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The Daily Details
Trend: Trompe L'Oeil
Sight gags have had a place in décor since ancient Pompeians painted fake doors onto walls to make their houses seem bigger. Now that digital printing has made trompe l'oeil all the more convincing, designers are returning to the classic form of visual deception—with a modern slant, of course. read more
Wed, 07/22/09 AT 9:00AM
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- furniture,
- home,
- tech and design
The Daily Details
The Trend: Industrial Design
First the bad news: American factory production has been in slow decline since the seventies. Now the good: Salvaged industrial furnishings—great for breaking up a sterile modern décor—are easy to find these days, especially online. Here are the best websites for scoring a machine-age look. read more
Wed, 04/29/09 AT 9:00AM
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- furniture,
- home,
- tech and design
The Daily Details
New Design Line: Bettega Veneta Home Collection
Never one to stick to the status quo, Bottega Veneta is skipping Milan's international furniture fair this spring and instead presenting its new home collection, and everything else in its luxury arsenal, in a storewide installation at Bergdorf Goodman. read more
Tue, 04/21/09 AT 9:00AM
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- furniture,
- home,
- tech and design
The Daily Details
The Best Wrist-Saving Mouse Pad
Most mouse pads that promise to spare you from carpal tunnel syndrome are brightly colored monstrosities that feel like Dr. Scholl's gel insoles. But this one from Design Within Reach ($35, dwr.com) actually comes with some style: The slim, nonslip aluminum base is unobtrusive, and the wrist pad made of wool felt provides support—without drawing attention to its functionality. read more
Wed, 04/01/09 AT 9:07AM
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- career and money,
- computers,
- home,
- tech and design
The Daily Details
How to Shop like an Interior Designer: Endstar's Bionic Yarn Duffels
A-list clients and cable shows are big commitments, but interior designers spend most of their time hunting for Art Deco tables and peculiar lamps so you don't have to. Here's where they get their best stuff. read more
Mon, 02/09/09 AT 9:12AM
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- furniture,
- home,
- tech and design
Style & Advice
Top Design
The new breed of auction houses serve novices hunting for a mid-century lamp or a minimalist couch—not ascot-wearing collectors looking for a fusty heirloom. read more
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- style and advice,
- tech and design,
- furniture,
- home
Style & Advice
Your Home is Not a Catalog
Re-creating pages from mail-order furniture glossies doesn’t qualify as interior decorating. read more
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- style and advice,
- tech and design,
- home,
- furniture
Style & Advice
OPEN HOUSE
On the West Coast, young aesthetes are co-opting a retro slice of suburbia, buying and restoring cookie-cutter houses built in the fifties and sixties by a populist developer read more
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- style and advice,
- tech and design,
- home,
- houses,
- status
Style & Advice
Your TV Is Not a Matisse
Awesome as your plasma may be, it shouldn’t be the focal point of the living room. Camouflage it—don’t showcase it. read more
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- style and advice,
- tech and design,
- art,
- home
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