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HOME: Remodeling Ideas from Europe

Above: DOMUS WEB: – IT Erik Brandt Dam architects and Cornelius+Voge, The village in the school, Videboek, Denmark, 2017 Photo Laura Stamer. • Europe and the USA seem to have different approaches to similar problems. Here are a few ideas from our European Architects!           (Source: DOMUS https://www.domusweb.it/en/news/2018/01/13/best-of-renovation.html Request to publish sent.)

DESIGN: Wood-Burning Outdoor Pizza Ovens

Wood-Burning Outdoor Pizza Ovens You don’t have to settle for takeout to enjoy the taste of wood-fired pizza at home. With a wood-burning oven, you can prepare delicious pies for your family with ease. Wood-burning outdoor pizza ovens make it simple to add a pizza-baking station to your home, as they don’t require you to […]

DESIGN: IKEA’s “Recipe Posters” Could Replace Cookbooks

IKEA’s mission on this Earth is to make everything simple and understandable, which comes in handy for those of us stumbling through life without a clue. While their furniture sometimes misses the mark, a series of recipes they’ve just released makes cooking look easier than Paint By Numbers, and we’re pretty sure we’ll never be […]

SURPRISE ME: A Master Class in Guitar: The Beatles’ Signature Techniques

THE BEATLES’ Greatest Guitar Techniques / an amazing master class! (working video is below) Master Guitar Player, Mike G. of  http://www.the-art-of-guitar.com Teaches “the-art-of-guitar program”, which is the culmination of over 25 years of learning, playing and teaching. He found that most students learn best when they are in one-on-one private lesson settings and he has done his best […]

ART: Closely Looking at “Kindred Spirits” by Asher Brown Durand

The painting shows Hudson River School artist, Thomas Cole chatting with naturalist and poet William Cullen Bryant. ART Closely Looking  at “Kindred Spirits”  by Asher Brown Durand  Asher Brown Durand (1796-1886) painted “Kindred Spirits” in 1849. As stated  in the wall plaque beside the painting: “Kindred Spirits” is a memorial to the artist Thomas Cole, […]

ART: Stewart Davis… America’s Jazz Painter

LANDSCAPE WITH CLAY PIPE (1941) by Stewart Davis, Oil on Canvas. This painting is a variation of the Radio City Music Hall mural. “Stuart Davis: In Full Swing”  Artist Stuart Davis (1892 – 1964), was an early American modernist painter who spent time living in Paris as well as in New York City. He is remembered for his […]

FOOD: Gramercy Tavern in NYC

FOOD: Gramercy Tavern in NYC At Gramercy Tavern, in New York City – you can rely on top-class dining with no gimmicks, where chef Michael Anthony’s outstanding menus are presented by eminently suave staffers in an upscale, country dining room arrayed with gorgeous flower displays. Gramercy Tavern is not cheap by any means, though the front tavern offers a reasonable à la carte menu in a colourful walk-in setting. (P.S. gratuity is […]

TRAVEL: The Halcyon Hotel, Denver

The Halcyon Hotel, Denver Cherry Creek area. The Halcyon Hotel, Denver is the first hotel to open in Cherry Creek, Denver’s upscale shopping district, in more than a decade, and the hotel’s concept will make them feel right at home. “We designed the hotel to feel like you were visiting your very chic friend’s house in […]

TRAVEL Dept. Visit Mumbai, India – but don’t call it Bombay!

Mumbai (formerly called Bombay) is a densely populated city on India’s west coast. A financial center, it’s India’s largest city. On the Mumbai Harbour waterfront stands the iconic Gateway of India stone arch, built by the British Raj in 1924. Offshore, nearby Elephanta Island holds ancient cave temples dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The […]

DESIGN Dept. Brightly Colored Socks / The Rules – When and How to Wear Them

Sock Etiquette The basic rule of thumb for men’s  colored socks is an easy one: The color of your sock should match the color of your trousers. That means wearing black socks with black trousers, dark gray socks with charcoal trousers, blue socks with your blue jeans, and so on. Yeah, it’s a good rule that […]