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Martha Stewart Living Paint is available now! Photo: Home Depot
From Martha Stewart paint to Esquire-branded furniture, there were a ton of exciting product launches and announcements. Here's a round-up of the major home and interiors news of the week:
1. Martha Stewart Living Paint has finally arrived at The Home Depot! There are 280 Martha-approved colors and a foolproof color key system to help you choose hues.
2. And even more exciting: Martha's launching a reality show! According the the Associate Press, in the forthcoming Help Me, Martha someone petitions for help "for a friend who's having trouble planning a wedding or a special meal or is facing some other lifestyle issue. The doorbell rings and - surprise! - Stewart and her team are there to take over."
3. We can all look forward to a Kate Spade New York home collection in fall of 2010, thanks to a partnership with CHF Industries to create sheets, duvets, shams, bedding accessories, bath accessories, bath towels and rugs.
4. Three cheers for Ikea: Furniture Today reported that the Swedish company raised more than $10 million for children's charities last year through its holiday season Soft Toy sales!
5. Sunbrella jumped on the app bandwagon and launched a mobile application.
6. The Kips Bay Decorator Show House announced this year's designers, among the 18 participants are Celerie Kemble, Vincent Wolf and Christopher Peacock.
7. Calling all gentlemen: Esquire magazine is going to have its own line of furniture through a partnership with Halo.
8. The Shabby Chic continues to heal after its troubles last year; the company has partnered with Miles Talbott for a line of furniture.
9. Former Queer Eye For The Straight Guy star, Thom Felicia, has launched his first furniture line.
10. Design stores were closing on both coasts as Design Within Reach closed its first store following leadership changes and West Elm shuttered a DC location.
11. Meanwhile, boho-chic Anthropologie opened up shop in New Orleans -- what a perfect pairing!
