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Sale Alert: Tonic Home Warehouse Sale

CasaSugar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:11 -0800

Tonic Home is currently holding its Warehouse Sale, offering fabulous discounts on a few dozen of their stylish Hollywood Regency home furnishings. Need a metallic garden stool? A Chippendale chair? A fancy chandelier? Or just some salt and pepper shakers? Tonic's got you covered. You'll also enjoy free shipping on orders over $200. Here are a few things I'm loving from the sale.

Crave Worthy: Pyrite Napkin Rings

CasaSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:46 -0800

I recently rounded up Fall napkin rings for you, with a seasonal palette of warm tones. While I'm certainly a fan of all of those choices, I can't help but say I'd kill to have a set of the Thad Cline Pyrite Napkins Rings ($140). The stunning, handmade pieces are made from bronze wire wrapped around a natural Pyrite stone. The smashing sparkling rocks would make any dinner table glamorous this holiday. Do you like them?

Crave Worthy: Worlds Away Bennito Side Table

CasaSugar — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:00:09 -0700

What could be more glamorous than a combination of hand-applied gold leaf, a mirror top, and feminine curves on an Art Deco side table? Nothing seems to come to mind. The Worlds Away Bennito Side Table ($1180) is an Eva Zeisel-meets-Grace-Kelly furnishing for the modern woman. Use it as console table in your foyer to stash your fab clutch, luxe cell phone and your favorite lip product, or simply set it next to a crave worthy sofa. And, don't be surprised if guests think you're actually the Princess of Monaco . . .

Desire/Aquire: BBDW Captain's Mirror

CasaSugar — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:00:50 -0700

I featured the BBDW Captain's Mirror as a Crave Worthy over a year ago, as well as a Found It! in March, and I still think it's the most handsome mirror I've ever seen. Owning it would be like being married to the dapper Donald Draper - kind of. But at $1,600, it is a serious investment. Lucky for us, there's a more affordable alternative. Wondering where you can buy it? Then read more.

Tonic Home sells the Arteriors Home Expedition Mirror ($395) for a quarter of the price. Could have fooled me! I think it's a really smart-looking mirror, but still not a frivolous expense!

How Would You . . .

CasaSugar — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:15:15 -0700

Would you like a little horsing around with your gin and tonic? This Fredrick Weinberg Horse Shaped Drink Trolley ($950) will definitely add some eccentricity to your home bar.

For this challenge, I'd like you to tell me how you'd use this cart in your home. Would you up its kitsch factor with more equine-themed accents? Would you repaint it? What room would it look best in? Would it work for a children's playroom? What would you store on it? Tell me in the comments below!
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Summer Style: Dermond Peterson Design

CasaSugar — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:30:29 -0700

Want to integrate some Summer style into your home without going overboard? Then pick up one of these pillows from Dermond Peterson Design.
These pillows' prints are sophisticated, toned-down versions of the cliché Summer motifs that abound, and won't need to be switched out once the leaves turn color. To find out more about these designs, as well as the sisters who formed the company, read more.

Founded in 2001 by sisters Sandra Dermond and Susan Peterson, Dermond Peterson Design is an artisan/manufacturing company that uses fine-art printmaking techniques to create fresh, functional textiles for the home, including pillows, tea towels, table runners, guest towels, and dinner napkins. Each of their products is block-printed by hand in their Milwaukee, Wisconsin, studio on exceptional linen and cotton fabric using environmentally sensitive, water-based inks that are free of solvents, lead, and heavy-metals.

A coral pillow in black (not red), a palm leaf pattern with no pink in sight, a school of sardines, boiled shrimp, and a few acidic citrus hint at summer, but don't obnoxiously scream about the season. I'm actually the proud owner of a pair of Dermond Peterson Lotus Leaf pillows. The company's website currently only sells wholesale, but George Watts & Son has a large collection, as well as Tonic Home, and a variety of retailers nationwide and online.