It’s that time again — when we prepare to ring in the new by celebrating the best of the past year. So this week, we give you some of our favorite stories from 2006.

Originally published in Everywhere on 11/29/06

What kills ...

You hung a sparkly light fixture. Filled a vase with beads and bamboo. Traded your pillowy sleeper sofa for something angular and white.

Still, you just can’t re-create the chic lounge at [insert hot hotel here].

Better leave the logistics to ...

You’ve always been a night owl.

But 51 straight days without a sunrise? You’re a dancing queen, not the princess of darkness.

Reschedule that trip to Finland and shimmy over to Marimekko, an entire boutique (the second in the U.S.) filled ...

Men may have their pick of leading parts on the big screen, but in the dramedy that is your life (starring: you), it’s the supporting role they play that counts. So go ahead, give them an award.

Your Bond, James ...

Your friends are like day-of-the-week undies. Monday movie? Alex. Sunday shopping? Ginger. But no matter how well you’ve got them pegged, you can always use help with gifts. Keep your pants on. We’ve got ideas.

Girly Faction
Bubble baths aren’t ...

Mayo: Man, it sure is dark in here.

White Bread: No kidding. I can’t believe we got chucked from the fridge like four-day-old cranberry sauce.

Mayo: Blame that damn nutritionist, Lauren Braun. The nerve, taking Ms. Pudgybum to the health food store ...

Your first cocktail party of the season was a raging success; friends oohed and aahed over your ultra-minimal decor. But you’re over it. New motto: More is more.

So go see Lars Bolander, who opened shop this summer in the ...