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baby’s got a brand-new kitchen

As I mentioned in a previous post, The Bachelorette had not planned to renovate her home … but Mother Nature (that is, the flooding caused in Charlotte’s Myers Park by rain from Hurricane Faye) had other ideas.  While The Bachelorette still refuses to admit that she’s glad her house flooded …

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art love: judy pfaff

It’s no secret that I adore Hodges Taylor Gallery in downtown Charlotte.  I’ve been a big fan since the day I attended a presentation by Christie Taylor about how she and Dot Hodges acquired artwork on behalf of (what was at the time) the law firm Smith, Helms, Mulliss and …

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tzi trend alert: gone country … among other things

Last week I attended a Benjamin Moore webinar entitled Color Pulse 2011. The idea, of course, was to give a preview of the direction in which color trends will have moved by 2011. The overarching trend is Balance - who doesn't strive for that in their lives? - and within …

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la mode est une religion, en voici la bible

I looooooove fashion, and I so enjoyed The September Issue.  What a treat to get a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Vogue, especially the record-breaking September 2007 issue! Grace Coddington was perhaps the most fascinating person in the movie; this is a great article to read in conjunction with the movie. Of course, I was also watching the …

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