Quote of the Week - Dark Shadows

via Meghan on Pinterest

She likes to pretend she's rock'n'roll, but she's a Carpenters kind of chick for sure. Carolyn

Design Lover - 1979 Bang & Olufsen Turntable Cassette Radio Combo

Beocenter 7000

Designer: Jacob Jensen

more of Jensen's Bang & Olufsen work (including the 7000) is in the permanent collection of the MoMA view it here

Manufactured: 1979

Rosewood and aluminum

Made in Denmark

I love it so much I bought it (off Craigslist).

via New York magazine Dec. 1980

10 Unique Umbrella Stands

Mid century chrome umbrella stand with faux black bamboo available at White Warehouse

Teak wood Black Forest style umbrella stand available at Steven Sclaroff

Hand crafted onyx umbrella stand available at Pamela Lerner

"I'm pulling for Victory" World War II grocery cart available at Off the Wall Antiques

Noe umbrella stand  Bertoli and Pajetta for Fontana Arte

Piero Fornasetti available at High Style Decor

Giancarlo Piretti Pluvium umbrella stand

West German Raymor vase or umbrella stand available at Gaspare Asaro

1970s umbrella stand

available at Galerie Andre Hayat

10 Tips for a Roaring Good Time

Summer was all about the deck at our new place and winter is going to be about the fireplace. Lately, folks have been recommending I throw a few sprigs of lavender or a couple pine cones into the fire to add a little extra to the winter warmth. I'm a Smokey the Bear type and feel that these little extras cause a few too many sparks for my liking. Alternatively, I'm going to try adding a few drops of essential oils of pine, cypress, sandalwood or cedarwood onto the logs before the fire. I'll keep you posted.

So, before you burn the house down, here are a few tips for ensuring a safe fireside chat:

1. Service your fireplace and chimney in the spring and summer months.
2. Artificial logs are an easy alternative to wood burning. Most undergo laboratory testing for low emissions.
3. Before you light your fire, make sure the flue is open otherwise the smoke won't escape, hence, leaving your room, and you, smelling like a campfire.
4. Have a screen that completely covers the fireplace to prevent sparks from hitting the floor beyond the hearth.
5. Burn clean, dry, seasoned (aged 6-12 months) firewood only.
6. Use a mix of hard wood and soft wood where possible, depending on what’s available in your area.
7. Avoid wet or green wood. The moisture in these can cause creosote build up in your system. Creosote is a highly flammable material.
8. Never burn garbage, plastics, particle board, driftwood, painted or treated wood.
9. Burn small and hot fires. This style of burning uses more fuel but doing so causes less smoke, pollution and soot deposits in your system. More reason for seasonal cleaning and inspection.
10. Never leave a fire burning when you go to bed. Separate burning logs and place them in the fireplace corners to keep the fire from burning longer.

Last Weekend

Friday night was a trip to Chinatown to visit, Night Riders - A Design Exhibition for After Hours. I bought some gorgeous amethyst earrings from Rukus

Rachel and Stacy Reynaud

The event was held at the Angelus Novus studio - a great space.

Saturday, bright and early, we headed over to an estate sale at the Baker Residence (Peter Faulkner Smith architect - the home owner's brother) one of the outstanding homes noted in the West Vancouver Survey of Significant Architecture.

I'll be heading over once everything is said and done to shoot the interior. Excited about this. It's a gorgeous home. You should see the kitchen - all original!



We picked up some H. Faulkner Smith water colours and Rachel and Eddie scored an oil and some amazing mid-century bent plywood dining chairs (which you can see in the dining room window in the photo above.


I picked these four chairs up two weekends ago at a church sale but forgot to share them with you. They were $1 each and will be used around my unstained pine deck table.

Sunday was lazy. I was craving my favourite chocolates from my favourite chocolatier. so we headed over to Lonsdale Quay grabbed a coffee and chowed down some Belgian dark chocolate peanut butter cups and dark chocolate salted caramel(the breakfast of champions).  
Belgian Chocolate Salted Caramel at Olde World Fudge, Lonsdale Quay (the best in the city)

Monday was spent on our deck restoring the six bent plywood chairs from the estate sale (Check out Fifty Chairs That Changed the World)).



The finished product.

Quote of the Week - Carl Jung

I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.

Sweatshirts are Cats

Toques are crows, cardboard is dogs,and sweatshirts are cats. I've been known to turn around and drive/walk miles out of my way if I spot something that may be domestic animal roadkill, (I have a crow buddy that hangs out at my place so crows are included). However, like a deer stuck in headlights, I can't keep my eyes out of lost pet posters, lost pet classified ads and the obituary section of the newspaper. It pains me so.

Vintage Pierre Cardin

1987

Some Vintage Stuff I Left Behind

1970s Lane

Scandinavian stainless steel bowls

leather and oak recliner and ottoman

teak and stainless cutlery

teak record cabinet

lamp - it was free at the end of the church sale but it was broken

Scandinavian stainless steel serving trays
 
Paragon timer

Design Lover - 1970s Gabriella Crespi Cork Planter

available at Porch Modern

images © Porch Modern

A creepy little kid

  - who is actually me - wishes you a Happy Halloween

A favourite place for inspiration in Vancouver

check out that front door

chandelier bits

vintage doors - great for tables

army canteens and weather instruments

plant skeletons

Heritage Home Supplies - 3662 West 4th Ave.

Vintage Calvin Klein

1989

Considering I do not own any

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Wallpaper by Melissa White

   © style.comDolce and Gabbana FW 2012

© Melissa White

© Melissa White

© Frédérique MorrelA piece by Frédérique Morrel Back in high school I had a pair of pointy tapestry flats from Le Chateau. I found a pair at VV in Nanaimo on the weekend -  unfortunately, they were too small.In the 90s I had a tapestry bag that the ex that wore the bandana hated. I didn't care.At the current moment in time I have nothing tapestry but if I were to consider owning something tapestry it would be something from the selection above.