Interior designer Judy Bentley with me at the 2007 Decorators' Show House & Gardens.
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What's Hot!

Lately, I've become obsessed over the most diverse group of things. I'm currently eyeing country design as much as I've admired mid-century; station wagons as much as convertibles; take-out as much as a sit-down meal (cooking is never on the list); and all-white rooms as much as colorful ones. I can't live without bubbles (from Champagne to sparkling water) or my new microfiber towels. To see what others are lusting after these days, I recently polled the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles staff and family of contributors for the things they cannot live without right now. It's interesting to note that pampering is high on everyone's lists - from linens to foot creams. From the fun and frivolous to the more serious, here's our latest 'it' list:

"I cannot live with out my Manolo Blahniks! Just because."

    - Debbie Brown, Senior Account Executive


"I am obsessed with white bedding - duvets, quilts, sheet sets, pillows."

    - Rachel Cardina, Art Director


"Burt's Bees Coconut Foot Créme. It's great during the summer since women are wearing sandals. It seems to repair the dryness overnight."

    - Kara Jensen, Marketing Coordinator


"My collection of white shirts from Anne Fontaine. I can't get enough;  I wear one almost every day."

    - Gina Christman, Publisher


"Luxurious, 600-thread-count bed sheets from Italy."

    - Sybil de St. Aubin, Account Executive


"Cooling Peppermint foot scrub that I get at The Body Shop. It is my favorite thing to have in the summer! Being barefoot and flip flops ruin your feet, and this is the best thing to make them pretty again!"

    - Kelly Kunkel, Assistant Editor


"My new baby! Because he's the cutest thing in the universe!"

    - Elizabeth Anderson, Advertising Art Director


"Right now, I'm obsessed with beautifully designed pens and stationery. (What else do you expect from someone with the name of Paper?)"

    - Heather J. Paper, Contributing Editor


"I am frantic for an iPhone! I'm technologically challenged so it will probably languish in my bag, but I gotta have it! That, and I covet a pair of gold metallic sandals from Tory Burch."

    - Marcia Sherrill, Columnist and Contributing Editor


Clinton Ross Smith

Editor-In-Chief