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Go For the Burn with the Xeoos Twinfire Wood Stove

Finding it difficult to shake the chill of winter? Wondering when our cantankerous climate might settle down and begin to show some consistency? Well, you and about six billion other people. Read more

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The Exceptional Kassiopeia Kitchen Vents by Silverline

If I someday stop writing about interior design and architecture products I’ve decided to be the person who names cars. Read more

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Blomberg’s New GEN 23436 E Gas Cooktop

It’s easy to think of cooktops as a one-size-fits-all kind of item. That is to say, unlike couches or floors, for instance, cooktops are necessarily constrained to a certain shape, a certain configuration, even a certain size. Read more

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The Energy-Efficient EcoBubble Washing Machine by Samsung

How appropriate that today was the day my closet ran dry and my hamper overflowed. If time isn’t of the essence on days like these, I relish doing laundry. The fresh smell of cotton screams pure potential - what more could a person ask for? Read more

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Big Chill is Back with the Ravishing Retropolitan Refrigerator

If you could choose anything, what comestible would you elect to fill up the interior of your “Big Chill”? For fans of the Lawrence Kasdan-directed college reunion film, the answer might be the uncredited outtakes starring Kevin Costner, but for those of more literal inclination, the answer is likely to be more within the realm of an entire side of beef. Read more