A routine appliance like a vacuum cleaner really falls outside the parameters of what Joe and I established when we put this thing together, but I decided to write about it today for the simple reason that the Miele S7 Series is not an average vacuum cleaner. It’s like Las Vegas, I kid you not.

One of the things interior designers dream about is an artistic-minded client who will grant them leeway to transform client dreams into a glorious design, which is exactly what happened with this particular kitchen from Ken Kelly Kitchen Designs.

theZire uses only Ecolene fiber for their outdoor furniture, synthetic rattan fiber that does not contain heavy metals or other harmful substances. Their entire line can be used on the patio you have, be it indoor, covered, or open to the sky. And all of it is just-hose-if-off maintenance.

Somewhere someone is doing something entirely unexpected with tile. and I’ve come to expect it! Paola Orsoni is an Italian artist who is creating wonderful work in Milan, Italy, which just has to be one of the most intellectually stimulating places on earth.