Well technically it is New Year’s Eve but you know what I mean, countdown is tonight! Please have fun celebrating but also be careful! Get to your celebratory destination and then stay there, sleep over if you don’t have a DI (designated driver) and are too inebriated to drive.
Okay, okay I am done preaching…
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!
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Please have a Happy and SAFE New Year’s Everyone!
Make this New Year’s extra special and play the “Wine Tasting Party” game at your Holiday Party! It’s swanky, original and a debonair way of getting toasted this New Year’s while still appearing classy and educated.
Wine buff or wine bluff, it’s up to you. Slip wine bottles into numbered wine bags. After tasting each wine, guests take a guess. Even if no one correctly identifies the wine, engaging conversation is guaranteed.
Seems like fun and a great time!
The set includes:
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The waterfall was created by a group of men for a public display in the heart of Tokyo in 2006. The architecture was designed by Tadao Ando and the “waterfall” optical glass bar was designed by Tokujin Yoshioka and installation was performed by Olafur Eliasson. Together, this group of men created what appears to be a bar made from water. Using an optical glass block, the same material used in larger observatory telescopes, is crafted using unique techniques that creates the illusion of a “waterfall” while the light reflects off of the glass.
I think the design for this bar is tranquil, modern, unique and brilliant! Personally I have always had a pension for waterfalls and all things “water” like, for example all those miniature Zen fountains they sell nowadays or indoor or garden fountains as decor, I like all those. Keep in mind, I’m Asian so maybe I am genetically predisposed, but I find the sound of trickling water very soothing and relaxing.
Plus we have this ancient (ok maybe not ancient, but old) water fountain in the office that we gave to our bosses as a gift when we first started the business, and it is suppose to symbolize our success and future wealth! (again with the Asian superstitions..ha!) But it holds a place in my heart and I believe the ol’ gal has some magic in her because we are doing great. So my advice to you is, go and get yourself some form of flowing water decor, it can only bring you good luck and much success! 
Happy Holidays!
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Designer of the Water Bar: Tokujin Yoshioka
Ps. This is what our fountain looks like….just FYI. In case you are superstitious and want to try your luck with the same model! I make no guarantees that it will be as lucky for you as it was for us!
When you’re ringing in the new year with your favorite red wine, this Oxygenation Set by L’espirit & Levin ($88) makes a perfect accompaniment. By increasing the air flow, the aromas are awakened allowing you to enjoy the red wine to its fullest potential.
Two years ago, my best friend Michelle got married and in lieu of the typical all girl’s weekend of debauchery in Sin City we went on a wine tour in Napa Valley. It was at the Robert Mondavi winery that I formed my novice foundation in the wonders of wine tasting, drinking and choosing.
Suffice to say the one catch phrase that my friends and I walked away with is “vulcanizing my esters” which basically meant swirling our wine (vulcanizing) in our wine glasses enabling the wine to breathe, (oxygenate) stirring the esters in the wine to full, delicious potential.
My bestfriend Michelle…
My friend Denise enjoying the goods…
Us learning to Vulcanize our Esters!
It was really a great trip and I recommend it to everyone. Not to mention the fact that I learned how to enjoy wine and the importance of oxygenating the esters. Which is why I chose to highlight the Wine Oxgenation Set by L’espirit & Levin.
Happy New Year’s Everyone!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
OK what are you doing reading this!! You should be hugging your kids, kissing under the mistletoe, sledding threw snowy pastures….My point is, stand up and go kiss your loved ones!
I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!
May your Holidays be filled with love, success and merriment!
Best Wishes,
Michelle
Now take after good ol’ Saint Nick, kick off your shoes, relax and celebrate!
YouTube - Watch How to Hang Wall Decor
Check out this informative little clip from the folks at Expert Village that walks you through the proper way to hang pictures and assorted wall decor.
Personally I find it extremely amusing when I visit a home that is impeccable, but where all the assorted wall decor seems slightly askew. It ruins the facade of perfection in an instant, not to mention the fact that if it is really crooked it gives off the whole “Pee Wee’s Funhouse” vibe.
Hey, you all think it, I am just saying it.
Have you ever found while looking through your closet a bunch of hangers that have no clothes on them? Normally, we throw them away and don’t think twice about it. Well check out what 101 Design Studio has created and finish reading the article at Yanko Design…
Read about the “Modern Trailer Park” at Hatch the Design Public Blog! An architecture professor at The University of Arkansas named Michael Hughes has redesigned the trailer home to make it aesthetically pleasing affordable housing.
See the discount Park Avenue Coffee Table, ITS SLICK SURFACE WILL CATCH YOUR EYE but it’s price tag will hold you! Once priced for $350 its now available for $210…finish reading and learn more at Padstyle.com.
This week in Smarter Home & Garden we covered:
Last but not least I just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays and no matter how you celebrate or what you celebrate I wish you all the best!!
Thanks for Reading,
Michelle
Well I don’t know about you, but I think the hardest people to buy gifts for are the parentals! It’s always a constant struggle between sentimental vs. materialistic. This year I chose to go sentimental, we took family pictures. By “we” I mean me and the siblings, I think the last time we took family photo ops was circa 1990’s. And let me tell you, we (my family) have all grown wider! I’m just saying….*sad clown tears*…
That said, I have been shopping for original photo frames to house these new shots. In addition to the large portraits the photographer framed for us, how will I display all the additional snap shots? Well I like the following frames:
This is the Women’s I Heart Photo Collage Frame.
I think it’s the perfect display case for my mother. She really digs this sappy stuff. Plus any occasion to display to guests and family that she is the best mother and did a bang up job raising us is always a safe bet as far as gift giving. ha!
Here come the specs and price:
In the event you don’t need the frames for your parentals, it is also available for sisters, friends, and grandparents. You can even get one done in your friends or families moniker, spell out their name and give the perfect personalized gift. It will remind them of how sweet and thoughtful you are, and they will feel it necessary to increase the monetary donation they were planning on gifting you this Christmas! (Those are my super favorite gifts, little red money envelopes!)
Also be sure to utilize the following coupon code SIXTEN and get 10% OFF your entire order. This coupon expires on 12/31/07
Hope this helps any super last-minute shoppers who are still struggling with personalized gift ideas! You have officially 4 days left to get something meaningful and heartfelt…you procrastinator YOU!
Good Luck & Happy Holidays!
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