It’s easier being green than one might think. With the sustainability movement evolving by leaps and bounds, each day sees the emergence of more and more beautiful objects that don’t negatively impact the earth from which they came, and today’s roundup of eco products for the home absolutely reflects that. With an abundance of bamboo — the darling of the movement at the moment — not to mention cardboard, eco-friendly upholstery, and upcycled products from
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Judging by today’s roundup of modern wall art, simply hanging a picture in a frame is child’s play compared to the more inventive possibilities at our disposal. The most customized of this curation in particular is that of DNA 11, a company that will convert your fingerprint, lipstick stain, or DNA cell swab into a one-of-a-kind work of art, and it can even combine samples from two people into one customized piece (hey lovebirds, can
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We all know that instant wave of guilt and dread that washes over us when we realize an unexpected guest has arrived at our holiday party, and although they were thoughtful enough to bring a host or hostess gift, we’ve got nothing to give them in return. To the rescue: today’s roundup of high-end designer decorative candles made from luxurious materials with fragrances that will soothe and inspire rather than offend. Any old candle or
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Gone are the days of harsh overhead lighting (remember the kitchen in your childhood home?) that made everyone underneath it look gaunt, sick and haunted. As more and more homes and offices alike are retrofitted with modern light fixtures, a wildly inventive naturalist streak is becoming more widely available across the — forgive us — spectrum of hanging lights on the market. While the Comet lamp, pictured here, gives us an unbridled burst of illumination
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If we spend a third of our lives asleep, it stands to reason that our beds should be pretty grand. While canopy beds these days are far less necessary than they were upon invention, when they protected their inhabitants from the elements infiltrating the thatched roofs under which they lived, or during their heyday in medieval Europe when they began featuring curtains drawn for privacy from servants sleeping in the same room, they still evoke
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