Metropolitan Home December 2008
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Edited by Katherine Lagomarsino
Met Home rounds up the best of the best from design, travel, food and more.
58 Met Tomes: Season's Readings
Give the gift of inspiration with these gorgeously informative books by and about our favorite stars in design, architecture, food and gardening.
64 Editors' Choice: Holiday Gift Guide
By Katherine E. Nelson and Arlene Hirst
Relax! Our editors have done the legwork for you and found the perfect presents in all shapes, sizes, colors -- and prices.
76 How We Live: Skinny Houses
By Karrie Jacobs
Building smaller, more efficient homes is a hot topic among urban planners, but it's raising concerns about who holds the keys to a neighborhood's architectural style.
82 Weekend Kitchen: Cocoa Bits
By Janet Fletcher
The fermented and roasted seeds of the cacao tree add an unexpected hint of chocolate to dishes sweet or savory.
91 High/Low: Entertaining
By Katherine E. Nelson
Set the stage for a lavish holiday soiree with one of these two festive spreads at distinctly different price points.
160 Trendwatch: Tilt-a-World
Lean into these new objects that will have you looking at design from a fresh perspective.
100 Taking Her Work Home
By Gregory Cerio
Met Home of the Month
Following her instincts, self-taught interior designer Raji Radhakrishnan filled her suburban Washington, D.C., home with singular furnishings and art.
110 All Together Now
By Brian Libby
Architects Claudine and Giorgio Lostao recycled a 1940s house in Portland, Oregon, and transformed it into a light-filled, sharp-witted home for their young family.
118 Tickled Pink
By Beth Dunlop
Nisi Berryman, founder of Miami's NIBA Home showroom, conceived a bubbly palette for her 1950s South Beach bungalow that suits her personality to a T.
126 Dream Weaver
By Cara Greenberg
For her Manhattan apartment, prestige carpet purveyor Stephanie Odegard collected furnishings from all over the globe and anchored them with rugs of her own design.
134 Building a Life Together
By Aric Chen
Husband-and-wife architects Jose Tavel and Cara Cummins designed and built their modern Atlanta home with affordability and sustainability as their guiding principles.
142 A Bite to Remember
By Victoria Spencer
The inventive ingredients in these prepare-in-advance hors d'oeuvres lend unforgettable flavor to holiday festivities.
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