Online - July 23, 2007

Charles in Charge

Charles Fradin’s Home Accessories

You were invited to a friend’s beach house for the weekend (yay!). You got wasted, had loud sex with her much younger brother, and raided the fridge late night (boo!).

Now for the long road of repentance ahead.

Start with a swanky thank-you/I’m-sorry gift from Charles Fradin’s new home accessory line. An L.A.-based expert furniture maker, Fradin has just come out with a lovely selection of New England-inspired goodies, most of which arrive appropriately in one of his signature wooden boxes.

Choose from elegantly embossed stationery and notepads; letterpressed buckslips and bookmarks; woven alpaca throws in a pretty palette of pastels to ward off chilly evenings; and totes in either stripes or a weather-vane pattern made of canvas, suede, burlap, and leather (perfect for the farmers market).

The recipient is sure to think of you fondly (for a moment at least) each time she writes a note, snuggles up on the couch, or steps out for groceries.

Just don’t expect to get invited back.

Available online at charlesfradinhome.com.