Double use for hangers

michelle — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:01:03 +0000

I came across this very clever coat rack at South Coast. What a great idea to use these wooden hangers as double duty coat hooks.

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My new dining table

michelle — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:13:50 +0000

The new pickled vat table top we picked up at Canadian Salvaged Timber this weekend for our new table.

Can’t wait to put it all together and show you the transformation of my living/dining room.

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Wish List: Polaroid Instant Mobile Printer GL10

michelle — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:09:53 +0000

One thing I don’t like about this digital age is that a lot of people have stopped developing pictures. However, I take blame to the fact that I haven’t had photos of family and friends printed and framed in my space in YEARS!

But not anymore! I’m working on a picture wall with black, gold and silver frames for the living room and somewhere along my stair walls I want to do a collage of some of my Instagram photos.

I came across the Polaroid Instant Mobile Printer GL10 from From Me To You‘s blog (which I LOVE) and I thought it was a fabulous idea! I love the fact that I can also choose different borders for my printed photos. It’s been a very long time since I made a photo album of printed photos and I’d love to get back into it and make coffee table books.

So…. this handy little printer is going on my Wish List!

Photos courtesy of From Me To You

Filed under: Photography, Wish list

Art, art and more art!

michelle — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:47:49 +0000

Now that I’ve bought a new house and have tons of walls, I’d like to fill them with art and photographs. I’m on the hunt of some beautiful art, prints, photography, etc. Here are some that I love.

By: IscreenYouscreen

By: MadeByGirl

Found on Etsy

By: Cocoa Hearts

By: Picasso

By: Chariklia Zarris

Louis Vuitton Vintage Poster

Ork Posters

Filed under: Home Decor, Photography, Uncategorized

Fashome – H&M and Crate & Barrel

michelle — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:42:49 +0000

I am loving the H&M website because I can create an entire outfit online from head to toe including lingerie.

Here’s my take on styling an outfit and a room with the same color and pattern palette.

I decided to pair up my outfit with Crate & Barrel because I love the diversity of style and color that they offer.

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A splash of red

michelle — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 22:35:34 +0000

My new living room, that I will soon post on my blog, needs a nice pop of color and here’s one item I’m thinking of adding to it.

Filed under: Home Decor

Pantry makeover idea

michelle — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:29:46 +0000

I came across a fantastic idea for my pantry. I’ve always wanted a Miele built-in espresso maker, a bar area, and a drinks fridge.

Low and behold, Jardin de ville, on Sherbourne St in Toronto has a perfect little kitchen with all the things I’ve wanted.

Here’s a photo of my pantry and the makeover inspiration.

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Bag Find – Archival Clothing

michelle — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:14:54 +0000

There should be some kind of “Bags Anonymous” for people are have a serious addiction to bags like myself. I love all men’s and women’s bags including eco friend reusable bags you can buy at the grocery store. I don’t know why but I’ve never blogged about the bags that I’ve seen and loved and probably can’t afford until today. I’ve created a new Category called “Bag Find” so I can share and archive all the bags that give me love at first sight.

Today I came across Archival Clothing actually by 4 degrees of separation. I was on Twitter today and came across a tweet by Design Sponge‘s Grace Bonney about House of Brinson couple Susan and William Brinson. It immediately peaked my curiosity so I checked out the link she provided on the tweet so that I could see the new Brinson creation. As I was reading the blog entry, I decided to check out the House of Brinson website. From there I checked out Susan’s stationary website, as well as, William’s photography website. Flipping through his portfolio, I came across photos of the Archival Rucksack that I really really really want! I love the simplicity, the ruggedness and the vintage feel of the bag and I’m SO GLAD it has 2 small pockets for my cell phone and wallet. Every bag I have must have 2 separate pockets for my cell phone and wallet. I just love keeping things organized in my bag so that I don’t have to rummage through it even just to find my lip balm.

The more I kept browsing through the Archival website, the more I was intrigued by their work and ideas and how their business operates. I couldn’t stop reading their blog and I’m still not done reading it.

I hope one day to find myself in Eugene, Oregon where I could hopefully get a sneak peak of a day in the life of Archival Clothing.

Here are the bags that I long for.

Archival Rucksack

Archival Flap Musette

Chester Wallace Tote

Photos courtesy of Archival Clothing

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More iPad cases that I love

michelle — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:38:29 +0000

I have the first generate iPad but unfortunately, the better half has claimed it and I am yearning for my own new iPad. Sadly, you need money to buy new things so I’m SOL! But I still love finding new iPad cases for my future iPad.

Anya Hindmarch Bespoke

Michael Kors Jet Set

Salvatore Ferragamo

Tory Burch

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Bunny Williams

michelle — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:11:37 +0000

I came across Bunny Williams from Lonny Mag‘s Jan/Feb 2011 issue and I checked out her website. STUNNING STUNNING STUNNING! Every room felt so complete and I just can’t wait until I complete my new home with furniture, art pieces, books, etc from my future travels around the world or even around Toronto. Here are some of my favourite rooms.

Filed under: Home Decor, Interior Design