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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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The Secret to Perfectly Messy Hair

The perfect balance of polished and undone, without the crunch, grease, or obvious effort.

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Our Go-to Albums for Hosting

7 albums that set the mood so you can worry about the food and whether you have enough ice.

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10 Labor Day Sales You Probably Don’t Know About

Forget the usual suspects. We found worthwhile deals on menswear, watches, luggage, design, fragrance, books, and more.

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Own a House Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

A few miles outside of downtown Minneapolis, set on almost four acres at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, you'll find the Frank Lloyd Wright designed home at 2206 Parklands Lane. The house was built in 1960 and has just over 2,500 square feet with three bedrooms and two bathrooms…

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Shipping Container Pools

We've seen everything from houses and hotels to workshops and offices built out those gigantic shipping containers that we all know and love, but never anything like what Modpools is doing. Modpools makes pools out of shipping containers. The idea doesn't even seem all that crazy when you actually think…

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This Croatian Lodge Lights up Like a Lantern

Situated in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar in Croatia you'll find a lodge with sweeping views of the surroundings that lights up like a lantern at night. Designed by Croatian architect Tomislav Soldo, the Gorski Kotar lodge was built with only three functional elements of design required: pitched roof,…

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Marlboro Music School and Festival Cedar Cottages

For seven weeks a year, on a campus in the scenic Green Mountains, the Marlboro Music School and Festival plays host to world-renowned and budding classical musicians. In order to have proper accommodations for artists like Yo Yo Ma, Jonathan Biss and Murray Perahia, the festival contacted HGA Architects and…

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Artikul Shipping Container Hotel

Affectionately referred to as Hotel Trainspotting, the Artikul Container Hotel is situated between the Elbe river and a busy railway line in the Czech Republic. The small, boutique hotel uses a combination of recycled shipping containers and modern building materials to create a space that is equal parts modern design…

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