While we'll always appreciate inexpensive rugs from the big box stores, sometimes you want a high quality option that will last and last. Over the years, we've looked at many high end rug designers and retailers in our Store Profiles. Looking back, here are 10 favorites. 

I can't be the only one with Fannie Farmer daydreams of Sunday mornings spent in a garden that's been around for ages. Problem is, I don't have an old garden (or a new one, for that matter). If you're also looking to fulfill green thumb fantasies, here's how to get the vintage garden look, with splurge and steal budgets.

As much as I like to search out bargains to stretch my decorating dollars, sometimes I feel the urge to splurge. In my opinion, one of the best home items for paying a little extra is bedding. There's nothing quite like luxury bedding to make you fee like a million bucks while you drift off to dreamland. 

Yves Klein is probably best known for his signature shade of blue and for the paintings he created using naked models as paintbrushes, but he also made a foray into the world of furniture design. The result was his Table Beue, still in production (and available to the public for the modest sum of $22,500). 

Name: Kris Fuchs
Location: Upper East Side, New York, New York
Size: 5,000 square feet
Years lived in: 8 years; Owned

When the elevator opens and you step into the Fuchs' family home, you are introduced to the space through a small room distinguished by dark walls, soothing light and such stylish details that it should prepare you for what is revealed when the sizable door is swung open, but a surprise is in store for you nonetheless.

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Whether it's my desire for warmth in the midst of winter or my recent obsession with various shades of orange and metallic, the tangerine and gold duo puts a smile on my face. More

I cannot believe Season 3 of Downton Abbey has arrived — I still haven't seen Season 2! Of course, since I watched all of Season 1 in less than 48 hours, it shouldn't be too hard to catch up. For now, I'm satisfied just gazing at the splendid gardens, imagining all the storming off, surreptitious conversations, and liaisons-in-follies I could have with such amazing grounds… More

Adaptive reuse is one of the best forms of creative and eco-friendly construction. Whether it's a former school house or church, buildings with a past life often make for some of the most interesting homes and interiors. This social hall in New York City is no exception — the 32-foot barrel arched ceilings, porthole windows, stage lighting and old wood floors make a for a one-of-a-kind residence. More

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Hot Tub: Sea Otter Woodworks
Cooler: Coleman Steel Belted
Stove: Japanese Chofu Wood Burning Heater
Marble Tiles: International Greecian 12 in. x 12 in. White Polished Marble Floor and Wall Tile - Home Depot

Last year I compiled a list of the things I'd like to see under the Christmas tree if money was no object. I've had a whole other year to shop, and I've seen lots of pretty things, but these are my very favorites of 2012. More