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If you buy these, be sure to look at the sizing. UK beds are smaller than US beds. If you have a US queen bed, it's best to get a UK king duvet cover.

These actually close at night and open again in the morning. They are incredible. The lovely Sharon of Floricopia has these vines growing at her space at Soolip on Melrose.

While I won't be buying this for my house, the wonderful concept behind this is reported here:
http://the-egg-chair.com/the-egg-chair-at-milan-design-week-2008

I don't consider bedding sets under $300, as Dwell's are, PRICEY. You get what you pay for in bedding. Buying bedding for a steal at Ikea or Target prices, for instance, doesn't necessarily pay off in the long run. You lose on comfort and quality. I guess it's just what's important each person.

Have you ever seen the wall of succulents at the Target center courtyard on Santa Monica and La Brea? I can't remember the details of it, but it's a similar "sideways" effect going up the facade. Really interesting.

Glad to see the lawsuits aren't scaring AT!

The woodsy image is in a great spot, as the image nicely balances with the green wall.

The second image with all the little frames up in the corner is giving me an anxiety attack. My sense of balance is telling me that I must move those now!

Coincidentally, I just read a press release about Pier 1. Here's an excerpt. . .
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"Pier 1’s revival is linked to its focus on “stronger impulse items” that are lower-priced and smaller decorative furniture as opposed to high-ticket, large furniture.

What’s more, the retailer need only improve its market share modestly to help get the top line moving north again, Smith said.

In the second quarter, the retailer saw success from the reintroduction of candles, the first-time launch of Halloween merchandise, a major lamp sales event and opening-price-point textiles.

Overall, the expansion of opening-price-point merchandise across product categories is “paying off,” Smith said."

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From a quick look at the pillows online, they've ditched the more on-trend design they recently launched. The more modern lines failed to do well and they're desperate to turn things around. They're getting back to more traditional Pier 1 products, at lower prices.

Super high thread count is often a marketing ploy. A 200 thread count sheet can sometimes be much better in quality than an 800 thread count sheet.

One of the most important things is the cotton that the yarn is spun from. Long staple (fiber) cottons make the softest and strongest yarns. These are cottons such as Egyptian, Pima, Supima and Sea Isle. Short staple cotton requires many more of the short fibers to spin the yarn, making it thicker and weaker (and can result in pilling).

Thread count is the number of threads woven into a square inch of fabric. If you're using a thinner yarn made of long staple cotton fibers, as mentioned above, lots of them will fit into the square inch, creating a high quality result. Many of the manufacturers who claim, however, i.e. an 800 thread count, are taking the lesser quality, short staple cotton yarns and twisting two together to make one, then including the two in the thread count claim. This can double what the thread count really is.

Percale and sateen are both types of weaves. Percale creates the crisp, clean (yet still soft) linen and sateen is a silkier soft with a sheen.

In linens, you get what you pay for!

I'm not a fan either. There's no warmth to it. Looks like it's trying to be futuristic.

I'm feeling lucky. . .I recently stumbled into 2 vintage Saarinen executive chairs and snatched them up!