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(Pics: Jacques Grange, Jennifer S. Altman, Stewart Cairns, Douglas Hill/Beateworks)
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As far as I remember, Elle Decor is based on fashion for the home. House and Garden controversially tilled the same ground under Anna Wintour. Ditto the new issue of Vogue Living. So this movement is really nothing new.
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i was just reading this article from NYT...
view filles's profile
readingglasses - i don't think think the point was to say that it was new, but to say that the line between the two is blurring more and more.
view Aaron's profile
I thought that it was natural for fashion designers to design things for the home, furniture is fashion for your house anyway, right? I guess I never saw a huge distinction.
Oh yeah, when I saw the first picture above I thought it was this:
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view rem's profile
All I can say is buying that charm bracelet is sign of lack of charm, wit, and sensibility. Also a sign that of too much mone.
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We have always put [baby] shoes on our claw-footed chairs' feet, occasionally draped a scarf over a lamp, and spritzed the room with perfume, but never imagined jewelry. We'll be so busy getting the house "dressed" we'll never be able to leave it. As the NYT article noted, some people will consider this nuts. As always, they're right.
view Marco's profile
That first picture is so luxe and fun it should be a "must have" for any 14 y/o girl in europe. Anywhere else, doesn't work. I think it's a good idea that people are now starting to comment rationally on otherwise CRAZY-A** "Designer" ideas. Not only everyone's a critic, but it allows CADs to be more informed on what people NEED, not just what they see fit, since sometimes their head is so deep inside their... portfolio they can't even understand a budget under 10,000 bucks.
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I am sorry to say it makes me want to throw up.
Is this the downfall of civilization????
Do we have so much that we have to start to dress our furniture???
view laureen's profile
Inanimate objects that must be moved off a chair before you can sit down are clutter, not decor.
view wende in the twin cities's profile
Furniture should not be fashionable and follow cycles and trends... If someone wants change in a room, there are more tasteful and less expensive ways to do it
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