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Sex and the City
1 Sex and the City: Carrie's Marvelous Mexico Egg Chair
Furniture
2 Desire/Aquire: CB2 Outdoor Sectional
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3 Definition: Cane
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4 How-To: Clean Wicker Outdoor Furniture
before and after
5 Before and After: RachelG's Simple and Pretty Summer Change
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6 Do You Own Any Wicker Furniture?
Now that the weather is looking up, I'm sure many of you are taking advantage of your outdoor spaces. Before you throw a barbecue, make sure your outdoor furniture is looking spick-and-span. Every type of furniture requires its own cleaning routine. Wicker furniture is not actually meant to be used outdoors because it's really vulnerable to moisture, wind, and rain. But a lot of Read more
Outdoor sectionals are a swanky way to spruce up your living space beyond the walls of your pad. I'd love to spend the lazy days of Summer on the wicker Resort Outdoor Sectional Pieces from CB2. They're modular, UV-resistant, super sturdy, and no-assembly-required means relaxation begins soon as the set arrives. Creating an outdoor living room does not come cheap, though — a four-piece set plus Read more
While wicker can often look too country when it's found in more traditional shapes, this sleek chair looks decidedly modern in this space. I love it when my preconceptions about certain materials or pieces are proven false! Source Do You Own Any Wicker Furniture? Yes, wicker is cool in my book. No, I've never considered using it. Read more
Su Casa member RachelG recently decided to prettify the outdoor space directly outside her front door. Not only did she add visual interest, she also provided some great outdoor seating and entertaining space. Best of all, she didn't spend a lot of money doing so. She instead relied on good old fashioned elbow grease. Curious? See how she did it Read more
While I'm absolutely in love with Carrie's new apartment, there are many other aspects of the Sex and the City movie set that I'm equally in love with. One of these would have to be the wicker egg chair from the fab four's Mexico vacation. I think that this chair is a brilliant casting choice; its design perfectly mirrors Carrie's emotional state in this scene in the movie, and provides welcome Read more
Cane is the hollow, jointed stem of bamboo, wicker, or rattan that is often used to cover seats and backs of furniture and to make baskets. To say that something is "caned" suggests that a piece of furniture has been fitted with this type of stem. Do you own any caned furniture? Source Read more
I'm happy to present a post from one of my favorite sites, Stylelist Home. Allow us to dream a little this week. Ever since we flipped through the latest issue of Wall Street Journal Magazine, which hit newsstands this weekend, we've been thinking (a lot) about filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola's new hotel/family home/palazzo. And we say the place is all of the above because it seems to basically Read more
Here's a post from CasaSugar Community member CourtneyOutLoud from the Lovely Little Vignettes group: The Year of the Dragon is upon us! January 23rd marks Lunar New Year, or what many people call Chinese New Year. I initially created this table for our Christmas holiday but instantly realized that it could serve double duty for a Chinese New Year Party. The bright red and white color scheme Read more
Cornucopias have been a symbol of harvest and abundance since the days of Ancient Greece. And today, the horn-shaped basket spilling with fruits, grains, and other earthly treasures is just as emblematic of Thanksgiving as a juicy Butterball. However, if this autumnal motif puts a chink your chic-party-decor chain, here are a few tips to update the time-honored "horn of plenty" into a modern Read more
We spotted Fab reader postgradchic showing off her Parisian chic, in a polka-dotted maxi skirt, but really, it's her perfect palette that makes it all click. Classic navy and red play up the sweet ode to French style, while a wicker basket furthers her darling, retro appeal. Congrats to postgradchic! Everyone else, submit your looks, and we might feature you on FabSugar! Read more
