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...wait as long as two years to secure a regular stand here, and those on the waiting list often arrive at dawn on Friday hoping to temporarily cop the spot of a no-show colleague. Along with genuine antiques and fine furniture, there's a lot of Granny's attic on hand, from slatted-wood children's sleds to old family photos and rusty garden shears. From the Place du Salin a beguiling maze of crooked streets leads north to the Place St. Etienne. (Don't miss the unbelievably ornate Hôtel de Clary...
...could take home to meet the parents. In fact, it's the parents of Raymzter's Italian producer, Massimo Baudo, who open the door of the neat terraced house on a new housing estate outside Amsterdam, when a reporter arrives for a visit. In a tiny studio in the attic, Raymzter is putting the finishing touches on his debut album, Rayalistisch (a pun combining his stage name and the Dutch word for realistic), which is out next month. The disc will feature Raymzter's hugely successful and controversial first single, K__ Marokkanen (F___ing Moroccans), a biting commentary on white...
...Bailey last week, her faithful butler Paul Burrell - the man she called "my rock" - was on trial for theft. But Diana was the hovering presence. Last year, police found in Burrell's house in Cheshire a trove of Dianiana - more than 300 items in all - stuffed into the attic and wardrobe and a bench and arrayed on the stairs: framed photos of her and Prince Charles and their boys, a clutch of CDs and old LPs with her signature, handbags from Versace and Chanel and Prada, her monogrammed pajamas (these were in Burrell's bedroom), crockery bearing Charles' crest, more...
...home offices haven't really found a natural home. Remodelers have placed them in the attic and the basement, in converted laundry rooms and maid's rooms, or in between, in computer nooks in hallways or bay windows. "The mom's office is usually very close to the hub of the house--breakfast rooms may have an office area for her. But office spaces are generally off the living area," says Peter Duxbury of Duxbury Architects in Los Altos, Calif...
That's true in the Berman house in Larchmont, N.Y., where Karen operates from a work space near the kitchen that matches its decor. For many families, this station is the household-management post, where bills are paid and report cards evaluated. Jeff Berman's office is an attic room that can double as a guest room. As technology has reduced the size of office equipment, many home offices have been getting distinctly homier and less spacious...