lustroware

lustro ware image search makes me feel all mushy inside

plastic housewares in perfect colours, excellent fonts, wonderous shapes

made between the 1940's & 1960's in Columbus Ohio

 one . two . three . four . five . six . seven  . eight . nine

some detailed lustro history

list of wish

i go to the thrift store with a very open mind and very wide eyes

i take my time and browse most sections, or the ones i have patience for

(it really depends on the day)

while i know that its almost impossible to go with a goal to find a specific item

i keep a mental list of hard-to-find wonders 

that a) i can't get enough of or b) that i want...but only in thrift treasure form

most of these thrift treasures can be purchased from etsy

& in the midst of researching thrift wishes

i purchased me these every-day black boots

boots  ..  clock  ..  key  ..  wallpaper  ..  ladder  ..  napkin  ..  butter

calendrier

last night i drempt of calendars

 

i got one of these brilliant minimalist Mark's original notebook calendar's as a b.day gift
 meg knows me well enough to know how much i would appreciate this beauty
& it blew my mind a little

(she got me the gray one, of course)

a beautiful desk top calendar of desks

by dear hancock

aquaint yourself with the signs of the zodiac & their constellations 

by prismatic print shop

stunning city illustrations

by rifle paper co. 

precious pups

by square paisley design

a knit calendar!!! by Peter Frey

unravel each day... sort of sad, but very beautiful 

NOT for cat ladies

classic dream cats calendar 2013

(the cat ladies solution)

by field guided

or you could seek a vintage calendar from 1985 or 1991

 both of these years, like 2013, start on a tuesday & have 365 days!

field guide ornaments

i've been ignorning christmas (and my blog) 

as i've been busting out over-time at our shop!

my love heather sent me a link to these perfect ornaments the other day

made by darbie nowatka of field guide design

this is a welcome reminder that i'd love to have a tree again this year

and after moving half of my belongings to the shop

i suddenly have room for one! 

 

i never liked the idea of a metallic tree, 

but i think these ornaments have changed my mind

 

you can buy these gems on the field guide designs etsy site 

NO TAX!

the POPUP is now OPEN! 1801 Danforth Ave.

we are thrilled to be selling all these gems

that have been hibernating in the closet Oh So Long

vintage attire & décor + handmade jewelery + artist multiples

enjoy NO TAX this weekend only Dec 7-9

Friday Dec 7         12-7

Saturday Dec 8     12-6

Sunday Dec 9         1-5

spectrum

days later, when waltzing east on dundas west i came across this brilliant window display at 

everyday housewife

the vessels look stunning-- lit up on the light box!
 the owner, bev, supplied me with these outstanding night shots

one brief web search for something similar

lead me to fantastic supermarket

they are a UK based company 

with a very unique webpage design + a GRAND selection

dreamy

every blue moon i like to gander at APARTMENT section

on the urban outfitters website

i am reminded that want + need are very different things

cousin ming

 cousin ming is here!

he is my parents kitten, and he came to stay with us while they went on vacation

but we decided that he should stay with us to help keep fraidy sane

while karl goes on tour for a couple of months

he will be the baby sitter

velvet circles

beautiful velvet pillows by castle

pintuck pillows from urban outfitters

one in every colour please!

a good lamp

lighting is everything

... yesterday i splurged and bought myself a plumen bulb

next i could really love having an ana kraš bonbon lamp

cozy place

i spend a lot of time on my computer in my bed, even now,

i prefer this cozy place rather than sitting at a desk or on the couch

sometimes i think i'm spending too much time 

in the same place i sleep at night

ideally i would love to set up some other cozy bed type area 

that would act as an office

in a nook, with lots of pillows, natural light, and surround sound

one . two . three . four

ideal

while i frantically hunt for apartments, 

i dream of a place i'm sure doesn't exist for a decent price in toronto

 wood floors, high ceilings

sky-lights, studio space

a fire place & mantle, wall-sized windows

lots of closets, laundry, parking

a back yard, a deck, and a bike shed

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

the make room

trying to visualize space while scouting out apartments is difficult for me. 

i recently found this online planner on urban barn that allows you to plan your living space by creating a custom shaped room to drag, drop, and plan your furniture.

this will help to see if you can fit it all in!