High-concept kids
This offering fuses highbrow design with everyday fun: M is for Modern Alphabet Flash Cards from Jargon Boy feature midcentury modern design touches, so they underscore language learning and creative thinking at the same time. They were created by a dad who aspired to “save his kids and yours from a pink/blue/pastel yellow youth.” $20-$25 at Composition (Belmar Center, 7180 W. Alaska Drive, Lakewood, 303-894-0025) or through such online stores as and .
Waterfront retreat
The Western ranch real estate brokers at Hall and Hall have listed another posh Colorado mountain property. The White River Retreat near Meeker includes 10 acres on the White River, a 3,400-square-foot log home and space to build an additional structure. And if this $1.75 million estate is too humble, the company is also listing properties in the $15 million to $20 million range. .
Enviromental baby step
Hollander Home Fashions has introduced an easy “green” home decoration solution: Natural Elements pillows. The new line of pillows, $10-$20 at Marshalls, TJ Maxx and Home Goods, is stuffed with polyester sustainable filling made from recycled plastic soda bottles. That may sound like sleeping on a six-pack, but makers tout the pillows as billowy soft, thanks to a bleach- and dye-free cotton shell.
