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Branching out
By Judy Stark, Times Homes and Garden Editor
Published November 3, 2007
The charm and ecological value of the real Christmas tree notwithstanding, if you're looking for something different this year, we have a couple of suggestions, all of them fake. For the minimalists and modernists, we found two that will look right at home in your Channelside loft or downtown highrise. For those who really just want to show off their ornaments, we have a solution. And for the shamelessly kitschy, think pink. Order 'em now, before Santa's workshop runs out. - - -
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[Solutions]
ALL ORNAMENTS: If you really just want to showcase your ornament collection, this tree, with carved wooden trunk and wrought iron branches, may be the answer. It stands 83 inches tall and 35 inches in diameter and comes apart for storage. It's from Solutions, $199; www.solutions.com ; toll-free 1-800-342-9988.
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[Handout] FASHION STATEMENT: You want pastels? You want a black or purple tree? You want a prelighted palm tree? Knock yourself out. Prices start at $199. This pink tree is from www.treetopia.com . Toll-free 1-877-768-7338. |
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[Relish Designs]
MODERN HOLIDAY TREE: This stylized six-pointed star "tree" comes in 4- or 6-foot heights, made of anodized aluminum in green, ice blue, red or gold. Suspend it with the included hardware, then start hanging your ornaments from the prepunched holes. Or just let it hang unadorned as “a non-religious, non-traditional . . . sculptural display.” (This one claims to be "eco-friendly” because it avoids "the mess involved in cutting down trees or pine needle residue" and it can be reused from year to year. What, like fabricating aluminum doesn't have its own carbon-footprint downside?) It's $149 or $179 from Relish Design in Portland, Ore. www.shoprelish.com ; (503) 227-3779.
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[Union Home]
PARED-DOWN DELIGHT: Made from bright green bottle brushes and red-painted wood, the Prey Tree, designed by Italian architect Kuno Prey, stands 58 inches high, 44 inches wide. Prey was professor of product design at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, the relaunching of the famous Bauhaus School. The tree is $325. www.unicahome.com ; toll-free 1-888-898-6422.
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