Amy Lynch

Earth’s Best Friend: Sustainable Bamboo Furniture

November 29, 2012
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In a world in which concerns about the environment are increasing by the day, and yet we still have lives to live, kids to raise, jobs to report to and things to do, it’s not always easy to make the most eco-friendly decisions on the turn of a dime (much less a on dime-sized budget). [...]

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Trend Watch: The Return of Shabby Chic

November 27, 2012
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We all remember the interior design craze known as “shabby chic” that started in the 1990s as a bit of a backlash against the tacky geometric style of the era. A beauteous Brit named Rachel Ashwell coined the term, branding her own designs with it and courting the most ultra-famous celebrities in existence, and it’s [...]

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One Half-Dozen Affordable Pieces of Furniture for Small Spaces

November 26, 2012
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When it comes to finding fun, quirky yet functional furnishings at a price point that doesn’t make us blush or want to hit something, IKEA is truly the bee’s knees. For those of us living in small or even super-small spaces, the Swedish megabrand knows just what we need; so today, we present a half [...]

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Stargazing: Jessica Simpson’s Nursery

November 22, 2012
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It’s funny… when Jessica Simpson first sang “I think I’m in love with you” over an old John Cougar Mellencamp sample in the early 2000′s, she was probably singing about one of Nick Lachey’s predecessors. But these days, after Newlyweds, after the paparazzi, after that lapse of judgment in dating John Mayer and after launching [...]

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Color Obsession: Neon, Neon Everywhere

November 15, 2012
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Something funny happened this past summer while we were busy turning up the air conditioning.  All of a sudden, it was as if we’d been timewarped back to 1987 — neon shoes in every store window, neon accents on every style website, and neon skirts on every pair of legs under 30 (and a few [...]

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Triple-Word Score: The Scrabble-tastic Home

November 14, 2012
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Plenty of us may adore playing Words with Friends, but for old-school wordsmiths the world over, there’s no game as great as a classic called Scrabble. The tiny wood tiles from this ubiquitous game somehow jumped the shark a few years ago and started making their way into wedding decorations — probably because of the [...]

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Stairways to Heaven

November 13, 2012
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Few architectural elements are more awesome than a truly jaw-dropping set of stairs. We’re frankly a little obsessed with them; particularly for those of us who grew up in one-story homes in the suburbs, went to one-story schools and shopped at one  – or maybe two-story malls through our teen years, there’ just something majestic [...]

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The Yummiest-Smelling Candles on Earth

November 12, 2012
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Not everyone can afford luxury in every area of life, or sometimes in practically any, for that matter. But when it comes to indulging the senses and taking control of our happiness, scent is a surprisingly powerful tool. It’s been scientifically proven that the sense of smell is more closely linked to memory than sight, [...]

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Etsy Extravaganza: Gaga for Gingham

November 12, 2012
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Let’s place a friendly little wager when it comes to patterns in home decor (and clothing, for that matter): when you think of gingham, you probably think of summer. Of picnic tables and sundresses and checkered place mats. But today, we’re expanding that connotation to last into the holiday season and beyond. Because here’s another [...]

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