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The Colors of Downton Abbey

A few years ago, Mad Men parties were all the rage (actually, they still are, with the new season starting next week). But the latest retro TV addiction goes even further back in time and fashion: Downton Abbey, the British import depicting the lives of an aristocratic family and its servants, set against the backdrop of early 20th Century social upheaval. Now our friends at Charles & ...
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Bob Hope’s desert getaway for sale

If you love the desert and groovy mid-century architecture, you’re in luck: The late Bob Hope’s home is on the market. Located in Palm Springs, Calif., this lovely house seems to be an architect’s interpretation of a spaceship, with lots of glass and beautiful views of the nearby mountains. In addition to sitting on the large terrace (accommodates 300, according to the New...
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“Driving Miss Daisy” Georgian-style house in Atlanta for sale

Built in 1922, the home featured in the 1989 film “Driving Miss Daisy” had the difficult task of serving as a great-looking movie set that spanned a range of about three decades. The 6,100-square-foot home in Atlanta, with 6 bedrooms and 5.5 baths, is now on the market — and it can be yours for a cool $2 million. According to Realty Today: The home was made in the 1920s a...
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Visit Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine’s sophisticated, stylish home with Architectural Digest

“As anyone who has watched even a little MTV knows, Los Angeles rock-star bachelor pads tend to fall into two distinct categories: louche Vegas-like fantasies or high-tech digs crammed with the latest toys for boys. And yet the home of arguably the most sizzling rock star on the planet right now — Adam Levine, the front man for Maroon 5 – conforms to neither stereotype.&#...
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Inside Manhattan duplex renovation with Nate Berkus

Architectural Digest has a profile of interior designer and television star Nate Berkus and the renovation of his 19th-century Manhattan duplex. They write: Berkus bought the apartment, in a 19th-century Greenwich Village building, in 2011, after a period of renting a loftlike space in a mod Jean Nouvel–designed tower overlooking the Hudson River. “I always had this New York fantasy of liv...
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See how Dwell president Michela O'Conner Abrams was able to reinvent her family...

See how Dwell president Michela O'Conner Abrams was able to reinvent her family room to leverage the natural light and breathtaking views around her home with help from Marvin.

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