We are thinking that the dessert table may be the perfect place to throw a party this holiday season. It can be its own affair entirely, and it doesn’t have to abide by rules for a meal. You can buy incredibly pretty dessert plates that don’t match anything else in the china closet. And you can [...]

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In honor of the 100th anniversary of the Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve, Waterford Crystal has created Let There Be Light , a 6” diameter silver-white Masterpiece Ball ornament with texturing on both outside and inside for extra sparkle, ($170, above). It’s the first edition in their World of Celebrations collection; the second [...]

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Artful Home is our new full-time obsession. The entire job description of the site is to bring art into our lives and our homes, and we yearn to cooperate. We are focusing on the Christmas tree right now, so we are dying for artist Matthew Buechner’s Red Glass Box. It’s handmade of red mold-blown glass [...]

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There are wine glasses for sipping Chardonnay on the patio, and they can’t cost much or you wouldn’t take them outdoors. There are large wine glasses for when you’ve had a tough day at work, though we prefer to call them tumblers. And then there are wine glasses for the Thanksgiving table, which can be all exquisite [...]

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We all know times are tough for retailers. Big stores like Saks, Neiman Marcus - even Target - are losing money. Even the promise of holiday shopping isn’t making anybody feel too comfortable.
So if the big boys are having trouble, what about that wonderful, independent, chic, beautiful boutique you love? It’s probably in real trouble.

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Let’s save some money. Let’s find cute things for less cash, and let’s dream a little on the way about the possibilities. Where are we going? The Clearance Rack, of course.
We’re beginning with a power suit. No one will dare turn down your budget request when you’re wearing Ann Taylor’s red Havilland short jacket ($130, [...]

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Have you seen the commercial where it’s raining shoes? A woman is driving to work and all of a sudden there’s an absolute shoe downpour? She gets out, grabs a couple hundred shoes, throws them in the back of her car, gives the world a confident head toss and gets back in?
  
What is that [...]

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