To take this approach, mix decor from both holidays on a credenza or sideboard in your dining room.
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Dec. 2024
Better Homes & Gardens 12-Inch Mercury Glass Tabletop Tree
These tabletop trees will shine on mantels, credenzas, tables, and more thanks to their pearly and thick mercury glass and stylish ribbed texture.
Tom was working on a novel, and his office looked like a graduate student’s squat until Seamus showed up with wood and nails and stain, and built my father a bookcase.
Caitlin Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
9 Dec. 2024
The clerk squeezed between the back of Padmanabhan’s chair and a bookcase, removed a large volume, handed it over, and vanished.
After 11 months in which the Israeli government set no objectives in the northern theater, the Israeli cabinet added the safe return of Israel’s northern residents to their homes as a formal war objective.
Amos Yadlin,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Dec. 2024
Trump has suggested that the Senate should bypass the traditional process of confirming cabinet nominees and allow temporary appointments to be made without a full vote in the upper chamber.
Frances Perkins was the first woman to serve as a Cabinet secretary, the longest serving secretary of Labor, and the leading architect of the New Deal, according to a White House fact sheet.
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
16 Dec. 2024
Commerce Secretary: Howard Lutnick Howard Lutnick is Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, Trump confirmed Tuesday—picking him for the commerce role instead of treasury secretary.
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2024
Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.
Lean into a matchy-matchy look For extra-tiny islands, matching the island to the materials of your cupboards and countertops can help the space feel more cohesive, like in this Paris kitchen designed by Thibaut Picard that combines stainless steel surfaces and wood cabinetry.
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
17 Dec. 2024
The clip shows Bella hopping down from her usual seat at the kitchen table and walking straight over to a cupboard where the family keeps her special dog treats.
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