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Wedding
2 How-To: Pack Efficiently and Fashionably
suitcase
3 How Would You . . .
Travel
4 Steal of the Day: Sundance Continental Suitcases
Luggage
5 How-To: Find Lost Luggage
Furniture
6 Steal of the Day: Pottery Barn Rattan Luggage Rack
How To
7 How-To: Decorate With Suitcases
Poll
8 Do You Have a Luggage Rack?
If you're Blair Waldorf, it's only natural that you have a luggage rack to prop up and display your luxe Louis Vuitton suitcase. But for the rest of us who own less glamorous nylon Samsonite-style rolling bags, a luggage rack isn't exactly a decorative item, but merely a functional one! After a trip, I'm definitely guilty of the drag and drop in my house. In any case, do you own one? Do Read more
With honeymoon season in full gear, I thought I'd cover one of the most crucial topics for enjoying your newly married getaway: packing. The task is never fun, but it's especially un-fun when you're in a rush, anxious to get to your vacation spot, and when, God forbid, you have nothing to wear. So, I have a few of my simple tips that will allow you to pack more of your chic ensembles into your Read more
Suitcases are good for more than just lugging your unmentionables when you hit the road. They also look lovely when displayed artfully in your home. See some of my favorite ideas for decorating with suitcases. Source: Flickr User LBCaro Read more
Still reeling from the parade of friends and family in your home this Summer? Prepare your house for the next busy season by outfitting guest rooms with the Pottery Barn Rattan Luggage Rack ($59.99, reduced from $89). The durable rack, made of thick rattan poles and wrapped with rattan strips, will host a revolving door of suitcases and seasonal gear. Don't get many visitors? I'd transform it Read more
Hopefully, you've learned to pack by now. But once you've rolled up your socks perfectly and handed your suitcase off to an airport employee, you don't have much control over where it goes. Sometimes luggage disappears, and when that happens, Is This Your Luggage is there to save the day. The mysterious person behind this website collects lost luggage, photographs it, and then tries to find its Read more
Perhaps a grand, continent-crossing voyage isn't on the itinerary for you this year, but you can still evoke the look of a frequent flier in your home, for a fraction of the price. The Sundance Continental Suitcases ($32-100) will pack your paperwork, collections, art supplies, or what-have-you with nostalgic, adventurous style. Made of recycled cardboard, I wouldn't trust them for genuine Read more
This set of four, brass-studded, Leather Bound Trunks ($15,000) likely once served as travel storage for a sophisticated lady on a worldly voyage like Angelina Jolie in Changeling. But, as these How Would Yous tend to go, I'm not interested in offering up suitcases to you. I want to know how you'd use these elegant antique suitcases in your home as décor. Would you use one as a coffee Read more
Sarah from Modern Roost shared this Suitcase Planter that her brother made, and I think it's perfect for Renewal month. It's also fit for that green-thumb dude in your life. What an inventive way to give new purpose to the dusty, old suitcase sitting in your attic! To get the supply list and learn the steps, read more Read more
Bedbugs are just plain gross. They haven't been a big issue since WWII until now. It's being reported that bedbugs are making a comeback across Manhattan. Why are they back? Some theories claim that the recent rise in world travel is bringing the bedbug back. Bedbugs aren't discriminatory in where the stay, so don't think the nice hotels are free of them. Gross. To check a hotel before staying Read more
As daydreams of Summer travel start to solidify into vacation itineraries, one of the most important parts of the trip is where to stash all of our stuff. While we're usually preoccupied with what goes inside our suitcases, let's not forget that our actual luggage has a pretty valuable role in getting us from one fabulous locale to the next. To help narrow your search for the perfect travel Read more
