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What small objects around your house make you smile? A funny mug? A striped vase? A framed receipt? Here are 14 home jollifiers from MoMA Design Store, one of our all-time favorite shops...

Here are 14 home jollifiers from MoMA Design Store, one of our all-time favorite shops...

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I love asking someone about a piece of clothing and hearing about what is obviously a "hero piece" in their wardrobe. Their eyes light up as they extoll the virtues of a shoe or sweater they can't live without. Below, six women share hero pieces they reach for again and again...

Six women share their wear-all-the-time clothing heros.

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Here are six things I've noticed lately...

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What Jollifiers Do You Have in Your Home?

What small objects around your house make you smile? A funny mug? A striped vase? A framed receipt? Here are 14 home jollifiers from MoMA Design Store, one of our all-time favorite shops...

Here are 14 home jollifiers from MoMA Design Store, one of our all-time favorite shops...

77 COMMENTS

Style

What’s the ‘Hero Piece’ in Your Closet?

94 COMMENTS

Relationships

Tell Me Something Lovely.

On this Monday afternoon, I'd love to ask: what has made you smile lately? Here are six lovely things I've seen online or IRL, and please share yours in the comments...

Here are six things I've noticed lately...

345 COMMENTS

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What small objects around your house make you smile? A funny mug? A striped vase? A framed receipt? Here are 14 home jollifiers from MoMA Design Store, one of our all-time favorite shops...

Here are 14 home jollifiers from MoMA Design Store, one of our all-time favorite shops...

On this Monday afternoon, I'd love to ask: what has made you smile lately? Here are six lovely things I've seen online or IRL, and please share yours in the comments...

Here are six things I've noticed lately...