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Shiny and Studded

March 19, 2012
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Vintage Kisses Your mother jokes that you have been putting on red lipstick since before you knew your mauves from your chartreuses. Your husband even carries a handkerchief around just in case you decide to plant one on him. What can you say? You love rouge and rouge loves you. This rouge leather bench is [...]

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From Intimate Dinners to Boisterous Bashes

March 19, 2012
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Diamond Design There is no reason your finest china shouldn’t be kept in the finest of credenzas. Though this credenza is small, it will suit your intimiate dinners just as well as your boisterous bashes. This small credenza is made by the Mount Aire Furniture of North Carolina. In addition to cabinet space, there are [...]

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Sooner or Lather

March 16, 2012
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Center Piece This Hacienda style coffee table is made of solid turned-wood. The art of wood turning dates back to 1300BC when Egyptians first developed a two-person lathe.  One person would turn the wood with a rope while the other used a sharp tool to cut shapes in the wood. Now and days the lathe is motorized, [...]

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Oh, What a Relief

March 16, 2012
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United We Stand This 1956 relief map of the United States of America is just the reminder you need of the vast beauty this country holds. No matter what your ethnic background is, no matter what political side you lean towards, no matter what kind of car you drive, we can all agree that the [...]

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First Of The Month Chairs

February 27, 2012
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Charge It The first of the month is fast approaching and we know how much you love buying things for the house with every pay check. This set of banker chairs would look great in your retro apartment. Just because you bank online doesn’t mean you can’t experience the complete bliss that is a bank [...]

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“Book Club” Chairs

February 27, 2012
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Ladies Night You agreed to host book club this week. You aren’t too worried that you haven’t started reading yet. Book club is just an excuse to get together with your gal pals, drink wine, and talk about the opposite sex. You just call it “book club” so your significant other will run for the [...]

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Mad About Mod

February 26, 2012
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Unbearable Lightness of Being Clean lines, minimal colors, and geometric shapes. You dress the way you decorate. This 70s lucite and lacquered black lamp is mod in all the right ways. The groovy black shade is included. Because of the weightlessness of the materials, this lamp virtually  weighs nothing. 8 in base x 28 in [...]

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Cannons Away

February 20, 2012
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History Buff Spanish cannon were first used by the Moors in the 13th century. Ironically, the first artillery masters weren’t employed  in Spain until the Christian Kings of Spain came to power. Cannons were used aboard Spanish galleons and in forts in the the Americas. These vintage cannon bookends were handcrafted in Spain. The wooden cannons [...]

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Butterflies and Bonsai

February 20, 2012
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Romance Me This set of porcelain lamps depict an ancient Chinese landscape complete with butterflies, a donkey, a bonsai and royalty. The whimsical design and mute colors are more romantic than the harsh red and black hues you traditionally see in Chinese depictions. Each lamp is hand-painted and sits on a wooden base painted olive [...]

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Iron It Out

February 20, 2012
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Foliage Friends Your bungalow in Silverlake is tucked away behind the main house. Overgrown foliage blocks your view of any surrounding neighbors which makes you feel like you live in your own Secret Garden. Your goal is to add one plant to your collection every week. This Iron Plant Holder has a rustic look to it [...]

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