Gift giving is about empathy,” said Linda Sager, owner of the Santa Clara boutique SoenHaus. “You think of the other person that you’re buying gifts for. It’s not about the price. It’s how thoughtful ...

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Screen printer Hannah Carvell is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on colourful home design for a creative family to live in. See the rest of her articles here.

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In the heart of Greenbrier, Arkansas, there’s a wonderland of vintage treasures that’ll make your antiquing heart skip several beats.

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When visiting grandparents in Budapest as a child, Hungarian artist and designer Gergei Erdei was mesmerised by the ornate ...