Archive for 'HOME'
Turnkey design: Just bring a toothbrush
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Imagine this: The house or condo you bought comes ready with all the furniture, accessories, towels, linens, pots and pans in the styles you prefer. All you need to move in is [...]
Casa Costa, Boynton Beach: View and improved
The Related Group has launched sales at its newly acquired condominium project, Casa Costa. Formerly known as The Promenade, the 390-unit, two-tower condominium, on four acres overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway at 450 N. Federal Highway in [...]
New collection from a Palm Beach designer
Jack Fhillips, the Palm Beach designer known for his “old money” look, has added a new furniture collection to his portfolio of designs that range from condos to an $81 million yacht. Fhillips created a [...]
Check in, check out with home design ideas
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub Home décor used to be a road map documenting where someone had traveled. Chinoiserie chests brought back from Hong Kong. Wool blankets from New Zealand. Murano glass from Italy. Tea cozies and [...]
Curb Appeal: The new One Plantation
By Robyn A. Friedman Wendy Koplin can’t wait to move into her new apartment. She’s planning to move in mid-April from her current home in Cooper City to a two-bedroom, two-bath unit at One Plantation, a [...]
New light on designer lighting fixtures
The right lighting is more than just decorative. It can set the mood for a romantic evening or a casual get together with friends. Just remember this designer tip: Hire an electrician to install dimmers so [...]
Opustone now just a stone’s throw away
Designers and architects in Broward and Palm Beach counties looking for unusual natural stone products often flocked to Opustone’s showroom in the Miami Design District. Their commute and yours has become shorter with the opening [...]
What’s new in Miami’s Design District
The Miami Design District is looking more like Worth Avenue every day. What was once an area strictly for design is undergoing a $312 million renovation to transform it into a high-end retail destination. Susane [...]
How to shop where the designers shop
By Charlyne Varkonyi Schaub I walk into the Design Center of the Americas in Dania Beach and absorb the renovations as if it were my first visit. The bluish green terrazzo floor is in a wave [...]
Entertaining with stylish bar and tableware
Whether you are cooking a simple meal or having the event catered, pepping up the presentation at the bar and dinner table can be as simple as getting new wine glasses to discovering some elegant new [...]
DIGITAL EDITION
The Go Guide
- The Hush Sound learns to embrace all the bullChicago indie-rockers bring reunion tour to Culture Room Wednesday night When Chicago natives the Hush Sound recently ended a five-year hiatus with a new EP, it called the release “45,” a number worn by a Windy City act that made a slightly more famous comeback, Michael Jordan. Yes, the band’s cheeky wit remains intact. […]
- Michael Connelly's trail of blood leads back homeBest-selling novelist returns to the scene of many memorable crimes for a reading Tuesday night at the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale.Crime in Florida has reached a 40-year low, but Michael Connelly doesn’t expect to run out of material any time soon. […]
Food & Dining
- Mancini Modern Italian in Fort Lauderdale hosts weekly mozzarella-making classStarting May 29 and every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m., chef Claudio Sandri of Mancini Modern Italian (401 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, 754-200-8602, ManciniLasOlas.com ) will offer an interactive mozzarella making class and wine pairing. […]
- Three-chef dinner Monday at Tongue & Cheek Miami BeachJamie DeRosa, chef/owner of the new Tongue & Cheek in South Beach, hosts Chicago chef Brandon Baltzley and Miami’s Jeremiah Bullfrog, Monday, May 20 for a special seven-course dinner. […]
fashion & Style
- "Venus and Serena" doc opens and EleVen debuts in SoFloAaaahhh, Serena and Venus Williams . […]
- On stage: theater for kids, by kids and about kids.For students, summertime can mean throwing down the books and taking up the stage. […]
Shopping & Beauty
- Walmart Neighborhood Market opening in Deerfield BeachThe first Walmart Neighborhood Market in Deerfield Beach is opening on Friday. […]
- Free $10 gift card, free shipping from L'OccitaneGet a free $10 gift card and free shipping from L'Occitane for Facebook fans. […]
Sun Sentinel Breaking News
- Car strikes, kills man in wheelchairA man in a wheelchair was hit by a car early Wednesday, then died after hours of surgery at Broward Health Medical Center, Lauderhill Police said. […]
- Woman coerced man to withdraw more than $35,000, so she could steal it, authorities sayA woman is accused of driving an elderly man to multiple banks and coercing him to withdraw more than $35,000, all so she could steal the funds, according to a Broward County judge. […]
- Traffic warnings issued for weekend beach bash in Fort LauderdaleFort Lauderdale is presenting its annual Memorial Day weekend beach bash, but getting to and leaving from the sand may be a hassle. […]
