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Christmas Came Early
Recently, I was contacted by a publicist on behalf of FujiFilm who said the company wanted me to try out their retro-sexy, new XF1 camera. That's right, they wanted to give me a free digital camera and all they wanted in return was some feedback, my impressions on the product's performance. I was very clear that I would not blog about it unless I was truly sold on the camera's merits. I'll have the perfect opportunity to test it out in India where I'm headed for a two-week road trip beginning this afternoon. I'll digest the user manual on the plane and hopefully be ready to shoot when I hit the ground on the other side of the world.
Full post and comments...Industrial Chic Verso
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Verso, designer Julie Jenkinson's new retail concept was barely open when she was featured in the New York Times. Writer Sarah Wildman described Verso as a "vintage curio shop," which pretty much sums it up. Housed in a repurposed garage behind business partner Kate Eisen's INabstracto (1160 Queen West), Verso specializes in the kind of industrial chic detritus our parents would scoff at and our kids can't get enough of. To my mind, Verso dwells in the zeitgeist somewhere between ruin porn and steampunk. Jenkinson is very much the author of her own aesthetic but it's the kind of thing we've been seeing in smaller doses at Queen West Antique Centre and Black Pug for awhile.
Full post and comments...If You’re Trendy and You Know It . . .
Friday, August 10, 2012
Within hours of posting about my new gold bedroom I received the latest e-news promo from Crate & Barrel featuring, you guessed it, gold cushions and accessories. It's rarely my intention to be trendy but it's funny how when you follow the world of home style you end up channeling the zeitgeist whether you know it or not. Crate's great looking line of cushions falls into the $35 - $80 range and one or two of them just might end up on my new brass bed.
Full post and comments...Dear styleNorth . . . T.O. Shopping Trip?
Friday, August 3, 2012
StyleNorth reader Kim wrote to ask for help planning a trip to T.O. "I'm a Montrealer coming to Toronto for one short day - my dream is to hit as many unique home decor stores as possible. Do you happen to have an address book of your favorite shops? I'm happy to comply with this stroll through Leslieville.
Full post and comments...Indian Treasures on Dundas West
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Just last week I was ewwing and ahhing over a sublime selection of Indian quilts and coverlets at Toronto's wonderful Haveli Home (left). Then, in the brand new issue of Canadian House & Home (September 2012), there's an item featuring kantha quilts from West Elm with patterns remarkably similar to Haveli's. Naturally I was keen to investigate.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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