Other quirky details of the ’60s-era file credenza include a lock that can be opened and closed with a coin (a subtle nod to the fact that the company was originally a hardware and lock business).
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
18 May 2026
Framed family photos and a black ceramic panther sit on the credenza.
Mourners beat their chests rhythmically in the intense summer heat, the wails of women cutting through the noise as the body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was unveiled beneath a glass case at the Grand Mosalla.
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Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
The busboy, Oscar, fantasizes about slathering honey over Kelce's bared chest as he is tied to a pole, leaving him to be eaten by a bear.
Customers can choose paint color and cabinets but have to stick with the predesigned floor plans.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2026
My thumb and index finger pinched together to grab a dime, while my middle finger reached farther to pick up coins that had rolled under the edge of a cabinet.
—
Steven Lautzenheiser,
The Conversation,
6 July 2026
Also in contention are Nirav Shah, a former public health official, and Shenna Bellows, the current Maine secretary of state.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
7 July 2026
According to Hisham el-Leithy, secretary general of the SCA, the city was built around wide north-south roads intersected by east-west streets, creating open public spaces.
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Anne Doran for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
7 July 2026
For many of us, stemmed crystal sparkled under the dimmed light of a breakfront while a collection of coffee mugs were stacked gingerly on top of each other in a shuttered cabinet.
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Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
6 Aug. 2025
Tucked between a George II mahogany breakfront secretaire bookcase and a series of manuscript and watercolor maps showing the waterways of Venice, Clausen found a type of antiquated nautical map known as a portolan chart.
The hotel's team can also do a grocery run and stock the cupboards and fridge ahead of your stay.
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Chadner Navarro,
Travel + Leisure,
29 June 2026
The small kitchen retains its midcentury charm, but open shelving above the counter provides an airier, more contemporary cupboard to show off Miranda-Martin’s dish and glassware collection.
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