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A $136,000 Christmas Ornament

by Erin Loechner, Posted Nov 30th 2009

Take a look at the most expensive Christmas ornament around. It's worth a whopping $136,000.

Affordable Luxury: Installing Heated Floors This Winter

by Jaime Derringer, Posted Nov 25th 2009

Imagine stepping onto your bathroom floor in the dead of winter in bare feet! Oh the cold! Wouldn't you just love it if your floors were heated to keep your tootsies from freezing?

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Want a Piece of Yves Saint Laurent?

by Erin Loechner, Posted Nov 19th 2009

Nearly a year and a half after Yves Saint Laurent's death at age 71, his surviving partner Pierre Burge is presenting the final auction for the pair's remaining possessions.

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Best of HGTV Dream Home Giveaway

by Erin Loechner, Posted Oct 30th 2009

Each year, HGTV offers a stellar dream home giveaway for one lucky winner. And each year, they get better and better... and better. But the dream home that's been in my heart lately is the 2008 home in Islamorada, Florida.

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White, Bright and Oh-So-Modern

by Erin Loechner, Posted Oct 22nd 2009

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Cheateau Collegiate: Dorm Rooms Get Pimped Out

by Erin Loechner, Posted Oct 21st 2009

According to American Campus Communities, today's students see "private bedrooms, private baths, Internet connectivity, fully equipped kitchens, spacious living areas and resort-style amenities" as necessities. (Um, I think we saw them as necessities too -- But we weren't given any other choice!)

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Far-Flung Friday: York House is Pretty in Portugal

by Erin Loechner, Posted Oct 16th 2009

Until now. The York House in Lisboa, Portugal has changed my views -- one lovingly decorated room at a time. With modern, crisp furnishings and an incredible scenic exterior, the York House has had my heart going pitter-pattering for Portugal since, ohhhh...9am this morning. Once a former convent, the York House became a hotel in early 1880. Of course, the "hotel" housed one small oven and offered a spare bedroom for rent. Almost 130 years later, the York House has come a long way, baby.

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