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Giveaway: Odyssey Boston Father’s Day Cruise

Entertainment Cruises is giving one StyleCarrot reader a family four pack of tickets for the Father’s Day Twilight Dinner Cruise on Sunday, June 16 aboard the Odyssey cruise ship in Boston.

This cruise around Boston Harbor includes a plated dinner, live entertainment, and historic harbor views. To enter: Leave a comment on this post noting what your dad’s dream present would be. Contest ends Thursday, June. 13 at midnight ET. Winner will be notified on Friday morning. Don’t forget to include your email address!

C R U I SE D E T A I L S
Date: Sunday, June 16^thBoard: 5:00pm
Cruise: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

This cruise features an acapella group for entertainment, called The Honeymooners, a dynamic quartet who will perform a lively and eclectic set of classics, standards, and originals.

S A M P L E M E N U C H O I C E S

Farmer’s Market Garden Salad Chef’s daily selection of the freshest salad greens

Roasted Chicken Pan-roasted chicken breast infused with our traditional Moroccan chermoula seasonings, topped with our chef’s inspired harissa sauce and served with a citrus couscous and bok choy
Grilled Salmon Fresh grilled salmon topped with a ragoût of braised cherry tomatoes and black olives, served with sautéed spinach
Short Ribs Grilled and slow-cooked boneless short ribs with smoked Gouda mashed potatoes and glazed baby carrots, finished with a cabernet wine demi-glace
Vegetable Napoleon Layered portobello mushroom, roasted red peppers, zucchini, eggplant, summer squash and tofu grilled atop basil marinara

Chef’s selection of cakes and mini pastries

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S to our winner,
Christina Marie of Christina Marie Interiors.
Have an amazing day!

Get the Look: 20 Modern Sleeper Sofas

I’ve done a number of sofa roundups of a variety of sofas from gray sofas to blue velvet sofas—but I have yet to pull together a collection of sleeper sofas for you. With summer guests on the horizon, I think it’s a good idea to examine some sofa bed options.

Choosing sofa beds can be tricky, since the sofas need to be deep enough to accommodate some type of mattress wide enough to pose as a bed. This means they can be bulky; hardly the contemporary look I favour. There are a number of options that go beyond the futon, but stay simple and sleek. Even the more comfortable upholstered sofa beds for sale these days have a streamlined silhouette.

I wrote a post on daybeds a while back, so I haven’t included any here save for one sectional piece that’s admittedly more of a daybed than traditional sleeper. On the Cape I have DWR’s Twilight in green which I love, but as for my old sleeper-sofa with the thin mattress and metal bar that pops out of the sofa – not so much.

Sleeper sofa design has improved, but still, if you’re shopping for a traditional sleeper, look for constructions that solve that issue. Mitchell Gold sofas tend to be great compromises for a plush upholstered sofa with a bed inside. [Availability of items checked and updated on 1-18-17]

S H O P P I N G

1 Elliot Sofa Bed, $169 at Target. (unavailable)

2 SOLSTA Sofa Bed, $179 at IKEA.

3 Bay Sleeper by Busk&Hertzog, $2,200 at DWR. (unavailable)

4 Elke Convertible Sofa, $999.99 at Room & Board.

5 Henry Sleeper, $1,299–$1,699 at West Elm.

6 Twilight Sleeper Sofa by Flemming Busk, $2,100 at DWR.

7 Gus*Modern James Sleeper Lounge, $1,850 at Lumens.

8 Mexico Futon Sofa Bed, £189.99 at Argos.

9 Blu Dot Paramount Daybed, $1,804 at YLiving.

10 Twin Sleeper Chair, $1,795 at JC Penney.

11 Alex III Sleeper at Mitchell Gold Bob Williams.

12 Chevron Futon, $199.99 at Target.

13 Sliding Sleeper Sofa by Pietro Arosio, $3,875 at DWR.

14 LifeStyle Solutions Convertible Sofa, $560 at Hayneedle.

15 KIVIK Sofa Bed with Footstool, $958 at IKEA.

16 Eden Convertible Sofa, $999 at Room & Board.

17 Blu Dot One Night Stand Sleeper Sofa, $1,999 at Lumens.

18 Patti Foam Sofa Bed at Homebase. (unavailable)

19 Artek Sofa-Bed 550.

20 Niels Bendtsen sleeper sofa, $2,540 at Hive.

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ARTmonday: Mariska Meijers’ Interior Paintings

When I posted 21 Interiors in Art back in January, I hadn’t yet discovered Amsterdam-based artist and designer Mariska Meijers. Meijers, who has no formal training, worked in the corporate world before pursuing a creative career in 2005. Her contemporary still lifes and interiors are an eclectic mix of object and patterns. I love the way she pairs African and Asian prints with both classic and mod style furnishings. She says about her work, “I stir a cocktail of objects, patterns and colours in my thoughts which I translate straight on to my canvas.”