You might say that Ryan and Kylie Durkin, co-owners of Phoenix furniture boutique, Modern Manor, are crazy about interior design. “Design is a passion,” both admit. That’s an understatement. Finding cool furnishings is their job (they own the store), their hobby, what they do for fun — in essence, their…
Some people refer to the homes in the Rancho Ventura neighborhood (between 41st and 42nd streets north of McDowell) as the Haver Hives; more than 60 nearly identical Ralph Haver-designed homes are clustered in a 3-block radius. Daniel Wayne and his neighbors, however, call the up-and-coming area mixed with newly-renovated…
College dorm decor used to include a new sheet set and some milk crates. If ASU education junior, Meredith Howell is any indication, things have changed. Howell has spent three years living in the Hassayampa Academic Village dorms on the Tempe campus; one as a resident and two as a CA (Community Assistant if you…
Amazing fashion, sexy celebrities, hard partying, drugs, a downward spiral — fashion designer, Halston’s life was filled with the elements good stories are made of.This weekend, the Phoenix Art Museum’s Arizona Costume Institute Nouveau Division is presenting a one-time showing of the documentary of Halston’s life, Ultrasuede: In Search of…
Suffering from creativity constipation?The blogosphere is full of creative-types who are now using video, blogs and message boards to help you unplug your artistic blockage (sorry for the imagery) and start producing. From sewing, crafting, photography, drawing or just “discovering the artist within” — there are online class options for…
Have you ever bit into a store-bought tomato and tasted…nothing? Some remedies: buy tomatoes at the farmer’s market (which can get expensive) or grow your own. Sure, there are a lot of excuses people give for not growing their own produce, namely: I don’t have space. I don’t have time…
