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Slip a sofa into something comfortable

Lesley Pennington figured she was typical of many people when she bought an inexpensive Ikea sofa, even though the slipcover was less than charming. Coming from the computer industry, where there are "feeder" companies that supply parts and accessories ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  8 Nov 2009

Home decor seller moves out from the Internet

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From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  8 Nov 2009

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Retro to metro at Urban Indigo

From the outside Urban Indigo looks tiny. From the inside it's flush with design. "There's lots of little stuff, for little spaces." said Cynthia Bragdon, the Oakland store's owner. "We try to edit well." The shelves carry a lot to delight in and ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  1 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Forbes Magazine

Faux stone pot isn't heavy

San Francisco painter Tina Vietmeier always dreamed of having a landscaping business. She got her wish when she started Urban Farm Girls, making gardening containers that look like roughly poured cement with a nod to nature. "It had the look of ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Sep 2009

Hanger cover keeps clothes fresh

It may seem odd that a plain blue hanger cover could suck the stale odor out of a blouse or shirt. But that's what the Freshhanger does. Massachusetts product developer Arthur Schwabel has come up with various things in his 20-year career, including ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  20 Sep 2009

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Enamored by ornaments of Christmas past

It's not. It's only August, but early this month, 375 self-described Christmas addicts from the Bay Area and around the country traipsed through the drab carpeted hallways of the Doubletree hotel in Sacramento on the hunt. They were members of the ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  26 Aug 2009

Tables' charm comes from their trees

Seattle woodworker Jim Newsom was ahead of the reuse trend in 2002, when he started making tables out of slabs of wood cut from salvaged trees. His dining, coffee and occasional tables - with some benches, consoles, desks and other odd pieces thrown in ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  23 Aug 2009

Urban Burp fabric shop a gas for vintage fans

But for owner Electra Skilandat, it explains what happens to so many when they step inside her vintage fabric store on the edge of North Beach in San Francisco. Somewhere along the crowded shelves of bold designs and colors representing six decades of ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  11 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Salvador Dali,  Jackson Pollock

Rack makes storing bike in closet or car a snap

If marketing execs would label you "urban active" and "space-confined consumer," and you're also an avid cyclist, there's a company in Wisconsin that wants to sell you a bicycle rack. Saris has just produced the first rack that moves easily from your ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  9 Aug 2009

Thomas Duane finds way to cartographic art

Thomas Duane became fascinated with old maps when he was building tables that looked like surfboards. To vary one, he slapped on an antique map of Hawaii and it sold immediately. A fine artist who once worked for Ralph Lauren, Duane plunged into what ...

From LAURA THOMAS, San Francisco Chronicle,  2 Aug 2009

Related Topics: Ralph Lauren,  Facebook Inc.

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