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Four Seasons On the Block
It promises to be a doozie of a sale, so big it will take three days to clear out the contents of Toronto's Four Seasons Hotel. And just my luck, the thing I want most will be sold on the day I'm moving. Would you buy a used bed in this era of rampant bed bugs? I have to admit I'm toying with the idea since I discovered that those beds are by Hästens, a mattress I have coveted since the moment I discovered them. A friend who got a sneak peak at the sale over the weekend mentioned that some of the beds have never been used and are being sold in their original packaging. How dreamy.
Full post and comments...Shade Parade
Monday, April 23, 2012
When I spotted the lamp through the window of High Park Antiques (342 High Park Avenue, 416.534.3833), it called to me like a glowing, blue beacon. The shop was closed so I phoned and left a message. When the proprietor rang back to inform me that the lamp was still available priced at $60 I committed to taking it, never mind that I hadn't actually seen the piece up close and personal. My new lamp is a Stiffel and when I got home and did a search of 1stdibs.com where I found the examples pictured. That's right, my $60 lamp is a 1stdibs habitué and you know what that means . . . crazy, stupid prices.
Full post and comments...Hardware: Inside and Out
Friday, January 20, 2012
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...Awesome Lighting at Philz
Friday, January 6, 2012
I didn't ask Philz proprietor Cynthia Markowitz whether this fab pendant light fell off a truck but it's the only explanation for the jaw-droppingly low price. Featuring 10 sleek black ball lights the pendant is priced at just $350. That's right, $350! I would buy it myself for a future client but if I did that every time I came across a great deal I'd be drowning in stuff. And so I pass it on to you, dear readers. If you've got the ceiling height you will never, EVER find a better deal on a fixture so sexy.
Full post and comments...Mod Pieces: Old Lamps Get A New Lease
Friday, December 16, 2011
Lia Fagan's timing could not have been better. The proprietor of Mod Pieces wrote to me several weeks ago promoting her business restyling vintage lamps and constructing custom lampshades. Well, it just so happens that Lia is based in Burlington, Ontario, around the corner from my latest decorating client in Oakville for whom I had sourced some amazing vintage lamps that required shades. Lia used the frame and fabric I provided to construct a new shade that better suits the room in which it now resides. She charged $75 for the reconstruction, an extremely reasonable rate, as anyone who has bought shades recently will know.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
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