Archive   |   November, 2007

gift giving guide: allison's wish list

Posted by in favorites, giving, holidays

Our longtime contributor Allison Reynolds — and style editor extraordinaire — spent a day dreaming about her wish list. Here’s what she’s fantasizing about finding under the tree this year.

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Flocks Pouf, at DWR, $800. I love this!!!!

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Herend Moose, at Dinnerwareetc.com, $500. I triple love this, saw it in the window of a Jackson Hole, WY shop.

A Hydrangea Blue tree, at arborday.org, $4.50. Love!

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La Cornue CrnuFe Stove at Williams-Sonoma, $8,000. Oh yeah!

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Ladder No. 2 a painting by Robert Perillat. I want this painting; it’s in a Woodstock gallery. It’s also 8000 bucks.

A Donna Cole pet painting. I want a portrait of Owen Meany.

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Lucha Loco at AMMO Books, $50. I bought this for a friend.

Vixen Opera Glasses, at binoculars.com, $20. To see Hansel & Gretel better next month.

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Marni Short Sleeve Dress at marni.com, $925. To go with my Jimmy Choo patent leather Ramona bag (sympathy gift).

Katai Coat Rack by Chris Martin at the Artful Home, $1400. In person this is a work of art.

Want to see more of gift giving guides? Click here for Erica’s and
Leah’s!

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exclusive reader deal: 20% off gummilights!

Posted by in shopping

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Here’s a sweet deal that we’re happy to share with you this holiday season. Our friends over at Jellio want to offer Shelterrific readers 20% off their adorable Gummi Light. Normally $125, you can get one for only $99 from now until Dec. 25th. Just mention Shelterrific when you write in to order at info@jellio.com. Be sure to check out the new colors — blue, pink and purple. These hotties are sure to be future collectibles, so nab one now.

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help! i want to design my own pendant light

Posted by in decorating

Hello! I found this site where I can design my own pendant ceiling light: alluminaire.com. It seems pretty affordable and fun to use. I was wondering if you had ever used them and if so what you thought. Or maybe you might recomend another site. Thank you! — Scott, Hoboken, NJ.

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Hi Scott! Thanks for your question — and for turning us on to this site. It looks like you can change everything from the ceiling fixture to the hanging chord to the fabric of the shade and its trim. There’s a great selection to chose from and we love the look of it, but have to admit we have never personally used. A few magazines (Better Homes & Gardens and Blueprint) have written about them, but we’d love to hear any real life experiences from you, our readers. Have you ever used this site, Alluminare, or do you know of any other “design your own light” sites? Thanks!

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entertaining with the classics

Posted by in cooking, reading

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Last Thursday there was a really great story in the New York Times that I almost missed (it being Thanksgiving and me being in Ohio): With the Grace of Liberace Go I by Jancee Dunn, who normally writes about rock-n-roll but here is touching on something that pulls at my kitschy, seventies-child heartstrings. Dunn collects “gracious living” books from decades gone by, like Liberace Cooks! and My Way of Life by Joan Crawford and muses romantically about a time when hosts entertained with gusto, injecting their personalities into every aspect of a party, rather than creating a manufactured Martha-Stewart-esque perfection. Click here to read the story, and browse eBay it start your own classic living book collection.

Photo above, of Jancee’s collection, by Lars Klove for The New York Times.

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