{"id":36631,"date":"2016-12-29T08:39:36","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T16:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/?p=36631"},"modified":"2016-12-19T16:22:19","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:22:19","slug":"top-picks-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/features\/top-picks-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Picks of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe 2016 is coming to a close? Whether this year has been wonderful or difficult, now&#8217;s a good time to reflect and ruminate on what you&#8217;d like the new year to be. I&#8217;m planning to travel to more far-flung destinations and learn at least one new language. And you? What will you do?<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nWhile you ponder that question, take a look at our top 5 posts from 2016. And, hey, thanks for visiting BLTD and for liking\/linking to us this year- we couldn&#8217;t keep doing this without your support. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/Field_JonahTakagi_ISOL_BLack_2.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Iso Organizer L\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/iso-organizer-l\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Iso Organizer L<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/U-Desk-Caddy-wstudiog.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"U Desktop Caddy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/u-desktop-caddy\/\" target=\"_blank\" >U Desktop Caddy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/Phases-of-the-Moon-Calendar.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"2017 Phases of the Moon Calendar\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/accessories\/2017-phases-of-the-moon-calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" >2017 Phases of the Moon Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/X-Cap_Light_Up_Hat_Gray.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"X-Cap Light Up Hat\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/personal\/x-cap-light-up-hat\/\" target=\"_blank\" >X-Cap Light Up Hat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/images\/Austin-Maynard-Mills-House-Melbourne.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Austin Maynard Architects: Mills House\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterlivingthroughdesign.com\/renovate\/austin-maynard-architects-mills-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Austin Maynard Architects: Mills House<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe 2016 is coming to a close? 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