Tag Archive | "Folly"
Folly: The Elephant House
Lewie Gonsalves is the best kind of crazy, the kind that can afford to indulge a fantastical whim like commissioning three granite elephants and then having them shipped from southern India to his beautifully landscaped front garden in Toronto's Cabbagetown neighbourhood.
Folly: What’s With the Balls?
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Jim Barnes, the jovial owner of this cockamammie spread on Highway 1 between Fowlers Corners and Bridgenorth, gets lots of curious strangers pulling into his driveway, people like me who just have to know, "What's with the balls?"
Folly: Memories of Madeira
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Lke all great do-it-yourselfers, Simon had a vision for this trash/treasure. He took one of the terracotta birds to Home Depot where they colour-matched some exterior paint. Now, all put together, you’d swear it was a genuine tile roof. The Francos have recreated a Madeira country house right down to the shutters and little swallows adorning the doorway.
Folly: Toronto Toy Story
Friday, June 13, 2008
For some, the desire to decorate goes beyond the confines of their homes and stretches all the way to the curb. Like this mad jumble in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood. The wacky homeowners have been building this shrine of kitschy fountains and stuffed toys for 16 years.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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