B&B Italia refines the patio chair with their Crinoline collection by designer Patricia Urquiola that features hand woven detailing done by local artisans in the Philippines. The Crinoline collection is an extensive series of outdoor furniture which includes high and low back chairs fit for the most exotic locations in the world including your backyard. High Back Arm Chair $3,280 See the entire collection here.
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Here is a large outdoor furniture dining set from American maker Kingsley Bate. This 10 seat option comes with 7 Nantucket dining chairs and a dining bench. Kingsley Bate uses primarily Javanese teak that is harvested from carefully controlled plantations. A nice feature is how this set comes together for an outdoor meal or can be broken up and placed around a pool or patio. Kinglsey Bate uses "old world" construction techniques of mortise and tenon-joinery to ensure high quality standards and promote the useful life of its products. Set price: $4,464. Buy product: here.
Choosing the right television for your living room of home theater has raised a real "fork in the road" question for several years now, Plasma or LCD. As the original flat panel days evolved Plasma was the emerging future of the newest technology and was looking like the long term option for production around the world. As LCD's emerged they seemed to offer a solution to the often higher priced Plasma's which were developing a reputation for having problems with "burn in" and a "short life span" of 6 to 10,000 hours. Even though these issues have been addressed where even the most used Plasma television would last 45 years if on every day for 6 hours, LCD is winning out as major manufacturers are abandoning Plasma production including Vizio and Pioneer with more to follow.
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When living in small spaces it is critical to select the right furniture that can make use of the space well while providing the needs of you and your guests. The Trinus sofa bed is a small footprint piece of furniture that begins as a chair and winds up a sofa bed. Many sofa bed models on the market are bulky and before their transition look like a normal sofa or couch. The transformation from "chair to sleeping area" is rarer and in this, Trinus has delivered. It's also nice that it can be converted into a chaise lounge, which is a great way to relax with a book or television. More information: here.
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In the 135 year history of Simmons mattresses I would say that have perfected their product and covered all the areas that normally break down and wear out. Their claim to fame is the "individually pocketed coil system" found in the Beauty Rest line that makes their mattresses good for couples that don't want to disturb their partner, and any one who wants a truly conforming sleep surface.
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