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Home Runway

Whether you’re fanatical for floral, a student of modern art, or eclectically mismatched, there are ways to channel your inner fashion goddess in your home décor.

March 2008

Black, White, and Chic All Over

Black, White, and Chic All Over

When black and white are used in combination, texture becomes a focal point and the look of a room (or outfit) changes in every light.

January 2008

Bedded Bliss

Bedded Bliss

Rest your head in a bed worthy of your wildest dreams.

November 2007

Purple Reigns

Purple Reigns

Just because it’s loud doesn’t mean a bright purple or deep lavender can’t be refined.

September 2007

Palm Beach Style

Palm Beach Style

From the resurgence of Lilly Pulitzers’s clothes into mainstream fashion to a renewed interest in guiltless island living, the style represented by Palm Beach, Florida, is making a comeback.

August 2007

The Perfect Perch

The Perfect Perch

The garden stool is the home accessory du jour.

July 2007

Quatrefoil necklace

Crazy for Quatrefoils

Jayne Haugen Olson and Melissa Colgan introduce the quatrefoil trend.

May 2007

Trend Alert

Give Your Home (and Closet) a Hicks Kick

Retro graphic patterns by 1960s design-guru David Hicks are inspiring a new wave of designers.

January 2007

momAgenda

Mom's Agenda

Enter momAgenda, a chic day planner that offers week-at-view calendar spreads, so mom can keep track of her schedule, as well as the schedules of up to four family members.

December 2006

Bundt mold

Cool Cakes

The Bundt cake is coming back in a big way.

November 2006

High Gloss=High Style

High Gloss=High Style

We’re headed down a more polished path these days. Luxe finishes are popping up in home décor, and the luster of lacquer, high-gloss enamel, waxed leather, even vinyl and Lucite, are catching our eye.

October 2006

Wallpaper

Wallpaper!

SLIDESHOW

New wallpaper looks are so fresh that many who swore they’d never use wallpaper have taken pause.

June 2006

Push Papers

Push Papers

SLIDESHOW

In a tech-savvy world, we pause to put pen to paper.

May 2006

Push Papers

Push Papers

In a tech-savvy world, we pause to put pen to paper.

May 2006

Desperation Dinners

Desperation Dinners

The metro is boiling over with "make and take" shops where you spend an hour or two bouncing from station to station, preparing a week's worth of freezer-friendly food.

April 2006

Blythe’s  World

Blythe’s World

The Blythe doll debuted in 1972, but her exaggerated features freaked kids out so much she was shelved until 2001, when she was reintroduced by Hasbro and Cross World Connections.

February 2006

Barron chair

The Table Is Set

The arrival of the Room & Board catalog creates as much buzz for loyal customers and mindful magazine editors as an A-list fashion designer's runway show.

January 2006

Handbag

Private Shopping Parties

Instead of feeling obligated to attend a friend or coworker's Avon party, women are hosting private shopping events with quality clothing, jewelry, and accessories that you'll actually wear

December 2005

Jackson, Reisetter, and Leeds

Personal Stylists

When Susan Evans Reisetter heard Nicole Kidman and Halle Berry use personal stylists to furnish their wardrobes and finish their hairstyles, she thought she could too.

October 2005


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