Things that make us go mm-hmm.

Of Note: Vanity Flair

Left: Maison Valentina Darian Vanity Cabinet, Stiletto Stool and Cay Console (maisonvalentina.net)

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Taking Care of Business

A roundup of stylish WFH furniture and accessories that are as polished as your ambitions.

Image: Air Roundy Bookshelf by Lago

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Interior of a modern home with large floor-to-ceiling windows showcasing green trees outside. The room features a round white table with a blue pedestal base, surrounded by light wooden chairs. Shelving displays various decorative objects and books, and there are potted plants placed on the floor and shelves. The interior has warm wooden walls and natural light streaming in.
Cover of the book 'Private Homes of Santa Barbara' by Holly Lepere, with a photograph of an interior space featuring a rustic wooden console table decorated with artistic objects, a large potted plant with bare branches, and a colorful abstract painting on a white wall, with a partly open black-framed door and a window allowing natural light.

Bibliotaph

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Holly Lepere - Private Homes of Santa Barbara: The Visionaries & Creators - Hardcover, 256 pages, Gibbs Smith

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A woman in a leopard-print outfit lying on a beige curved sofa, with her legs raised and feet in black patent shoes, in a room with tiger-striped wallpaper, a gold column, a side table with a plant, and a patterned hat box. The image has film reviewer and interior design overlay text.
A woman with blonde, curly hair peeking out from behind a white vertical surface, with blurred background showing buildings and greenery.

Bibliotaph

Left: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, New York City, 1954 © Shaw Family Archives Ltd / ACC Art Books. From Sam Shaw’s new book, Dear Marilyn: The Unseen Letters and Photographs ( ACC Art Books, accartbooks.com), a collection of rare photographs and personal letters/diary entries from photographer Sam Shaw, a close friend and confidant of Monroe. The book offers an intimate look at Monroe’s life, career, and the story behind Shaw’s iconic Seven Year Itch images.

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A woman smiling while sitting on a couch with a dog in a living room filled with colorful lamps and pillows.
A decorative pillow with beige satin fabric and embroidered dark blue leaves outlined in metallic thread, with a shiny metallic border at the bottom.

A Light Touch

How a frustrating search for the "perfect' lampshade prompted one woman to start a shady small business.

 

Text: Bridget Cottrell

Photos: Rachel Sitarz, courtesy of Admiral Landings Designs

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