http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/?cxntfid=blogs_habitude A blog offering a taste of the good life in Atlanta en-us nrhone@ajc.com 2008-11-10T11:26:38-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 A blog offering a taste of the good life in Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/11/10/jessica_albas_ecofriendly_home.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude Jessica Alba’s new home was recently featured in InStyle magazine. The two-story home in L.A. is a totally eco-friendly production. Most of the furniture (except the custom made sofas) was bought used and refinished. Alba searched Craigslist and hunted vintage... 8712903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design trends 2008-11-10T11:26:38-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/11/07/home_garden_warehouse_sale.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude 8636603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ Sales 2008-11-07T07:30:35-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/11/05/a_home_sanctuary.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude Many of us have more demands on our time than ever before, so time spent just relaxing at home has become that much more important. Lately, I’ve been feeling the need to carve out space in my home that serves... 8601203@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design trends 2008-11-05T12:03:36-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/11/03/storing_ideas.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude If you’ve read our blog for any length of time, you may have picked up on my affinity for clever storage solutions, like the kitty station we featured last week. Today on ajchomefinder, we’re featuring Gracey McKeown’s French chateau-inspired estate.... 8508603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design solutions 2008-11-03T10:47:09-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/30/what_song_matches_your_home.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude Forget a decorator. What your home really needs is a personal music stylist. Music certainly sets a mood and an increasing number of homeowners are hiring personal music stylists to custom-make a playlist of tunes suited to their home’s decor.... 8425603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design trends 2008-10-30T14:31:54-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/28/where_to_put_dear_ol_kittylitt.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude I have a tough job as the home and garden writer, occasionally touring beautiful estates for our Private Quarters “Splurge” galleries. This week we’re featuring the home of Greg Gregory and Jeff Murray, two smart, multi-talented men with an eye... 8333303@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design solutions 2008-10-28T07:30:45-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/27/pier_1_furniture_does_beauty.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude Would you like a side of perfume with that side chair? You might if you shop at Pier 1. Pier 1 Imports, the furniture retailer that hit a homerun importing Papasan chairs almost 30 years ago, recently introduced beauty products... 8317403@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ home furnishing store 2008-10-27T11:06:19-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/23/home_brewery.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude You know holiday season is here when the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book arrives. Yesterday after flipping through pages and pages of jewelry and clothing I couldn’t afford, I landed on Page 79…which featured one of the yearly Fantasy Gifts… An... 8212903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ fantasy furniture 2008-10-23T08:00:00-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/20/stashing_cash_in_your_mattress.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude It’s long been a joke that in tough economic times, there’s no better bank than the one on which you sleep. In fact, a classmate of mine back in West Virginia swore that his grandmother, a product of the Depression,... 8133903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ fantasy furniture 2008-10-20T10:22:50-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/13/calvin_kleins_new_furniture_co.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude Don’t you just love the fusion of fashion and furniture? Ralph Lauren did it. Oscar de la Renta did it. It was just a matter of time before Calvin Klein did it too. Calvin Klein, Inc. announced early this month... 7951903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design trends 2008-10-13T11:12:31-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/09/pottery_barn_opens_its_first_p.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude Hear ye, hear ye, Pottery Barn devotees: Lenox Square is quickly becoming your mecca. As if having the nation’s largest Pottery Barn and Pottery Barn Kids stores wasn’t enough, the home furnishings and accessories retailer is now opening its first-ever... 7876903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ home furnishing store 2008-10-09T10:10:46-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/07/not_so_top_design.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude I’ve been pretty out of touch with reality TV lately (there’s just soooooo much of it), but this weekend in an effort to avoid work, I camped on the couch (umm, the one I still haven’t sold) and turned on... 7816603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ misc 2008-10-07T10:25:32-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/06/how_spooky_is_your_haunted_hom.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude With three children and a lifetime of collecting, my mother has decorations for every holiday my family celebrates. Growing up, Christmas was the decor mother-load with an extensive Santa collection, stockings, several trees and Annalee dolls. Easter was awash in... 7787703@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ Holiday 2008-10-06T10:43:27-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/10/02/five_star_bedding.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude We’re all feeling the economic pinch. I’d love to invest in some new bedding, but that’s grocery money. Still, Macy’s and Domino Magazine are having an upcoming shopping event Saturday, October 11 at 2 pm featuring one of the hot... 7706603@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ design trends 2008-10-02T10:21:48-05:00 http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/entries/2008/09/30/its_official_room_board_is_mak.html?cxntfid=blogs_habitude 7645903@http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/homefinder/ home furnishing store 2008-09-30T09:20:48-05:00