16 Mar 2010Two whole days have past since the Liberty of London collection hit Target shelves. Do you know what that means? It’s nearly all gone. (Yes, already.) I told you that such a juicy collaboration would be pillaged quickly. But don’t worry, there is still plenty of pillaging to be had.
Of course, I [...]
Liberty of London for Target
23 Feb 2010Some people will wait outside of sporting venues or department stores for hours—days even—to nab tickets to the big game or to grab the hottest Wii this or that. Me? I’ll show up outside of Target long before the automated doors slide open on March 14 to grab home items (supermarket sweep style) from the [...]
While spring styles may be hitting the shelves, we’re still shivering in our shoeties. Visions of floral prints and chunky wedge sandals may be dancing in our heads, but necessity (okay, preference) dictates that we spend our dark, cold winter days wrapped in wooly, cozy blankets and surrounded by seasonal plaid prints—typically as we sip [...]
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- Tags: blankets, clogs, dessert, home decor, isaac mizrahi, isaac mizrahi live, plaid, QVC, shoes, throws, winter essentials
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