(Photo: Davies + Starr)

The Next Exotic to Bring Home
Colorful, and often on a black (New York–appropriate) background, hand-embroidered Lebanese tapestries can take as long as a year to make; this upholstered chaise is part of the new Suzani collection of chairs, pillows, and furniture from that country ($2,995 at ABC Carpet & Home, 888 Broadway, at 19th St.; 212-473-3000).