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LITERARY GIFT GUIDE: 45+ OF THE BEST BOOKS TO GIVE AS GIFTS
As I’ve gotten older, it’s become increasingly more difficult to thoughtfully select presents for all 50+ on my shopping list, especially distant relatives, coworkers, and obligatory acquaintances. Gift cards look lazy, wine assumes that the recipient drinks, and sweets aren’t appreciated when gyms have shortened hours and cakes and pies are already running rampant around the kitchen (ie. the holidays). For these very reasons, books have become my go-to gift for both genuine book worms and home dwellers with coffee tables in need of literary decoration, which essentially covers all the adults I know. Everyone’s reading preferences are different, so I’ve broken down this list of the best books to give as gifts into the following categories: books for anyone, books for the fashionista, books for the entertainer, books for the interior designer, books for the creative, books for the wanderluster, books for the comedian, and and books for the mindful.
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A Murray Hill rental straight out of the pages of a glossy magazine
This four-bedroom rental, located in a 1920 Murray Hill townhouse, has already had its close-up: Designed by celebrity architect Campion Platt, it was featured in Architectural Digest. No wonder: The sprawling duplex is outfitted with striking details that include multiple fireplaces, bay windows, prewar wainscoting, and French doors that open onto its own private patio. All that style and space doesn't come cheap; the home is listed by Corcoran for $12,500 per month.
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Furniture design stars break new ground at China International Furniture Fair
SHANGHAI, Sept. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The 38th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) Shanghai hosted from September 7 to 10 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai brought the public's attention to pioneering furniture design concepts and products, highlighting modern architecture's relationship with art through a series of exhibitions, forums and dialogue seminars.
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Hamptons evening benefits Audubon Islands Sanctuary project
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WATERMILL, N.Y. — If the plans of a group of Palm Beach residents come to fruition, there will be more new to see on Southern Boulevard than just the bridge. There will be a people sanctuary, co-existing with the Bingham Island Sanctuary. To that end, Katie Carpenter, Campion and Tatiana Platt and Robin Leacock hosted an event to kick off the Audubon Islands Sanctuary project.
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6 Ultra Chic Hotels to Check out (and Check Into)
Stunning interior design and traveling in style? Two things we take pretty seriously at the Decorist studios. In an effort to pay proper tribute to two of our all-time favorite things, we’ve decided to dedicate today’s post to the hotels we’re dying to check out (and a few we’re already smitten with). From lobbies re-imagined as multi-use gathering spaces to guestrooms appointed like the finest luxury spas, some hoteliers and their designers just know how to elevate the hotel experience to an art form. Check out these stunningly chic hotels that will definitely give you something to write home about. After all, isn’t it the destination not the journey that really matters?
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