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A Guide to Eco-Friendly Placemats, Tablecloths & Table Runners For A Beautiful Yet Sustainable Dining Table

image from MINNA Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links, we earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. We only add brands & products we truly believe in. SUSTAINABLE TABLECLOTHS, TABLE RUNNERS & PLACEMATS The end of the year often means celebrations and family gatherings for many people. If you want to offer your family or guests a pleasurable dining experience and have a beautiful table to eat at, you might want to consider getting some table linens.  Tablecloths, placemats and table runners can truly make your dining experience more enjoyable. They are beautiful pieces that help you style and complete any table.    To make each day more special, you may even want to have them...

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Friday essay: Chanel’s complex legacy

Gabrielle Chanel, photograph by Henry Clarke, published in Vogue France, 1954. Paris Musées. © Henry Clarke, Paris Musées / Palais Galliera / ADAGP. Copyright Agency, 2021Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, friend of artist Jean Cocteau and lover of musician Igor Stravinsky, transformed women’s fashion across the world. Pablo Picasso said of her: “Chanel is the woman with the most sense in Europe”. Chanel’s fashion vision transformed both women’s appearances and definitions of luxury for the 20th century. How did she pull this off, what is the continuing attraction, and how do we recognise her complex background, difficult choices and ongoing legacy? With the opening of a new show, Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto, at the National Gallery of Victoria, curated by Paris fashion...

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The Best Holiday Gifts for Golfers

The golf bug affects players to varying degrees. On one end of the spectrum are the backyard chippers who may only play eighteen twice a season but nonetheless maintain an enviable collection of wedges in the tool shed. Then there’s that sizeable cohort of golfers who get their golf jollies mercilessly bashing a bucket of balls at the driving range once a week in order to melt away stress — some while picturing their boss’ head on the tee. And no matter how deep the game runs through their veins, from rank beginners toeing into the sport all the way to power-fading single-digit handicappers, we’ve picked out the best golf gifts for every skill level. From swing-correcting training aids to...

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Coolest 15 Wide Drawer | Kitchen & Dining Features

  1. Seseno Expandable Cutlery Drawer Organizer, Flatware Drawer Tray for Silverware, Serving Utensils, Multi-Purpose Storage for Kitchen, Office, Bathroom Supplies Seseno - Expandable adjustable Expands from 13 to 2375 wide fits easily in most kitchen drawers adjust to the width of your drawer for instant custom fit Made of durable high quality plastic lined with gray soft grip interior to keep flatware in place nonslip rubber feet to prevent shifting easy to clean Measures approx 2375 l 16 w 212 h Keep your cutlery silverware serving utensils and kitchen gadgets neatly organized with the seseno expandable flatware drawer organizer Ideal sized with multiple compartments to fit various sized items like pencils pens paper clips crafting materials techgadget accessories toiletries...

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The Best Sustainable Outdoor Clothing Brands For Your Next Adventure

Sustainable Outdoor Clothing BrandsSpending time in nature is such a special way to remind ourselves of the beauty of this planet, and our responsibility to care for it and those living on it. That being said, many of the clothes that make spending time in the great outdoors more comfortable can often be harmful to the planet, as well as the people who made them, and animals. Luckily, there are some excellent sustainable outdoor clothing brands. What makes outdoor clothing unsustainable?Synthetic FibersThe clothes that are made to keep us comfortable outside are often made of both virgin synthetic material and animal-derived materials. If we start with synthetics, here’s what we know: virgin synthetic fibers used to make leggings, rain jackets,...

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