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Products, tricks, and solutions for the home. Opening the curtain on tricks I've been using in design for years. Come with me and check out some great stuff, at good prices, that can change how you live your life in your home!

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Years of design solutions for the home...at work for you!

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Stunning black and brown stacking hat boxes... we all know how i feel about luggage!!!

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Is there any better combination of colors than black and brown?? I don't think so... screw anyone who tells you they don't match!

These boxes are a glorious shape, with plenty of room to store your general, well... crap. Mementos... things your Mom wants you to come and pick up from her basement immediately can all find a home here.

Updated Jan 14, 2009

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Aluminum Version Of Terra Cotta Pots

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Super cheap, super cool. Have a modern pad? Want flowers in the windowsill but don't like terra cotta?

These are such a great alternative... the same shape and style but in aluminum! Love them....

Updated Oct 24, 2008

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Black Sand For Displays

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I love black sand. I have it in my house, complete with some votive candles, tucked into a square vase with seashells from my home town beach, Ocean City maryland. I cheated, and added a few really nice TEENY starfish from a local store there, but it looks so awesome.

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Updated Oct 24, 2008

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low glass bowls for table top arrangements, floating candles, sand and candles, etc...

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Incredibly cheap, so great for weddings, parties, events, your own table!

Get a few of these, fill with sand and seashells, and a few of your favorite small candles. Or even votives... maybe a flower or two, some driftwood, a bit of moss?

Or for an evening event in the dark, float some candles in water in them for serious sparkle...

Updated Oct 23, 2008

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Fake it till you make it, Baby! Artificial Wheat grass

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Where are the words to describe how happy fake wheat grass makes me???

So many uses, so little space here...

Fake it till you make it, baby!!!

Updated Oct 23, 2008

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small, square/rectangular slate pot and tray for floral arranging/grass growing!

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At $7 each, these are an incredible steal! You can grow your own grass in these (so easy to do for you people out there with black thumbs!!!) and have nature inside with you...

Love the modern feel.

Updated Oct 23, 2008

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Six Cubby Wall Storage Unit

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Only do the espresso color, here, guys.

This thing is a thing of beauty to me. Frankly, it could work its way right through every phase of your (or your kids') life... The drawers on the bottom anchor the shape of this in such a great proportion, allowing the symmetry of the baskets and boxes to gracefully climb up to the fun stuff up top...

This functions for a child's room, a teen's room, and works its way right into being a beautiful display area in a living room or a library wall storage unit. Would seriously help in a room with minimal closet storage!!

Updated Oct 12, 2008

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Porthole Mirror

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Using a porthole mirror is a fun way to play with your guests walking through your home. I love to hang them at eye-height, so your guests will make eye contact with themselves as a part of their journey through your home.

Even more fun is to tuck one into a wall hanging of photos and artwork. It's very intriguing to most people to "see themselves" as a part of your art landscape. I did this with a client who combined sketch art with paintings and even a photograph or two, with a brass porthole mirror in the mix. It is also faintly reminiscent of a ship... You could do a few of them in a row to mimic windows!

Updated Oct 12, 2008

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Menu Organizer Kit

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Clever, clever! Tuck away those sacred Take Out menus so you don't have to cook every night.

Also, since I manage a lot of moves, this makes a fantastic gift for your clients as they move into a new area. If you have an hour or two, cruising around town and collecting the menus for the best restaurants (hello, yelp!) is an awesome, thoughtful gift. You can even ask if they have any deals, coupons, or new neighbor specials!

Updated Oct 12, 2008