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Parenthood Listography

• $16.95
• Chronicle Books

If traditional baby books are a bit too precious for your taste, why not document your child's life with lists? Some of the lists are sweet, while others ("a list of things you destroyed") probably paint a more accurate description of parenting.

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Among the many booths at the Architectural Digest Home Show, the work of Tucker Robbins stood out for his unique point of view and stylish way of mixing concepts, textures, and time periods in a way that feels very organic and natural. 

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Gtech AirRam Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

• $349.95
• Amazon.com

I got one of these last month and have been testing it with pleasure. The first thing you think of when you see this very light, "stick" vacuum is that it doesn't look like it will do much of anything and certainly isn't a reason to replace your bigger, corded vacuum. But when you turn it on, two things become very apparent right away:

1. The lithium-ion battery really kicks butt and the brush and suck power of this thing is surprising and impressive. Chalk this up to the fact that lithium-ion technology has really improved in the past few years (note Tesla) and is not what you remember when it sorta worked for ten minutes before starting to fade. This thing will motor for up to an hour on a charge.
2. Not having a cord really IS nice. While I love my bigger canister vacuum, I am constantly pulling the plug out of the wall as I venture too far and I winding the cord up afterwards always makes me strangely pissy and on edge (Someone please research this. Is is a man thing?). Being able to run all over the house or office with the RAM is very gratifying, and it made me think that cords would soon go the way of the dinosaur across the whole vacuum landscape.

Finally, will the RAM replace your corded, canister or upright vacuum? Probably not. Would the RAM make a very welcome addition to your cleaning arsenal and perfect for a lot of every day and spot cleaning? Yes, definitely. While I'll be keeping my beloved Dyson for bi-weekly vacuuming and handling all the stuff I use if for like deep rugs, walls and furniture, etc (especially pets), the RAM is great in our office to quickly do all the hard floors and is perfect at home to quickly clean up the dining room floor after Ursula has eaten and dropped most of her dinner or run around with her friends and left small debris across the apartment.

Pentax Q7
• $499.00
• Pentax Imaging

Here are just four of the unique color combinations users can customize online using the Pentax's Q7 Studio website. The color-to-order system allows anyone to kit out the 12.4 megapixel interchangeable lens camera with a choice of 20 body colors with 6 different grip colors (full specs here), offering final designs which run the gamut from traditional all the way to bright colorways which would make Trina Turk smile.

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Yepp Maxi Child Seat

• $229.99
• Yepp

With a young child around your biking time may be more limited. Take them with you so you both get some fresh air, even if you're doing all the work. Yepp's Maxi seat is lightweight, super stable and has a 5-point harness.

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Too often comfort and style aren't synonymous — the "pleather" recliner is the ultimate proof. There's basically no chair more comfortable than the classic recliner for movie marathons, but these five chairs have plush bottoms and a little bit more of something dad's recliner didn't: style.
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Those looking to add a burst of color to their home this Spring are in luck! Jonathan Adler, known for his cheerful, colorful designs in bright solids and happy patterns will now have a capsule collection along with the likes of Martha Stewart, Michael Graves, Pantone and Terence Conran. 

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Poppy Field and Cabanon

• Auction ends in 21 hours...
• Postcards from Provence

My Daily Find from this morning was suddenly sold out, so I went over to Julian Merrow-Smith's remarkable website and found his latest work for you. Every day he paints and releases an oil painting from his studio in France, and this one is absolutely lovely. Available by auction, click through to place your bid or wait and see what he has done tomorrow.

A quick peek at the nature-inspired Charley Harper wallcovering collection by Designtex that launched at NeoCon this week.

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