The editors at Bridal Guide put together a wonderful silver wedding feature, which includes our Bling Metallic Pillow by Lance Wovens.

Bridal Guide is one of our favorite bridal magazines. It is sophisticated, colorful, and full of gorgeous ideas.

Anna Weatherley is introducing three new dinnerware patterns for 2013. Featuring her signature, nature-inspired themes of flowers and butterflies, these lovely patterns are just perfect for spring and summer entertaining.

Butterfly Blue features a scattering of whimsical butterflies and other bugs with a blue border.

Butterfly Green features a green border.

Butterfly Floral features butterflies fluttering around Anna Weatherley’s signature florals.

Anna Weatherley’s designs are based on botanical sketches from the 18th century as well as Dutch still-life paintings. At home, we find her pieces look just as good on our tables as they do on our walls. View all of our Anna Weatherley dinnerware.

It’s a common problem.

You go to all the trouble to place the duvet in the cover and get it just right. Seemingly on its own willpower, it slowly shifts, until eventually the entire duvet is bunched up on one side.

Then your spouse accuses you of stealing all of the covers.

Luckily for us all, Sferra has solved the migrating duvet dilemma, ensuring domestic harmony will continue to reign.

Sferra’s down duvets have a loop on each corner and our duvet covers have ties inside at each corner. These loops and ties help keep the duvet from shifting. The duvet is inserted into the duvet cover through the opening at the bottom. The closure ensures that the duvet stays inside the duvet cover. Sferra uses buttons and buttonhole closures, as they provide a greater level of style and a more luxurious finish.

Here’s a picture illustrating the corner loop on Sferra’s Cardigan Duvets:

An ingenious solution, wouldn’t you say? Now if they could only come up with a way to get him to pick up his dirty socks and put them in the hamper…

This golden table setting is perfect for the holidays, including New Year’s Eve! It would also be just gorgeous for an awards dinner or an Oscar party.

Here’s how to get the look:

J.L. Coquet’s Hemisphere Gold dinnerware provides a sparkling dinner plate and bread & butter plate.

Raynaud’s Tresor dinnerware in brown is a lovely accent with the charger and coffee cup & saucer.

An amber wine goblet from Varga’s Imperial collection is a stunning complement.

We think this gold handled flatware from Herdmar would look great on this table!

The new collections from Libeco Home have us dreaming of lazy summer days on the beach. Inspired by vintage surfboards and coastal style, we think you’re going to love these gorgeous table, kitchen and bed linens.

Malibu is a beachy bed linen collection where blue is combined with red, green and sand-colored shades brought together in a summery check. The collection includes duvet covers, pillowcases and shams. It looks great with the new Biarritz, blankets and pillow covers in blue and red.

The Longboard is a 100% linen blanket inspired by vintage surfboards. Blue, red and ochre stripes run through the basic navy shade, lifting the darker base to create a blanket that’s just right for a cool summer evening. Also available in a decorative pillow cover with a zip closure.

The Lisbon collection of tablecloths, napkins and table runners brings together a playful vintage fifties look with fresh colors of rose, yellow and aqua. The darker accents lend a strong pattern.

Our best-selling Polylin table linens now feature three new summer-inspired colors: Lemon Yellow, Strawberry and Verde (a soothing aqua green.)

They’re a great match for the new kitchen towels, called “Waikiki“. As the name suggests, they have a young, warm and summery look inspired by the relaxed island life.

See all of our Libeco Home linen collections.

Skyros Designs loves combining form with function which is clearly evident in the Legado dinnerware collection. Molded in a fine, thin, durable stoneware, this engraved monogrammed dinnerware will become a family heirloom – it’s a wonderful gift for brides.

The salad plate, mug, and oval platter are available with or without an engraved initial. All letters are available except for Q, X and Z. The monogrammed pieces are all kept in stock, so you don’t have to wait weeks for them to be customized.

As functional as it is lovely, Legado pieces are freezer, oven (to 500 degrees Fahrenheit), microwave & dishwasher safe.

VIETRI searched for years to find a superior Italian flatware manufacturer to join our large “family” of handcrafted tableware artisans… It was the beautiful metalwork of Bugatti that eventually won our hearts. In the province of Brescia, in northern Italy, metal working dates back to the Roman Age, 27 A.D. Local iron was used then [...]

It may not be spring yet, but we wouldn’t know it from this lush table setting. The rich colors and butterfly accents are a great antidote for January blahs.

Here’s how to get the look:

What is about those Italian guys, always so smooth, suave, and charming?

It might have something to do with the shave: Italian men take shaving very seriously.  The Romans were cleanly shaven and regarded everybody else barbarians — literally, someone with a beard.  During the Middle Ages, barbers in Italy were trusted confidants and advisers, like the barber in Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia.  Today, shaving is truly an advanced art form in Italy, and it shows.  Just look at what a great shave these famous Italians have:

Silvio Berlusconi from DealBreaker.com

The traditional Italian shave is a complicated ritual involving, of all things, olive oil.  Fortunately, Proraso has made this into a simple system for the rest of us.  Here’s how the modern Italian shave works.

First, you dampen your face and apply the Pre-Shave Cream, which softens the beard and helps the razor to slide smoothly over the skin.  Let it rest for a bit and really sink in.  The distinctively refreshing Menthol tingle that Proraso is known for ought to make the little time-out quiet pleasant:

Then, apply your choice of  Shave Cream …

 

… Shave Foam –  this is a smooth and rich foam with just the right consistency, and with it my Gillette Mach 3 is giving me a much closer shave than I’ve ever had before.  Plus, after shaving, it doesn’t leave a thick residue in my razor like my old shaving gel did:

or Shave Soap.

For a truly Italian shave, we recommend the Shave soap, which must be applied with this simple little brush:

Next, wash your face and apply the After Shave, but doesn’t “Lozione Dopobarba” make it sound better?

Proraso also makes specialized products for those of us with sensitive skin

Or who have a beard, “Barba Dura” — masculine yet refined in that Italian way:

Try it, and let us know if your face says “Grazie!”

Sleek, elegant, and not a floral pattern in sight – this stunning table setting is perfect for a modern home or event.

Here’s how to get the look: