October 2004 | Issue 1
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  -Sir Terrence Conran, British designer and entrepreneur whose Habitat stores revolutionized design and made style affordable in the 1960s  
  Recliners got a new lease on life last year when designer Todd Oldham hooked up with La-Z-Boy to make a slimmer, hipper model. Now they’re better and more stylish than ever and available in a wide variety of styles. Read on >>  
This fall it's all about the color brown. "It's brown with blue, brown with red, brown with pink, brown with green, you name it," says Joan Steffend, host of Decorating Cents. Why brown? "You can warm it up with the reds or cool it down with the blues and greens," Joan says. For more color trends and tips, click on one of the paint chips below.
Decidedly modern architect Richard Neutra is as relevant today as 50 years ago and not just in Los Angeles, where much of his work can be found. Design on a Dime host/designer Lee Snijders talks about how Neutra's environmental and elegant design philosophies are showing up today. Plus, find out how to get some Neutra style in your own home. Read on >>
 
In times of war and economic unrest, folks want to retreat and find peace in their homes, says designer Debbie Travis, host of Debbie Travis' Painted House and Debbie Travis' Facelift. She suggests encouraging that sense of calm with rooms painted a soothing pale blue. This month's featured room is a feminine bathroom retreat with robin's egg blue walls, lace curtains and antique prints. It was designed by Sue Adams. More rooms in Designers' Portfolio >>
 
Crewel is a loosely twisted wool yarn used in textural floral motif embroidery, now popular on everything from window valances to pillows to sofas.
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It's a little bit country
and a whole lotta funky: Brooklyn lighting designer Jason Miller's glazed ceramic antler chandelier lights up the room and pays urban homage to "natural" architecture. Jason Miller 718-599-6278.
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