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Dorothy Would
My first post about Of Things Past in Rosedale got a luke warm reception here, but whatever. The shop is on my block so I keep tabs on it and week after week after week there is something on the floor I adore, something priced just ever so slightly out of my reach; so I wait and debate only to see it snapped up and gone while my indecision simmers. Today these charming chests appeared in the window, so Dorthory Draper the grand dame herself might have designed them. She'd certainly snap them up if she were alive and had a client to cajole. The colour, the scale, those feet!
Full post and comments...Picture Perfect Pottery at Bluebird
Sunday, February 12, 2012 by Chris
Last week, I passed by Toronto's Bluebird, a shop specializing in handmade gifts, mementos and decorative items and I was so struck by the gorgeous display of Sara Paloma pottery just inside the front door that I followed my curiosity inside. With such narrow necks the vases are utterly impractical and stunningly beautiful. On sale for 15 per cent off, the vessels range in price from $125 - $260. Paloma is a potter based in Emeryville, California.
Full post and comments...Hardware: Inside and Out
Friday, January 20, 2012 by Chris
It's been awhile since a shop window screamed out at me to be featured in Window Dressing but the current display at Toronto's Hardware Interiors (760 Queen Street East, 416.462.3099) has editorial written all over it. Symmetry, scale, surprise, this window by shop owners Murray Duncan and Jordan Tabachnik has it all. The fierce, head-turning mask at the centre of the vignette is from a private collection being sold on consignment. It's not the sort of thing Hardware usually deals in but the shop's clientele is apparently eating it up. The Congolese Kuba Royal Mask in the window is priced at $950, the figure eight lamps are $385 each and the salvaged-wood display console is $2,100.
Full post and comments...Cool Kitchen Set
Thursday, June 23, 2011 by Chris
Bungalow in Toronto's Kensington Market often has terrific pieces in its window and this week is no exception; on Tuesday I caught the display team installing this awesome kitchen set, which the store buyer could only tell me was originally purchased from Scandia in the 1970s. The six-seater set is in mint condition and is priced at $795, which seems eminently fair to me. Just look at that curvaceous corner, you could pull the pie-shaped seat out and use it as an occasional chair in another room.
Full post and comments...IDS 11: Great Displays
Sunday, January 30, 2011 by Chris
When I'm prowling a show like IDS I'm always on the lookout for great displays and vignettes; the more eye candy I can give you darling readers, the more likely you'll be to keep coming back. So here's a selection of beautifully styled booths and spaces that beckoned and said, "Take my picture!" Up Country did a particularly good job, above and below, and was working the hell out of its Down Home Collection featuring the Union Jack, but it was not alone -- Elte also featured the British flag on a distressed, patchwork rug that was combining three trends into one.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Chris
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