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Maryna stuck with acrylic, glass, and white upholstery in the dining section of the loft. Because her table sits right off the loft’s elevator entrance, it often serves multiple purposes, cameoing as a home work station or an entertaining space. (Making the same situation work in a smaller open space? No sweat! Round tabletops are extra small-space friendly.)

“We sold that lamp about a week later,” Ledbetter said. He was hooked: “I loved it. Talk about instant gratification and feeling assured you did a good job!”

Favorite interior design elements: The blend of modern and traditional furnishings. For example, in the master bedroom, a custom upholstered bed is flanked by traditional nightstands topped with modern drum shade lamps. The family room has a custom carpet in a bold diamond pattern made into a rug, mixed with traditional arm chairs and custom geometric throw pillows on the track arm sofa and modern porcelain table lamps, said Perry Walter, their interior designer.

Averill, who is tasked with preparing Lululemon for international growth, has created a strong, global technology team that is balanced between the retailer’s corporate base in Vancouver and Seattle.

Designer: Anne Chessin; 917-656-9210; annechessindesigns.com. Page 31: Chairs, Carson Side—Serena & Lily; serenaandlily.com. Pendant, Porter—Jonathan Adler; jonathanadler.com. Page 32: Chairs, Calvin—Arteriors; arteriorshome.com. Chairs upholstery, Cotton Club Velvet in Midnight Blue—Schumacher (T); fschumacher.com. Rug—Stark (T); starkcarpet.com. Photograph above mantel—Karen Knorr; karenknorr.com.

"If a person tends to lean traditional or lean contemporary, it’s important to not go too much in one direction," she said. "If you have lots of velvet and clean lines, I’d bring in a dresser with wood and curved lines or something old. If bookshelves are streamlined, add old books or accessories. Step back and look – make sure you’re not going too much in one direction."

Tova said, “You really are one of the thirty-six sinners. Don’t touch me—it’s starting again.” And she burst into a fusillade of coughing. I noticed that her hanky was crumpled and not very clean. Strange, even this detail aroused my desire.

Ramiya Iyer had originally planned to follow in her family’s footsteps and work in finance. But she got bitten by the technology bug back in 1993, when she started writing code while interning as an auditor for the State Bank of India.

Marsh adopted this philosophy while interning at RJ Reynolds in 2004. She recalled that she was struck by how disconnected consumer product goods companies are from the consumer.

If that kind of ostentatious approach to design puts you off, don’t worry. Plenty of LEDs tack in the exact opposite direction, and feature builds designed not to stand out, but to blend in. Saffron’s 40W replacement LED is a good example — the design crams LED tech into a classic glass bulb, making it more or less indistinguishable from an incandescent. Or course, with traditional heat sinks left out out of the design, performance suffers a bit, but if you appreciate simple aesthetics, perhaps you can live with that.

Residents: Brian and Angela Fisher, and their children, Reese, 12; Libby Grace, 10; and Blythe, 8; and their pets, Coach, a chocolate labrador retrieve;, and calico cats Mamacita and Snowbell. Brian is a commercial banker, and Angela is a health communications specialist/partnership coordinator at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

You want to be sure that you’ll enjoy living with whatever light bulb you purchase, especially if you’re choosing a long-lasting bulb that you’ll live with for years. Fortunately, the Federal Trade Commission now requires light bulb manufacturers to put a "Lighting Facts" label onto their products’ packaging, similar to the "Nutrition Facts" label that you’ll find on packaged food.