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New Orleans Woman Wins $2 Million Grand Prize Package in HGTV Dream Home Giveaway 2010

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by Patrick.

NEW ORLEANS, March 16 — The anguish of losing a home to the ravages of Hurricane Katrina was replaced by the joy of winning a new home when Myra Lewis learned she was the winner of the 2010 HGTV Dream Home, an enchanting, contemporary Pueblo-style home, located near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lewis, assistant [...]

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Moonlight Cushion

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Patrick.

Mood lighting doesn’t come much softer than this!
This light-up colour changing cushion has to be the fluffiest light source available anywhere. Made from ultra-soft plush fur, an internal light source illuminates the whole cushion with a gently shifting light that shimmers between various different colours.
Powered by a battery pack that sits tucked away inside [...]

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The Bathroom Reinvented: Universal Design – Part II

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Patrick.

For the second offering of Dwell’s two-part series on Universal Design, the folks from Smart head over to some public restrooms in New York to illustrate the principles they outlined in the first video.

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Julien’s Auctions to Sell Furniture Lots Commissioned by Michael Jackson

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Patrick.

LOS ANGELES — The luxury furniture Michael Jackson commissioned before his death will go under the hammer in June in Las Vegas along with other personal items from the King of Pop, Julien’s Auctions announced Friday.
The 22 pieces of furniture Jackson ordered from Italy’s Colombostile Artisans to fill the home where he was to live [...]

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Muuto Adaptable Dining Table

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Patrick.

By TAF Architects for Muuto. Mixing and matching might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you’re deciding on a dining table, but Muuto’s mutable options allow for a fully customizable fixture. TAF Architects modernized a Scandinavian classic with three styles of oak tops and legs and four colors of powder-coated steel [...]

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Luxury home market looks on its way back up

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by Patrick.

John Daugherty Jr. says there are plenty of positive signs that the luxury housing market is turning around. Inventory is low, new construction is on the rise, and the agents that work for his high-end realty firm have exceeded their sales goals almost every month for the last five. He’s now concerned that Houston will [...]

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Buyers Turning To Apps For Home Shopping

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by Mack.

Phone apps are changing the game in many industries – including the housing segments.
Just in time for the spring house-hunting season, smart-phone applications that provide information to home buyers are proliferating. Real-estate firms have long vied to have the most engaging Web site to attract people searching for homes. Now they also feel compelled to [...]

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Sub-Zero and Wolf Kitchen Appliances Featured in HGTV’s 2010 Dream Home

Posted on 16. Feb, 2010 by Patrick.

Sub-Zero, Inc. and Wolf Appliance, Inc., industry leaders in premium refrigeration, wine storage, and cooking equipment, are pleased to have their products selected as the exclusive kitchen appliances for HGTV’s 2010 Dream Home. Located in Sandia Park, New Mexico, the HGTV Dream Home Kitchen showcases the latest in kitchen design and innovative kitchen appliances.

Each year, [...]

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Flaming Lips House

Posted on 13. Feb, 2010 by Patrick.

Wayne Coyne, frontman of the acclaimed rock band The Flaming Lips, recently renovated his Oklahoma compound, and the new space gives the group’s music a run for its money in terms of psychedelic flair, playful construction, and sheer imagination.
This appropriately quirky residence and music studio is as free thinking and boundary pushing as the art [...]

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The Bathroom Reinvented

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Patrick.

In the first video of a two-part series, New York based firm Smart Design examines the intersection between Universal Design principles and the limitations of public bathrooms.

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An infrared sauna: Luxury at a price you can relax with

Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Mack.

A sauna. Because you’re worth it.
Lyme disease left Kathy Fowler’s hands so stiff that she couldn’t type. She couldn’t remember simple directions. Intravenous antibiotics helped, but Fowler, a health reporter for WJLA (Channel 7), wanted to explore alternative treatments as well. So she bought a sauna. “It is an amazing tool. I felt better in [...]

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Donna Karan’s Modern Classics Bedding Collection

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Mack.

Nice look at the new Donna Karan Bedding Collection.
Donna Karan: The name and brand synonymous with the New York Woman. The Donna Karan empire spans the globe and has changed the way women dress and accessorize themselves. Now, the brand’s reach has expanded into the woman’s home with the Modern Classics home collection. All the [...]

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HGTV 2010 Dream Home Kitchen Tour

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Patrick.

Each year, Home & Garden Television challenges itself to raise the bar for the upcoming Dream Home. The location, the surroundings and the home style are all expected to be increasingly more inviting and spectacular. And in choosing refrigeration, wine and cooking products, HGTV chooses the best.
“When you’re looking for the best appliances to [...]

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