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Beach Chic, Autumn-style

More from the annals of local pride… Newburyport eco-chic boutique The Studio—Best of Boston winner for shopping on the North Shore—has introduced an exclusive hoodie coat from Prairie Underground....

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Bostonista Sweats It

EquiFit owner Alexandra Cherubini has fused two of her passions—riding and yoga—with the AgSilver CleanMat, a yoga mat that incorporates AgSilver, a powerful antimicrobial ingredient used on horses...

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Your Tuesday To-Do List

If you only do two things tomorrow, that’s fine. Just make them count. We’ll make it easy for you: 1. Vote for Barack! Unless you’d be happy to see Bostonista move to Switzerland, and you very well may...

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More From the Annals of Recession Chic…

Turns out you don’t have to be up to your pocket-scarf in old money to dress like a classy WASP. The enduringly dapper Joe Ferrarro, once named by the Globe as one of Boston’s best dressed, dishes out...

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Holiday Gift Ideas, Part 1: The Cat

As the hassles of the holidays begin to bear down, it’s important to plan your season wisely. And so this weekend, before the travel and relatives and debilitating amounts of food began, I set out...

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Found: The Perfect Corduroys

I’ve been looking for a pair of corduroys for years. Corduroys are inherently unflattering: a little bulky, saggy-seeming in all the wrong places. Sort of like sweatpants made to look like regular...

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Fifty Shades of White

A vintage standing lamp and white side table create a peaceful vibe in the master bedroom of this New Hampshire cottage. (Photos by Nat Rea) As an interior designer and the creator of a furniture,...

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Mixed Media

Lady in Red: Kristina Lyons, wearing a Nicole Miller dress, Blur leather jacket, and Bittersweet Designs necklace, kicks back at home. (Photos by Jesse Burke) Kristina Lyons has always been drawn to...

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Fresh Take

Gray Lady: Roytberg favors neutrals in both her wardrobe and her home (though lately she’s started to add patterns). (Photos by Jesse Burke / Styling by Chrissy Beale) Alina Roytberg, cofounder of the...

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Black & Blue

Photo by Scott M. Lacey He began to walk the moment he got to town, in the morning, at night, when he was anxious or bored or simply awake, through the rain and later the snow, when the city felt still...

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Bottled Up

Photographs by Jesse Burke. Styling by Chrissy Beale. TJ and Hadley Douglas had one important requirement when searching for their South End home almost seven years ago: It had to have enough space for...

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House of Curiosities

The exposed wooden beams and painted floor in the open dining and kitchen area came with the house, but the Clapps brought the flamed birch dining table (custom-made by Staples Cabinetmakers),...

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Pregnant Pause?

All photos by Jana Leon For most of my life, I believed that my mother, who smoked until I was in my teens, had at least quit during the months she was pregnant with me, her only child. It wasn’t until...

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Up in the Air

The living room, overlooking Tremont Street, features sofas by B & B Italia, a rug by the London-based designer Luke Irwin, a vintage Kalmar “Tulipan” chandelier, and, above the working fireplace,...

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Selling God

Photograph by Toan Trinh David Ruffin, coordinator of the Sanctuary Boston, a “small group worship” aimed at attracting younger members to Unitarian Universalism. At the beginning of 2012, in a...

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Vintage Beauty

photograph by jesse burke / styling by chrissy beale Elitis wallpaper along one wall sets the mood in the master bedroom, which features a European art deco bed, salvaged lamps, and vintage side...

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House of Stone

Photograph by Chuck Choi In 2004, architect Peter Rose and his team were working on a project in Chilmark—a new contemporary house at the end of one of those long and winding Martha’s Vineyard roads...

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High Style in the North End

Photograph by Sean Litchfield Over the course of Acquire’s seven-year run, owner Nikki Dalrymple became known for her eclectic eye, stocking the North End accessories boutique with new and vintage...

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Jamaica Plain No More

Two Barbara Barry chairs found on eBay serve as the focal points of the living room. / Photograph by Bob O’Connor, Styling by Chrissy Beale A side job turned serendipitous for interior planner Louis...

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Make a Night of It

Harpoon Brewery | photograph courtesy of John Horner Photography For the craft-beer aficionado… Brew-Touring Through Boston Your ideal Saturday involves a pint of locally brewed IPA and good...

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