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Glitzy Table Setting (On the Cheap)
Shimmering, glimmering golds, silvers and coppers combine for a borderline (or flamboyantly) over-the-top table display. It's like a big disco ball for your dining table (yes, more of that please).
Dos and Don'ts for Decorating with Plaid
Come holiday, I get the urge to put a little plaid in my home. I might be just a little influenced by all the Steven Alan shirts I see in my Brooklyn neighborhood (a nearby store is a likely culprit). But here's the thing --just a little bit of plaid goes a loooong way.
Gee, I Wonder Where Anthropologie Got This Idea?
Sometimes I look at a product and think, "My gosh, how did they ever come up with that?" Other times, I'll yawn and think to myself that it's really high time for some fresh ideas in the home goods market. And then there are other occasions when I know exactly how a product designer dreamed something up -- they "borrowed" the idea.
Should Designer Knockoffs Be Illegal? It's Complicated
Knockoff pieces are seductive, but they also tap into a twisted logic. A true Hermès bag starts at about $5,000. Even though the "artisans" in Chinatown had worked hard to perfect the knockoff, I didn't deem it worth more than the cost of a purse sold at Target. It got me thinking about designer knockoffs in general: At the end of the day, isn't a copy still just a copy?
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