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Feeling Lucky?
It's ridiculously short notice, I know, but I only received the flyer yesterday for Waddington's Cobourg's bi-annual fine furniture auction. And let me tell you, there is some sweet stuff in this sale. Do you remember the post I did about designer Michael S. Smith and his masterful use of pairs? Well there are some very pretty pairs on offer, including the handsome tchotchkes above and the pair of side chairs below that once belonged to the late Robertson Davies [there are several items from the writer's estate in the sale].
Full post and comments...The Wood Whisperer
Friday, May 3, 2013
If I'd known this was going to be a styleNorth post I would have taken better "before" pics. Honestly, the table was a mess before I took it to Emanuel Calleja at Old Fashioned Restoration (3068 Dundas St. West, 416-767-6989). It's a long and not very interesting story as to how I came to be the guardian of this particular table, suffice it to say that I felt responsible for the state it ended up in and wanted to do right by the piece before I returned it to its rightful owner. Emanuel charges around $250 to do a job like this so if you've got a good piece that needs some TLC, I highly recommend this refinishing genius, he truly is the Wood Whisperer.
Full post and comments...Of Things Past Comes to Rosedale
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Rosedale strip got a new player last week when consignment shop Of Things Past opened a satellite location at 1096 Yonge Street (just north of Roxborough) in the storefront previously occupied by Jackson Falk. The Rosedale shop is everything the original OTP is not, it's small, it's central and the merchandise is of a generally high quality. I have been through the Bridgeland location many, many times and rarely found anything worth cooing over but in Rosedale the pieces are good and they're moving straight out the door. The place was jammed on opening weekend with a very good buzz in the neighbourhood.
Full post and comments...Paris: A Few of My Favorite Things
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Well, that was a whirlwind! Four days on the ground in Paris and suddenly I'm back in Toronto feeling like a drunk after an open-bar party. I hardly know what hit me. Although time was tight we were careful not to over-schedule, yet somehow we managed to set foot in fully half of the city’s 20 arrondissements (neighbourhoods). I gasped at the postcard perfection of Place des Voges, above, as we made our way to the Bastille antiques market. With four identical fountains and crisscrossing footpaths, the square oozes charm and sophistication. A waiter in our hotel bar observed that addresses on this square are among the most expensive in the city and it’s no mystery why.
Full post and comments...Paris Flea Market: My Kind of Day
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Of course, the famous Paris flea market, Les Puces, was high on my list of must dos in the City of Light but as it happens this week most of those dealers are camped out in the Bastille along the Canal Saint Martin. Hundreds of dealers spread out in a make-shift covered shelter and then in outdoor stalls for what my feet would attest to be miles and miles.
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
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