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sieguzi scoop

picture 1 sieguzi scoopRegular readers of STYLE AT HOME will know Sieguzi Interior Designs for their award-winning approach to kitchens. Here’s your chance to take some Sieguzi-style home – for a fraction of the price! Interior designer Robin Siegerman just gave me the inside scoop that they’re about to refresh and renew their gorgeous Designer’s Walk showroom, and as a result, she’s put a lot of their displays and accessories in their clearance centre. This includes two award-winning kitchen displays, and great deals on light fixtures, silk floral arrangements, vanities and mirrors… AND they’ll accept Visa over the phone! Check out the Sieguzi clearance centre before everything disappears!

Available at: Sieguzi Interior Designs, Toronto, 416-944-9492

tickled pink

pink barcelona cropped tickled pinkThe iconic Barcelona Chair goes girlie! This rose-tinted classic is a special offer at Barami for the month of October, with 10 per cent of proceeds going towards Breast Cancer Research. Check out the October 2008 issue of STYLE AT HOME - on newsstands now – for a full page of the sweetest pretty-in-pink home essentials!

Price: $999

Available at: Barami, Montreal, 514-849-5000

clearly stylish

clear speakers monitor clearly stylishWhen you’re decorating a small space, clear Lucite furniture like the Louis Ghost Armchair or IKEA’s Tobias chair (which I have in my kitchen) is a great option because it doesn’t take up too much visual space. So why not carry that philosophy through to other items in your home, like computers and speakers? I like Dell’s Crystal 22-inch LCD monitor, which will look smashing atop any desk. And can you imagine how sexy your home office would be if you paired it with Ferguson Hill’s über-sleek FH007 Mini Speaker System (which sounds great by the way)?

LEFT Dell Crystal 22-inch widescreen flat-panel LCD monitor with built-in webcam, monitor and speakers. Price: From $1,219. Available at: Dell.

RIGHT FH007 Mini Speaker system (includes two 17-inch-high horn speakers, two eight-inch-round bass speakers, and 6-inch cube amplifier). Also connects to iPods and most stereo systems. Price: $549.99. Available at: Ferguson Hill.

canadian content

cn cities canadian contentMoleskine’s City Notebooks are the “little black book” for the stylish globetrotter. These handsome journals based on design destinations like Paris, London and New York include city-specific maps, ample space for note-taking, conversion charts, and sticky sheets to overlay on maps so that you can trace your route as you go, serving as both a guide AND souvenir of worldly meanderings. The Autumn 2008 Moleskine lineup sees two more Canadian cities included in the series – Toronto and Vancouver, joining the pre-existing Montreal offering –  a sure sign of the increasing recognition Canada’s earning among the world’s top design destinations! Yay us!

Price: $23

Available at: Chapters and Indigo Books & Music, 800-832-7569.

crafty kraft jackets

hardyboys crafty kraft jacketsA while back, I was flipping through Island Life – a totally inspirational book by the talented and gorgeous designer, India Hicks (as an aside, her new body and bath collection for Crabtree & Evelyn is STUNNING), and one of her simple and summery little projects really resonated with me. To bring order to a chaotic bookshelf, she’d wrapped a bunch of her hardcover books with cut manila paper dustjackets. (You can use kraft paper in a pinch.) The result? A breezy and beachy – yet cohesive – display. Now, anyone who knows me is aware of my soft spot for The Hardy Boys, and I realized that my collection of (sadly) dust-jacket-less (and therefore less valuable) original impressions with their beige linen spines already have this comfy, timeworn yet unified look, so up on the bookshelf they went. The result? My own little slice of Island Life!

dye-free cashmere throw

purcashmerethrow1 dye free cashmere throwCosy up to one of these snuggilicious cashmere throws to ward off the chillier evening air as autumn sets in.

No dyes or chemicals are used to process the cashmere, which comes from the first shearing of organically raised goats.

And for more ways to get set for autumn, check out web producer Lauren McPhillip’s story on 25 must-have fall accessories.

Available at: www.purcashmere.com

Price: $349 US

Do you have a product you’d like to recommend for this blog? Email Laurie at naturalchic@styleathome.com!

dirty secrets

laundry beauty champagne machines black cabinetry dirty secretsYou know what it feels like – pulling a favourite sweater out of the wash only to find that it’s morphed into doll’s clothes? Or that it wasn’t quite as bleachable as you’d originally thought? We’re not alone, my friends. A new study suggests that one-third of us have ruined favourite pieces of clothing because of guesswork in the laundry room. Guys are even more likely to need a laundry refresher, as only 14 per cent of men surveyed in the survey said they knew exactly how much soap and water to use for a load… That’s why I’m so excited about the new GE Profile SmartDispense Frontload Laundry Pair. It takes away the guesswork by selecting the required amount of water and detergent based on each load’s size, soil level, fabric type and water hardness. No more guesswork, and no more frantic calls to mom on how to deal with “accidental felting”… 

GE Profile SmartDispense Frontload Laundry Pair in Champagne

Price: $3,698 (for Champagne and Vermillion Red); $3,598 (for White)

Available at: GE Appliances or 800-361-1100 for retailers.

condo buying guides

condo condo buying guidesBuying a condo is a big investment! And before you make your final decision, there are so many questions to ask. Do you know everything you need to know? In case you`re a) in the market and b) a little uncertain about all the costs involved, check out our condo-buying guide; it`s full of helpful information about real estate prices, maintenance fees and resale value. Plus, we`ve got 25 insider condo buying tips on everything from starting your research to making an offer (and everything in between). If you`re selling a home too, check out our 10 inexpensive home selling tips. We`ve got some great advice for giving your home a bit of extra flair to make it more attractive to prospective buyers.

grow an indoor garden

ecogarden1 grow an indoor gardenMourning the passing of summer? Extend the season a little with these indoor growing kits.

From mini peppers, tomatoes, sprouts, herbs and basil to more simply decorative flowers, you’re only limited by the amount of space you have to devote to an indoor garden.

And when summer rolls around again, transplant your garden outdoors into bigger containers on your deck or balcony! People at the Montreal offices where these kits originate say the moonflower vines will grow endlessly and wrap themselves around anything they come into contact with!

Available at: www.seracon.ca

Price: $20

Do you have a product you’d like to recommend for this blog? Email Laurie at naturalchic@styleathome.com!

win a kodak printer!

contest win a kodak printer!Print, scan, copy — this Kodak printer does it all! I`ve already blogged about it (see here) but we`re giving one away at styleathome.com so you should hurry and enter the contest. You can enter once a day so what are you waiting for? Click here to enter. Good luck!

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