Best Style Jen Gotch and Jamie Coulter Ban.do When pals Jen Gotch (a prop stylist/photographer) and Jamie Coulter (a wardrobe stylist) discovered they had simultaneously made themselves festive headpieces for special events, they realized they had a business on their hands. And Ban.do was born.
Best Bite Robin and Andrew Schiff Spread One taste of hubby and wife team Robin & Andrew Schiff’s couture peanut and almond butters and you’ll be hooked. Each batch is handmade by starting with either almonds or peanuts and adding ingredients like butterscotch, chocolate, and ginger.
Best Nest Melanie Carlson Lushpad Melanie Carlson took her obsession with midcentury designs and turned it into a business with Lushpad, an online vintage furniture marketplace. Prettier and easier to navigate than Craigslist, the site can make your Eames dreams come true.
Best Pamper Lulu de Kwiatkowski Lulu DK Matouk Bedding The talented New York textile designer joined forces with Matouk & Co. to create luxurious bed linens — and did not disappoint. Pretty, mix-and-match prints and a 500 thread count make them totally dreamy.
Best Advice Amanda Hirshberg Longmeadow Rescue Ranch Do-gooder Amanda Hirshberg spends her days tending to farm animals in need at the Longmeadow Rescue Ranch. Hundreds of abused and neglected horses, cows, goats, pigs, and ducks are rehabilitated on 165 acres near Union, Missouri, and adopted to loving homes when possible.
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