My favourite? Probably the chrome lighting, slate wall, stainless steel table - and yes, the green shag carpeting (although I would prefer a deep as deep can be area rug).
Jan 25, 2010
How to Decorate a 1970s Room
My favourite? Probably the chrome lighting, slate wall, stainless steel table - and yes, the green shag carpeting (although I would prefer a deep as deep can be area rug).
Jan 21, 2010
Tip of the Week - Footwear
Don't wear the same shoes two days in a row. We lose a 1/2 pint of water through our feet daily. Leather needs at least 24 hrs. to dry out.
Jan 20, 2010
4 Stylish Reasons to Go to Paris Tomorrow
As if you'd need a reason at all.
Talk about four days of style spotting. To which address was my ticket sent?
Paris Déco...Off January 21 - 25
Parisian showrooms of top interior design companies will be open to visitors for the first time.
Paris Men's Fashion Week January 21 - 24
Click here to view the full schedule at Bijou Living on Facebook
via MIL on Facebook
Les Puces de Paris - Saint-Ouen
The Paris Flea Market
Madeleine Vionnet, Puriste de la mode
The last ten days of the Vionnet exhibit at Les Art Décoratifs.
While you're there why not make, 'We'll always have Paris' really mean something to you.
Talk about four days of style spotting. To which address was my ticket sent?
Paris Déco...Off January 21 - 25
Parisian showrooms of top interior design companies will be open to visitors for the first time.
Paris Men's Fashion Week January 21 - 24
Click here to view the full schedule at Bijou Living on Facebook
via MIL on Facebook
Les Puces de Paris - Saint-Ouen
The Paris Flea Market
Madeleine Vionnet, Puriste de la mode
The last ten days of the Vionnet exhibit at Les Art Décoratifs.
While you're there why not make, 'We'll always have Paris' really mean something to you.
Architectural Salvage - Marble
You may remember me speaking of a slab of marble in the comment section of Top 5 Design Pieces I'm Extremely Bored of back in October. Well, yesterday I decided that if it was still there I was going to buy it (Craigslist was good to me last weekend). Yipeekiyay it was still there - but alas it had a sold sticker on it. Apparently, someone purchased it in November but hasn't picked it up yet as they've 'lost' their receipt. Sounds a little fishy to me. I offered to buy it and take it right then. No go. There was a new guy working there and things had suddenly become extremely expensive. Which would explain why they were overstocked.
One of my pet peeves is when you're at a second hand place or demolition sale and they say, 'Well, that sells for X amount new so...'.
The one that got away.
approx. 8' x 3' $250
They also had this piece which I thought would be good for a shelf up against my back wall.
I wanted to put the slab on top of some, preferably old, saw horses. My Dad had a great pair with paint splatters, nails and gouges on them that would have been perfect.
Check out my new page - Bijou Living Space.
One of my pet peeves is when you're at a second hand place or demolition sale and they say, 'Well, that sells for X amount new so...'.
The one that got away.approx. 8' x 3' $250
They also had this piece which I thought would be good for a shelf up against my back wall.
$240
I wanted to put the slab on top of some, preferably old, saw horses. My Dad had a great pair with paint splatters, nails and gouges on them that would have been perfect.Check out my new page - Bijou Living Space.
Jan 18, 2010
Defamation of Character - Cashmere
Think about this, it takes the cashmere of three to six goats to make a single women's sweater.
A conversation with Daniel rekindled an issue I had been getting worked up about years ago - cashmere and its lowered image in the marketplace. A few autumns back I was caught unexpectedly downtown without a jacket. Needless to say I went straight to a specialty 'cashmere' boutique nearby as I wanted the thinnest yet warmest sweater I could find. Let's say I'm familiar with cashmere but not an expert. I also have a few vintage Scotish cashmere pieces that are at least forty years old and are still like new. Considering cashmere as an investment piece, I confidently forked out over $300 for my new pullover sweater - by the end of the evening it was completely pilled on each side. Furious? Yes.
Please understand this and pass it on -> REAL/PURE cashmere rarely pills and if it does it definitely doesn't happen in four hours. I went back to the shop first thing in the morning with my $300 rag. Guess what? No returns, no exchanges and no credit notes. Basically it was, 'That's your piece of crap now, enjoy.' One of my qualities I have to work on is keeping my cool.
Back to my opening thought - if it takes three to six goats to make a single women's sweater why are they $49.99 at 'select' retailers?
Don't support this abomination. Be an educated consumer and don't get ripped off - for the sake of the goats.
To educate yourself please read these FAQs from the Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturers' Institute and pass it on.
Jan 14, 2010
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