http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog Real Canadians decorating Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/09/wrap-party-just-another-day-at-the-office/ http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/09/wrap-party-just-another-day-at-the-office/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:05:09 +0000 Chris http://stylenorth.ca/blog/?p=12117 After celebrating a milestone birthday, my friend Kristen went back to work last week to find her office completely under wraps. Gift wrap, that is. In a twisted homage to the artist Christo, her co-workers had wrapped anything that wasn't nailed down. On the desktop you can see the keyboard and even the mouse have been given the treatment, as have the tape dispenser and stapler.]]> http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/09/wrap-party-just-another-day-at-the-office/feed/ 6 http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/06/fun-cool-office-stuff/ http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/06/fun-cool-office-stuff/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:34:11 +0000 Chris http://stylenorth.ca/blog/?p=10146 When I was at Toronto's Soho Art & Custom Framing I spotted these terrific computer mice that would jazz up any work station. Sure, they look gimmicky but they're actually Swiss-made by Pat Says Now and sold in 30 countries around the world. My own personal must-have is one of these amazing mouse pad and coaster sets designed to look like Persian rugs; the sets are $29.95 at Toronto's Pulp (348 Danforth Avenue, 416.462.2818) or you can buy just the mouse pad alone for $24.95. Now, that's style!]]> http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/06/fun-cool-office-stuff/feed/ 2 http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/02/cube-envy-in-the-pink/ http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/02/cube-envy-in-the-pink/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:47:50 +0000 Chris http://stylenorth.ca/blog/?p=5960 Harsh florescent lighting is the bane of cube-dwellers everywhere. The under-mounted fixture in my office cubicle was so cold and unforgiving (above left) that I almost never used it. And then an idea dawned; I removed the acrylic cover from the fixture, below, and gave it a once-over with a pink highlighter. I’ve often heard that pink light is the most flattering and who can’t use a little of that? Colouring complete, I popped the acrylic back into its slot and voila, suddenly my cube has a sweet, warm glow, above left. Now I use the light all the time instead of almost never.]]> http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2009/02/cube-envy-in-the-pink/feed/ 4 http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/11/sick-day/ http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/11/sick-day/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:24:45 +0000 Chris http://stylenorth.ca/blog/?p=3851 Sorry folks, but I’m feeling too rotten to post today. I hope to be back tomorrow after another day in bed. Cartoon courtesy of Stan & Ergo.]]> http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/11/sick-day/feed/ 3 http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/06/pimp-my-cube/ http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/06/pimp-my-cube/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:29:09 +0000 Chris http://stylenorth.ca/blog/?p=48 Do you spend five days a week in a mind-numbing office cubicle? Make it a home away from home with a few simple additions. My cloth-covered cube in an otherwise bland corporate headquarters is anything but boring thanks to a $5 fabric remnant found at Designer Fabrics. Seamed (thanks Mike!) and stapled to the baffling, [...]]]> http://www.stylenorth.ca/blog/2008/06/pimp-my-cube/feed/ 8