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  • Nov 26, 2024 | wsj.com | Christina Poletto |Kelsey Mulvey |Sheila Kim |Sal Vaglica

    What’s second only to a gift you’ve made yourself (in an alternate universe where you have endless free time)? An impressive, folksy offering that other human hands have crafted. Charming imperfections—swirls in the blown glass of a soap dispenser, the knobby knots of a handwoven welcome mat—reveal the gifts below as one of a kind. We’ve also found winning kits that will make a maker of anyone on your list who’s innately crafty. Everything they need to make a Matisse-inspired needlepoint pillow?

  • Sep 6, 2024 | msn.com | Christina Poletto

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  • Sep 6, 2024 | wsj.com | Christina Poletto

    Before endless summers and wonky winters became the norm, the change of seasons was a reliable cue that it was time to give your mattress an outfit change. Now, however, fickle forecasts have turned that task into a head-scratcher, whether you’re prone to goosebumps or night sweats. The panacea, according to the design pros we polled: Invest in an edited roster of sheets and overlays, in a variety of weaves and weights.

  • Aug 9, 2024 | msn.com | Christina Poletto

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  • Aug 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Christina Poletto

    It wasn’t long after our son Theodore was born that my husband, Daniel, and I noticed how incredibly happy he was. As in “Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof” kind of happy. He barely cried, or made much noise at all, and his general disposition was one of extreme glee day in and day out. We rarely saw any sort of sour expression on his little face, even when he was hungry, feeling unwell or needing a diaper change.