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Apr
17
Tom Ford book with decorative objects on top.

The inescapable prop

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 13 of 13, W24 * Subscribe free * You'll find it lurking in stylish rooms,
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Apr
10
Toronto skyline at twilight, the moon suspended above the city.

Corkscrews and the City

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 12 of 13, W24 * Subscribe free * Sometimes a single object can take you on an
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Mar
13
Grey rock in the foreground, and its cardboard carrying box and instruction book in the background.

The Pet Rock paradox

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 8 of 13, W24 * Subscribe free * What makes us want? Collectors and connoisseurs aren'
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Jan
31
Colourful fireworks in shades of red and gold.

10 prompts for a better '24

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 2 of 13, W24 * Subscribe free * Welcome to the one-hundred-and-first issue of guy with an
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Jan
24
White cat hiding in a cardboard box and peeking out mischievously.

The other unboxing

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 1 of 13, W24 * Subscribe free * Happy New Year! The word "new" gets
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Nov
29
A crisp white number one painted on a bright red surface.

The one-item gift guide

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 11 of 13, F23 * Subscribe free * Gift guides are a blessing and a curse. As
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Nov
22
Figure sitting on a bench and holding a magazine called Ideas, their head inside a disco ball.

Banal to beautiful

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 10 of 13, F23 * Subscribe free * Gigantic shoes seem to be everywhere these days. A
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Nov
15
Abstract orange spirals against a black background.

The Slinky Effect

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 9 of 13, F23 * Subscribe free * Is fear of Rubik's cubes a medical
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Sep
20
Two croissants against a black backdrop, the one in the foreground with a rain of icing sugar coming down on it.

Breakfast at the Manulife Centre

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 1 of 13, F23 * Subscribe free * September is when the Great Indoors beckons. The imminent
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Aug
02
Hand holding a heart-shaped sponge, both covered in lather.

Cleaning as therapy

The weekly micro-decorating newsletter * Issue 13 of 13, SS23 * Subscribe free * As a kid, I was always wowed by our
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