Hedonism for the Holidays!

Jonathan Adler's peddling hedonism this holiday season with a trove of temptations rendered in clay. His provocative porcelain includes breasts, bottoms, a suggestive banana and even a sinful salt & pepper set.

What makes this guy tick? Find out here.

-caroline

Modern Gift Wrap

We love these modern ideas for gift wrap- and think the DIY types out there will too. The ideas are fresh and some of them, even green.

 

On the left, Chinese menus and a felt fortune cookie portend good luck in the New Year, or a trip to the returns line. On the right, a colorful patchwork and new take on a decorative bow.

See the rest. 

-caroline

Colorful nativity set

Inspired by an Alexander Girard illustration, House Industries created this colorful Nativity Set to brighten up the holidays.

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Simple chic Christmas

Finding yourself pressed for time (and cash) this holiday season? Award–winning interior designer, and host of the weekly lifestyle series Moment of Luxury, Bill Stubbs tells us how to have a simple and chic Christmas:

Once upon a cold, sad time some years ago, back in the 20th Century, I was not prepared for my first Christmas as a single father of two. Christmas Eve was upon me and I had no tree or decorations. I went to sleep asking God for help.

Christmas morning I awoke with the idea that someone would discard a tree before my children arrived. I went to the dumpster and waiting there was a beautiful 7-foot tree complete with a stand! It occurred to me I could create decorations with white printer paper, so I found the scissors and went to work. Paper snowflakes, paper chains and angels transformed the tree into a vision in white -- all done for a cost of $3.00.

My children remember that Christmas with great fondness and laughter the year Dad found a tree in the dumpster and decorated it with white paper!

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Hostess Gift!

Practical and affordable -- ceramic place cards from Home Infatuation. Write on with a dry erase marker, wipe off for next use. I love them!

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Modern Gift Card!

The gift of style -- with a discount!

Get a $25 Chiasso gift card for only $20!  Now through Sunday!

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Slack in style

Filled with turkey, pie, and good wine, you stumble from the dining table in hopes of a more comfortable place to enter into your food coma. Now imagine curling up in Pierre Paulin's Pumpkin. Re-issued for Ligne Roset.

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Pop Quiz Math Clock

If military time is a breeze for you, then you'll love this clock that offers equations instead of numerals. These problems on a chalkboard hopefully will just evoke a chuckle and not post traumatic math class. Personally I think it's cute and clever --  and would be fairly appreciated by some engineer friends. But I have no doubt my middle school sons would not be amused.

Meeting at square root of 4? diane

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Sake Bomb

A gift holiday gift -- or addition to your own mini bar. The Sake Bomb.

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Oh Christmas Tree

A modern tree to trim this year, available through Unica Home.

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