Thursday, April 14, 2011

Paper Style

These beautiful images are from the lovely Toronto location of the Japanese Paper Place store. Purchases can be made online which opens up a wonderful opportunity to access these products if your hometown doesn't have such a store.

I love the potential all these beautiful papers offer. I find it very inspiring walking around this shop and just enjoying the colors in their organized displays. Seeing blocks of colour is very soothing and settling. Once I get to the patterned paper displays another feeling sets in. These are pre- determined beauty. I don't always know what to do with that... Some ideas do come to mind... lining a coffee table and laying glass on top perhaps.
These organized displays are a feast for the eyes...

I hope to do a series on stores I find beautiful in and of themselves. Well designed a displayed merchandise is a real art and when done well makes shopping a really pleasurable experience. The Japanese Paper Place definitely does it right!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Vintage Lamp

Found.
a glorious, bright yellow ball shade lamp.
soon to be listed in my etsy shop!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Wonderful Whimsy


FOUND.
a collection of handmade, hand painted wooden miniature characters.
these are just my kind of thing-
love their slight quirkiness and inherent tenderness...
I also love that they came from an estate sale of an eccentric collector of sorts...

Monday, January 3, 2011

House Proud 2011

A little indulgence on my part today...

Nothing radical had been done to our house in 2010 but little changes; re-arranging some furniture, de-cluttering and adding in some new, fresh pieces has been good for this old house.

A few notables: a striped wool blanket on the back of the couch from Mjolk, gorgeous large Atterby, Sweden lamp in corner, (found at a thrift store), small crochet pillow on couch from Emma Lamb, 2 vintage cat prints from Eclectisaurus, Art Deco wall shelf from Eclectic Pelican and last but not least, our ever faithful cat, Rupert!





Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Weathered Venetian Doors




looking back on my photos of Venice
these 3 door photos made me pause.

with all the stunning, ornate, intentional beauty in Venice
one can be distracted from observing these more quiet, utilitarian examples
of rustic beauty....

wishing everyone a peaceful, satisfying New Year that enriches with every passing day...

Monday, November 29, 2010

Conceptual Design


clever IKEA hack from G.V.M. of The Netherlands
sourced from here.



The Biblioteca Bookshelf
innovative design created from vintage coffee tables, by Matt Carr for Umbra.



Chest of drawers by Tejo Remy
for Droog

Friday, November 26, 2010

Weekend Sale

visit here for fabulous vintage finds.
coupon code:
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