Issue: August 04, 2009 (Archive)

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Keep a cool head
On bright days, the rooftop of the Anaheim Hilton Hotel is so blindingly white that it looks like a mirror positioned directly at the sun. That dazzling glare might just be the greenest thing to happen to the top of a building since solar panels.

Dream beds
By the time we're 60, we would have spent almost 20 years sleeping. If sleeping takes up one-third of a lifetime, shouldn't we do it in style?

Outdoor party
The stylist

Think ink
Looking for the next hot decorating trend? Think biker chic. "Tattoos used to be associated with bikers and rockers," says tableware designer Jessica Rust, who introduced her Tattoo Collection of personalized plates, mugs, bowls and platters this month. "Now they're exploding in home decor, furniture and fashion."

Cool storage
Get a proper place to store your wines away from Hong Kong's hot weather. Vinvautz's Grand Cru Classe wine cellars ensure your wines are stored in the perfect environment.

Splash out sale
Furniture looking shabby in the summer sun? Replace items with new ones at discounted prices from Ulferts. The sale is on till the end of August. A German leather three-seater sofa is good value at HK$6,888, down from HK$19,800. It comes in three different colors and has a high back for comfortable seating. If you like light colors, a beige Italian leather sofa is perfect. It sells at HK$71,500 after a 35 percent discount.

Sunny side up
Lis sines of Hermosa Beach loves watching her electric meter run backward. When that happens, she knows that the 20 solar panels on her roof are producing more power than she needs to run her 3,800-square-foot home in California. The excess electricity flows to the electric company's grid, and she receives its full retail value credited to her utility bill.

Shades of bliss
With the promise of more sunny days this summer, people will be heading toward the open air. If you're lucky enough to have a terrace or balcony, you can look forward to lazing on your deckchair or hosting barbecues. But sometimes direct sunlight or showers can halt outdoor activities so one trend in Asia is to install canopies or fabric architecture, the latest creative solution to providing protection from the elements.

Recession chic
Coffee tables made from barrels. Lamps crafted from brooms. Chairs swathed in burlap and sackcloth. Look at the some of the newest furniture on the market, and the recession appears to have really hit home. But irony alert: this new brand of shabby chic doesn't come cheap.

When fur flies
It can get frustrating returning home after a hard day's work only to find that little Snookums have shed fur everywhere. To keep your home dander- free, go for Miele's award-winning S2 series of vacuum cleaners .

Color wash
Washing machines don't have to come in boring white. Samsung's latest line (HK$2,190 to HK$8,990), in fashionable colors of gold, pink and blue, will fit in well with any home interior.

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