Featured Home: A Peek Inside the Obama's Martha's Vineyard Retreat

The Obama familyretreats to this secluded yet comfortable Martha's Vineyard home when they want to get away from the bustle of D.C.

The main house.

The living room designed by New York designer Richard Keith Langham. 

The mint-hued dining room with a pewter American chandelier and painted ladder back chairs from London.

A Patterson, Flynn & Martin rug adorns the master bedroom.

Get the Style: Art Deco Cool

Photo: Courtesy of HouseBeautiful.com

The pale hues in this art-deco style living room sooth while the chocolate black evens out the space. 

Luxury: Affluent Consumers Want More Than Bubbly

A report in Women's Wear Daily listed the top ten wine and spirits purchased by affluent consumers. The top choice? Rum. Nearly 50% prefer rum over everything else. Favorite brands include the family owned Bacardi spirits, Ketel One vodka, the Glenlivet scotch.  The surprising loser? Cognac.

Top 10 List:

1. Rum (48.9 %)
2. Vodka (15.8%)
3. Champagne (9.3%)
4. Wine (8.6%)
5. Scotch (2.3%)
6. Other wine, liquor, and spirits (1.5%)
7. Bourbon (-2.5%)
8. Whiskey (-2.5%)
9. Sherry/Port (-15.2%)
10. Cognac (-25.5%)

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