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• Trends

  Fireplaces are a design feature in high demand

  by UPSCALE Staff

  With the current lifestyle trend toward “cocooning,” fireplaces ó alluring because they're a strong visual focal point ó are a design feature in high demand. Makers have responded with increased variety, new features, and customization options.

• by UPSCALE Staff

  Founded by Gregory Furman in 1994, the Luxury Marketing Council, www.luxurycouncil.com, is a nonprofit organization composed of leading marketers from major purveyors of luxury goods and services throughout the U. S. and abroad. The Council has recently embarked on efforts to form the Luxury Home Alliance, which will serve the luxury home market.

• Good reading

  by UPSCALE Staff

  How terms used in real estate ads affect the purchase price.

• Christopher Hunsberger of Four Seasons Hotel

  by UPSCALE Staff

  Widely considered the world's leading provider of luxury accommodations, Four Seasons Hotels engender famous loyalty from clients and employees alike. The company has 65 properties in 29 countries, yet it manages to make every guest feel special, their needs anticipated and met, their money well spent. What's the secret? Chris Hunsberger told us how they do it at his Georgetown facility which is in the midst of a major renovation.