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Auction(s): French Antiques v. Asian Accents
Two competing Toronto-area auctions on March 23 mean that decor junkies will have to pick their poison, either authentic French antiques or Asian decorative art. Downtown, A.H. Wilkens is holding the decorative arts sale, while the French pieces can be found at Mississauga's Oasis Convention Centre. Wilkens can be previewed Sunday and Monday but you can't peruse the French furniture until 4 pm on the day of the sale.
I, Covetous: South Asian-Inspired Console
Saturday, March 13, 2010
On sale for $850, this console in the window of Toronto's Decorum Decorative Finds is exactly the kind of modern-meets-exotica that makes my pulse race. If my living situation weren't so up-in-the-air I'd have brought the piece home with me yesterday. Instead, some other lucky soul will build a magazine-worthy vignette around it -- I trust they'll cherish it as I would.
Shops: Twice Found
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
I love meeting people who are passionate about the decorative arts and Holly Gnaedinger definitely fits the bill. A dedicated collector of ceramics and glassware, Holly turned her passion into a profession a few years ago when she teamed up with fellow collector Marie Lyons-Cooper to open Twice Found. The store specializes in "vintage modern" glass, tableware and furnishings, with serious detours into Asian arts and even jewellery. Ecectic? Definitely. Colourful? Indubidibly.
Shops: Holy Cow!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Toronto-based globe-trotter and restaurateur Aristedes Pasparakis and his designer wife, Alexia von Beck, have taken the plunge into home decor with their latest endeavor, an exotic gift and furnishing shop on Toronto's Queen Street East. Holy Cow! is a celebration of all things South Asian.
What A Difference A Pull Makes
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I was content with my bedside tables although I never loved the ho-hum Chinese-style pulls. Then, this past weekend, I found a pair of awesome vintage pulls at The Salvage Shop ($15 each); they're more Indian in spirit, which will bother purists but suits me just fine. The fact that they're brass and add a bit of bling to an otherwise sober piece is even better.
Friday, March 19, 2010
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