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Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004
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The Victorians did everything they could to shut out the outside and keep the sun
from
entering their enclosed parlors, where even the pianos weren't allowed to show a
little leg.
Today, on the other hand, we're enchanted with the idea of indoor-outdoor living.
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decks,
patios, bring 'em on. Consider the Sunbrella company best known for its durable fabric
coverings
(for awnings and pillows) meant to stand up to the abuse of outdoors. Now the company
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into your
living room with more muted colors and less stripes. And, if you don't like the heat,
you can
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. Into the indoor-outdoor mix comes a brand-new product from the ever-inventive New
York City-based
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A modern
spin on Astroturf, shag floor mats are made of tufted vinyl with vinyl backing. They
can handle
the weather outdoors (they dry quickly and resist mold and mildew) and look snappy
indoors,
too. And what great color combinations: They're available in five bold bright stripes
(fuchsia
and orange, blue and green, citron and black, black and white or multicolor). The
18-by-28-inch
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. To clean, just hose them down. Another new entry in the all-weather sweepstakes
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, the upscale garden retailer, newly acquired by the Scotts Co. -
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, which makes Miracle-Gro plant food and Ortho weed and insect killer products. The
company's
new patio rug (88 inches by 57 inches, $149) with a looping wrought-iron pattern, made
to withstand
hot sun and torrential downpours, brings more formal indoor decor to a sunroom, deck
or patio.
Similar to Sunbrella's material, it is tough and fade- and mildew-resistant. Lastly,
if you're
content to leave the outdoors and indoors where they are, leave Smith & Hawken's teak
doormat
on your stoop to defy both heavy traffic and weather without rotting or splitting.
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On the New York runways, some fashionistas displayed collections with loads of ego and
little
taste.
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Track jackets, a transitional garment for autumn, are being "updated" with a fashion
lesson
from former decades.
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In New York, spring collections from John Bartlett, Perry Ellis and Tracy Reese with
consumers
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