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Burnett Blooms on Bathurst
Burnett owners Gordon and Cathy Runge were apologetic yesterday when I dropped into their new vintage furniture shop on Bathurst Street south of Dupont: “We had someone in last week who bought us out,” explained Gordon, “so the pickings are a bit slim at the moment. We’re working to stock the place up again.” Working, indeed. It was Sunday afternoon and the place smelled of turps and paint as wife Cathy worked on a dresser in the back half of the shop. Reviving old furniture was a hobby she turned into a business as a kind of last resort: “I was very unhappy in my work,” she told me, “and I’d say to Gordie, I’ve got three more months in me, get me a store. And here we are.”
Full post and comments...Mid-Century Marvel
Sunday, November 28, 2010
I wouldn’t be surprised to find such an impressive assemblage of original mid-century furnishings and accessories in the home of a wealthy collector but my sense is that the couple who live in this 1,400-square foot apartment above a store not far from Toronto’s High Park, isn’t especially well-to-do. This is the story of how they pulled together such an astonishingly fine collection of vintage designer pieces by shopping smart and buying what they loved; pedigree and provenance are secondary.
Full post and comments...Indian Decorative Art Shines at AGO
Friday, November 19, 2010
There’s a lot more to Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts than decorative art but the decorative items that are featured are definitely worth the price of admission. Opening tomorrow at Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario, Maharaja features 200 objects spanning nearly three centuries and it’s not just about golden thrones and silver carriages, though there are indeed stellar examples of both. Some of the most surprising items come at the end of the show in a section dubbed “The Modern Maharaja,” which includes art deco furnishings by Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann and Eckart Muthesius, photographs by Man Ray and Cecil Beaton and jewels by Cartier.
Full post and comments...Art and Lighting Shine At Rouge Concept
Friday, October 22, 2010
You the know the gentrification of a neighbourhood is complete when it can support a gallery/decor store like the two-year old Rouge Concept in the Riverside section of Queen Street East. Tomorrow, shop owner Nancy Grenier, above, celebrates her second anniversary in the former dollar store that she gutted, opened up and transformed into a light, bright gallery selling art and objects priced from $65 to $6,500. "It sounds like a cliche," says Nancy, "but there really is something for everyone. I make sure to cover a range of price points; I don't anyone to feel intimidated. That's why I style the shop with a few furnishings to make it feel more like a home environment."
Full post and comments...High Contrast
Monday, July 12, 2010
Well, Phil Nimmo was right, Benjamin Moore's North Creek Brown or Marshlands (CC-512), as it's now called, did take my room from casual to sophisticated. At least that's how it feels to me. Yes, I've lost that bright, airy feeling (below) that my mother complimented but I've gained tremendous strength and so much contrast. The cream-on-cream scheme feels flat by comparison.
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