Hurray, it's here! Our gift guide is now available (see link on right/top of sidebar); please keep in mind it will be updated often and each section might shift around quite a bit. If you have any suggestions on gifts to add, shoot us an email and we'll do our best to put them in.

Note: For the gift guide to work properly, Javascript needs to be enabled.There may be some browser incompatibilities so if you're having trouble, please try using Firefox.

[posted by katie]

Just a reminder, our gift guide goes live tomorrow- you'll be able to browse through thumbnails or click to view larger pictures and, of course, go straight to the post where you can click on the 'buy it here' link like normal...most likely it'll be early afternoon-ish when it's ready...

[posted by katie]

DWR just added a bunch of stuff to their online Clearance section, and as quantities are limited, you'd be smart to snap these deals up fast.

shown left to right, top to bottom:
Kina Pendant, $1,750.00 Now: $875.00, Buy it here.
Paulistano Armchair, Save 33% frame: $700, slipcover: $800, Buy it here.
Cross Coffee Table, $1,200.00 Now: $510.00, Buy it here.
Lady Chair (Houndstooth), $3,300.00 Now: $1,650.00, Buy it here.
Sussex Credenza, $3,600.00 Now: $2,412.00, Buy it here.
Maun Windsor Chair, $750.00 Now: $502.50, Buy it here.
Icaro Bed Queen, $2,800.00 Now: $1,876.00, Buy it here.
Flying Vee Shelves, $130.00 Now: $52.93, Buy it here.
Parcel Sofa, $3,000.00 Now: $1,340.00, Buy it here.


[posted by katie]

Starting Sunday, DWR will sponsor teams for the Komen foundation at 14 races around the country. Check here to see if your city is partcipating.

If you can't make it to the race, you can bid in the Classics Go Pink Auction the week of September 22 for your very own special pink classic:

DWR has partnered with Emeco, Fritz Hansen, Herman Miller®, Knoll® and Spinneybeck® Leather to auction five fully licensed, special-edition chairs in pink. The auctions will take place at the end of September, and all proceeds will go to the Komen foundation. Check back the week of September 22 for additional details and to bid.
Up for auction:

• Heritage Rocker, Designed by Philippe Starck for Emeco. (Retail: $825)
  
• Swan Chair, Designed by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen.(Retail: $3,045)
  
• Eames® Management Chair, Designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller.
• (Retail: $1,999)
  
• Saarinen Tulip™ Stool, Designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll. (Retail: $1,014)
  
• Wassily™ Chair, Designed by Marcel Breuer for Knoll. (Retail: $1,824)
  

[posted by katie]

Weego Home is offering BLTD readers 10% off any weegohome.com purchase through the end of July. Nice of them, isn't it?

Simply enter the code “betterliving” at checkout.

[posted by katie]

So, we're planning a remodel and we want to hear your comments on what you'd like to see happen. There's all sorts of ways we could grow, and really, it's kind of up to all of you, so please think big and tell us what you want. We'll do our best to make it happen.

Some questions:
1) Do you want comments enabled on all posts?
2) Would you like to have an option of registering and saving your favorites?
3) Do you want an easier way to submit links and products?
4) More information on sales and specials from retailers? Giveaways?
5) Do you want us to reinstate the newsletter (that we had oh-so-long ago) on a monthly or bi-monthly basis?
6) Are there other design topics you'd like to see covered, such as design materials or home tours?

We've enabled comments so that it can be more of a discussion, so please let us know what you think.

I haven't checked out DWR in a while, so I was surprised to see that they are offering free shipping on everything until June 21st. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think they've ever done free shipping on every category?

It's not a bad time to pick up some of those higher ticket items to get a pretty good discount on what you would normally pay for shipping.

[posted by kris]

We hope everyone enjoys (and appreciates) Memorial Day, we'll be back tomorrow with regular posts.

[image via wikipedia]

[posted by katie]

We were at ICFF (International Contemporary Furniture Fair) this weekend and took a few pics for your viewing pleasure. Keep in mind that most of these items will take a while to hit the marketplace, but we'll do our best to post things as they become available for purchase. If there's something in particular you'd like the info on, just shoot us an email.

Also, if you want to see/know more, MoCo Loco and Core77 (as well as other design blogs) are covering ICFF in more detail.

[posted by katie]

We're a little tardy in getting the word out that we were included in TIME magazine's 2008 Style and Design 100 Issue. The list highlights 100 people and ideas that are behind today's most influential design, and we are entirely honored to be recognized.

link to The Design 100

[posted by katie]