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Weekend Sales Guide: 11.6.09
NYC, BO, DC, CHI, LA, Bay Area & Online

Every Friday! Here are all the home and garden sales across the country - painstakingly collected by our editorial team of over 70 bloggers. This is only place on the web where you can find them all in one place. Pass it on and send us your sale...

How To Tell Drinks Apart at a Party

When Werblers get together on the holidays, a cluster of scotch glasses is left behind on every horizontal surface. It can be hard to tell which drink belongs to which relative, especially as ice melts and fill levels morph when no one is looking. Thankfully, there are simple ways (beyond the old red lipstick trick) to differentiate between germs.

Successful Living from Diesel with Foscarini

Diesel's revealed their debut collection of home ware earlier this year and their collaboration with Foscarini (the contemporary Italian lighting designers) excites us the most. Diesel — famed for its denim and deconstructed aesthetic — did not deliver lights made from zips and denim as skeptics predicted. Instead, retro-modern lighting of supreme quality with an edgy, industrial and beautifully rugged feel.

Health Care Cures for the Home

A lot of home design brings the current health care situation front of mind. Some designers, like Tonky, are going one step further than red cross motifs and donating all profits from their modern poster designs to their cause.

Sir Terence Conran: The Interview
Apartment Therapy Interviews

I want to share with you my interview with Sir Terence Conran which took place last week and was tremendously inspiring — Sir Terence was in New York for the launch of his new book, The Eco House Book, which focuses on his biggest concern: good design for the planet.

Breakfast in Bed: Serving Trays

Yawn, strrretch Still fantasizing about a long winter's nap and thinking about all the entertaining to do this month when I realized — some of the most fun is entertaining in bed.

Decorating With Firewood: A Wedding in the Woods
Guest Post from David Stark

Here at David Stark Design, we’re always thinking of ways to re-use discarded objects or to see everyday, humble items in a new light. One such flash of inspiration came this summer as we scouted for a wedding in Maine.

Lafer End Tables - $799
New York Scavenger

These Brazilian rosewood tables can be used together as a coffee table, or split into side tables depending on your space.

Source for a Similar Winged Headboard Bed?
Good Questions

Q: My fiance and I are looking for a bed similar to the one pictured — any tips or leads to assist me in finding this bed to purchase?

Sent by Rafael

Wreaths in Unexpected Places

A wreath on the door or around a candle at the table. That, we're used to. But what about these wreaths hanging on kitchen cupboards?...

The Weekend Guide: Sales & Events
New York 11.06.09

THIS WEEK
• Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
• Moroso and Moss Warehouse Sale
• Antiqueria Tribeca Warehouse Sale
• Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity
• CB2 Can Drive
• M2L Moving Sale
• Vintage Poster Show & Auction
• Simon's Century Sale ENDS 11/7
• Swann Galleries Travel Poster Auction
• Atocha Design Sale
• Kartell Lighting Sale
• SFERRA Linen & Bath Sample Sale
• La Selva Designer Showcase
• Thos. Moser Sample Sale
• Smith & Hawken Liquidation Sale

& 7 more below the jump

4 Round Dining Tables — All Under $200
ROUNDup

I just replaced my rectangular dropleaf table with a round table and I love it! Round dining tables make for more intimate seating and help everyone be part of the dinner conservation. Here are 4 cool round table options that are all available for $200 or less.

I Love Julian Casablancas Always and Forever

Dear readers, please allow me to geek out just this once. The lovely and talented Julian Casablancas, lead singer of The Strokes, champion of my heart, has just released his first solo album entitled Phrazes for the Young.

New Furniture Collection by Pinch

Husband and wife team Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon have created a new collection of graceful and iconic pieces for their line, Pinch. From their studio/ showroom in London they design furniture with a timeless quality where all items are made by hand (and to order) and built to last. They believe in using local resources, and employing only the best furniture makers from the UK.

Latis Bathroom Collection from Omvivo

Today's post was going to be a Before & After of a re-caulked bathroom. Unfortunately I found extensive black mold. So stay tuned for the trial and errors of renovating a bathroom in a New York rental. In the meantime, let's soak up the beauty of the latest collection from Omnivo, an Australian manufacturer of bathroom products. Ahhh...