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tUSEDay VICTORIA

Written by on 9th April 2013 in Blog POSTS with 1 Comment

This week on Used Victoria I noticed these locally made stump tables. The seller says the wood is reclaimed. Great value compared to retail options! Pic is the Link as usual

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Get the Look Local

Written by on 27th March 2013 in Blog POSTS with 3 Comments

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So here’s a shop list for those of you #yyj mid century loving decoristas who want to create this Em Henderson look locally for…ehem…ALLOT less. See below for the thrifty shop list (cause that’s how I roll) and a single shot of the inspiration pic again cause it’s just that cool..

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Shop List

  1. Blue Couch – Full House Modern
  2. Gold Cocktail Table – West Elm
  3. Colourful Assortment of pillows – Etsy
  4. A La Plage, A La Piscine collection by – The House of Gray
  5. Antique Brass Bar Cart – Crate and Barrel
  6. Flying Pig – Urban Barn
  7. MCM Leather chair – Used Victoria
  8. MCM Dining chairs – Used Victoria
  9. Blue Lamp – Target (or a can of spray paint)
  10. Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree – Garden Centre
  11. Leather Pouff – The Cross
  12. Light Fixture - CB2
  13. Ben Ourain Rug – West Elm - or see my DIY tutorial here

 Inspiration: Emily Henderson’s recent LA Project.

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One Room Challenge – Finishing Touches

Written by on 13th March 2013 in Blog POSTS with 13 Comments

Is it really almost over? Yep, the most recent One Room Challenge Spring 2013 edition is almost complete.  What is it? The One Room Challenge is 20 rooms & 20 Design Bloggers kicking butt and taking names in 6 short weeks. This is week six so I’m showing you the final touches on the Girl Glam Apartment I’ve been working on in Downtown Victoria and next week is the big TA DA!  If you want to catch up with my project from the start it’s all here.

Here’s what I’ve been up to this week…

We ordered these awesome nesting tables from overstock.com (who now deliver to Canada)…..LOVE!

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And I scored an antique brass floor lamp for $69 at Home Sense / Home Goods…Score!

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My client purchased a couple new pieces of art via Etsy during this whole process and we re-used and re-purposed several items she already had (as I love to do) in order to create this gallery wall behind the couch…SUPER AWESOME!

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Another Home Sense / Home Goods purchase was this handsome hammered little buddy…SO CUTE!

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A few more details… I made her a pillow in the same fabric as the dining room chairs, and found a mercury glass bowl at winners and a crystal polar bear at the Da Vinci Flea Market for a little bling bling…Polar Bear is My FAVE!

050 - finalAnother update was a new lampshade. Old style to drum style shade…but obviously the base was already cool :)

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I also did a small DIY project using some vintage postcards and some grass-cloth wallpaper.  The budget has run out, but my client had a few more gold frames that were unused and I had a few vintage postcards and a remnant roll of grass-cloth. We put our stuff and our heads together and simply cut the grass-cloth to size and stuck the postcards on top, cleaned the old glass and voila! Free and Fabulous. The postcards depict the Empress CP Hotel and the BC Provincial Legislature…the two most iconic buildings in our beautiful city of Victoria BC.

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So that’s it. I was creative and used what she had and made thoughtful classic purchases within a very tight budget. Check back next week to see my final photographs!

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I wonder how the other ladies are doing?? Click below to check them out!

Little Black Door
Matters of Style
My Crafty Home Life
Pacific Family Homes
Pawleys Island Posh
the Peak of Tres Chic
the Pink Pagoda
Powell Brower Home
Simple Details

 

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Scientific Discovery

Written by on 22nd January 2013 in Blog POSTS with 1 Comment

I just discovered the most amazing table, called the molecule table by casamidy…have you ever?

 

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So new, and cool and different I had to share…

 

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If you want to visit their site. Check it out

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tUSEDay VICTORIA

Written by on 27th November 2012 in Blog POSTS with 4 Comments

This week I’m playing a waiting game with my Used Victoria selection to see if this little fella is still available next weekend. Maybe I’ll go to Duncan and get him. I’m digging the feet & legs, the price and the fact that it’s a little bit of a project….but not too hard. What do you think? Potential? Pic is the link as usual.

 

 

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tUSEDay VICTORIA

Written by on 11th September 2012 in Blog POSTS with 5 Comments

This week on USED VICTORIA I found another awesome table….(pic is the link as usual)

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Happy Feet & Pretty Sweet

Written by on 19th May 2012 in Blog POSTS with 0 Comments

I know there are purists and stylista’s out there who crave the brand name and contend with the high price tags…. but I’m more of a scavenger and I absolutely love finding less expensive versions of cool things.  This week I had some luck and scored this little fella (left) which has a lot of similarities in scale and feeling to this famous (and very expensive) little table designed by John Dickinson (right).

So yeah, mine doesn’t have the legendary happy little feet. But for $70 bucks mine is pretty sweet. Have a great week!

 

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Coffee vs Cocktail Table…did you get the memo?

Written by on 5th March 2012 in Blog POSTS with 0 Comments

Recently I have been looking at Coffee Tables for 2 contemporary projects …did you know that somewhere….somehow…. the powers that be have re-named the humble coffee table? Yup in many instances it is now known as a “cocktail table” in the market place! I didn’t get that memo.  Hmmph well I suppose I like Coffee and cocktails equally so I wont make too big of a stink about it.

Some of my local faves for your enjoyment! (Pics are the Links as usual)

Hickory White Table available at Jordans

Cascade Table by Lexington available at Sagers

Awesome Piece by the Island's own Live Edge Design

 

Or how about three smaller tables for flexibility

This little cutie is $99 at Urban Barn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CB2 $169

 

 

 

 

 

I could be shopping for you too! Contact me if you would like some help making the place you live a place you love!

 

 

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