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Love It or Hate It? Wood Trays With Swarovski Crystals
OK, I like wood trays. And I like Swarovski. But together?
Desire/Acquire: DWR's Cellula Chandelier
While the Cellula Chandelier ($2,210) may be on sale for nearly $400 off the original price, over $2K is more than most of us are willing to spend on a light fixture. Still, since the Cellula chandelier is studded with Swarovski crystal pendants, it's a definite head-turner. It's a great upgrade on the traditional chandelier, and is sleek enough to fit the most cutting-edge home.
Nice and New: Tord Boontje Crystal Ice Furniture
Renowned tech-meets-folk product designer Tord Boontje debuted his new Crystal Ice furniture collection for Swarovski at the Maison et Objet trade show in Paris last month. The range includes three designs (a bench, table, and stool) which use densely wrapped crystals to create an illusion of floating icicles. If the words "winter wonderland" could ever translate to interior furnishings, he's pulled it off.
Top Design, Episode Eight: "Light It Up"
Three men (Preston, Eddie, and Nathan) and two women (Ondine and Andrea) remain on Top Design. Right off the bat, we are treated to more homesickness from Andrea (in case you forgot, which it is literally impossible to do if you watch the show regularly, she's Ricky Schroder's wife). As the episode begins, Andrea receives flowers and a love poem from her hubz, which she says makes her even more homesick.
Love It or Hate It: Tricked-Out Toilet
Um, wow. This commode, meticulously covered with 50,000 hand-set Swarovski crystals, sold for a reported $75,000. It's part of the bling-covered Isis Collection, designed by Jemal Wright of Hollywood, Florida.
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Do You Own a Hand Mirror?
There's something about a hand mirror that makes me feel as if I'm in a Victorian novel. Of course, most of us would never splurge on this Caprice Arabesque Hand Mirror ($1,295), which is inset with Swarovski crystals, but many of us have owned hand mirrors in the past. Do you have one?
Casa Verde: Upcycled Chandeliers
Two years ago, artists Laurel Roth and Andy Diaz Hope collaborated on the chandelier project "Trinity," which is currently being exhibited in the Second Lives exhibit at the Museum of Art and Design in New York City.
While the chandeliers are shockingly gorgeous, what they're made from is even more surprising. To find out the materials in these chandeliers, read more
Home Away From Home: The G Hotel
St. Patrick's Day may be over, but that's no reason not to cast an eye toward Ireland, especially when the view is this fantastic. If you're headed to Ireland for a honeymoon or an adventure, consider booking a night at the g hotel in Galway, which evokes old Hollywood glamour on the Emerald Isle.
Would You Use Black Toilet Paper?
The concept of "designer toilet paper" is a kind of akin to a Swarovski-encrusted nose hair trimmer; you just can't make nasal weed-wacking look glamorous. So, I would never venture to kid myself by buying Black Toilet Paper ($12). But, I do think if you were going to go all out hosting a Halloween party, it might then be acceptable.
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