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Therapist's Furniture, Hugo Franca, Kitchen Updates...
NYT House & Home Roundup 3.6.08

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We've had posts in the past about Dr. Melfi's furniture in The Sopranos, but this week's Home & Garden section of The New York Times devotes a lot of space to What's in a Chair? and explores the deeper meaning of a therapist's office furniture . The group of photos above, are part of Saul Robbins' photography series Initial Intake. Also in this week's section: Inexpensively Updating Your Kitchen, and the carved wood furniture of Brazilian designer Hugo Franca...

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An Old Friend of Ancient Wood Brazilian designer Hugo Franca salvages old-growth pequi wood that has fallen or been burned and makes incredible furniture.

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Room to Improve: How do I update my kitchen without spending the money to gut and remodel it? Be sure to check out the discussion on this subject at our sister site, The Kitchn.

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In the Garden: To Feed the Birds, First Feed the Bugs. Embracing, and cultivating biodiversity in your backyard.

(Pics: Saul Robbins, Paulo Fridman, Doug Tallamy)

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Another wonderful gems you have here. I really like the first 6 pictures "The Sopranos" it is an excellent design. I never seen a unique home decor like this before. No wonder this designers are professionals.

posted by Tiff on March 7th 2008 at 2:35am
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