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Upside Down? Or Rightside Up?

Monday, August 9, 2010

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While surfing 1stdibs.com today I came across this coffee table, which I instantly recognized from the August 2010 issue of Canadian House and Home (photo by Stacey Brandford). In my opinion, it was the most glamorous shot in the mag that month and I was crazy, absolutely crazy about the coffee table, which belongs to journalist Karen Von Hahn and her husband Thomas. I love that 1stdibs displays the table one way, like a letter M, and the Von Hahn's present it the other way, like a W. What's your preference? The M's a bit golden arches don't you think?

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Less is More at Avenue Road

Thursday, August 5, 2010

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There are all kinds of gorgeous, high-end stores in Toronto that I've never blogged about because frankly, if I can't afford to shop there, what's the point? But I'm making an exception with Avenue Road, partly because there's such a buzz about the place, partly because it's so darn beautiful and partly because it was designed by hometown boys George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg whose stellar work is also the subject of a gorgeous new coffee table book.

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Unhappy Hipsters Make Me Smile

Friday, March 12, 2010

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StyleNorth reader Vanessa did me a favour when she wrote to tell me about a delightful blog, happyhipsters.com. The site poaches shots like the one above, from self-consciously hip decor mags like Dwell (photo by Gunnar Knechtel); the bloggers then add their own subversive captions that wittily undermine the lifestyle choices on display. In this case . . . "The frequent window washing and dry mopping required to keep the room sufficiently spartan became more than she could bear. The bed suffered the consequences."

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Cheap Thrills: Pavilion Warehouse Sale

Friday, July 17, 2009

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Over. Stock. Those are my new favorite words since touring the Pavilion Warehouse on Toronto's Gladstone Avenue, a short block north of Queen. Pavilion runs a swish home decor store at 739 Queen Street West (at Tecumseth) where you'll pay full-freight for the glamorous retail styling. Me? I'd rather hike another kilometer west and dig into the deals on the warehouse floor where prices have been slashed 30 - 45 per cent on everything in sight.

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Library: Glamour, Making it Modern

Friday, June 19, 2009

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Now THIS is my idea of shelter porn! A big, beautiful book with high quality photos and just enough text to guide the tour. Rather than weighty chapters or throwaway fluff, Metropolitan Home’s Glamour, Making it Modern gets the balance of copy and sumptuous images exactly right.

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