Happy Valentine's Day

Office Redux

My office is finally back to being an office/craft room.  It had become a dumping ground for school projects, storage boxes and miscellaneous "nowhere else to store this" stuff.  I took a couple of days to re-paint the space, including painting all the trim white.  I went with Stonington Grey by Benjamin Moorie which is the same colour I used in my living/dining room.  The space feels so much lighter and with a few changes in furniture placement (plus re-organizing the basement to get the storage boxes down there) it feels fresher and ultimately, a more inspiring space to work in.

Before - Shoppy's checking out the view

After - Painted all the trim white

Before - too much stuff!

After - moved around the furniture to open up a space for storage boxes

After - everything has its place

After - storage bags for my growing fabric collection (purchased from the One of a Kind Show)

IDS 12 and Metropolis Living



Great display at IDS 12 - I fell in love with the drafting table

 Metropolis Living is a great store in The Junction (2989 Dundas St. W).  I've visited it a few times and was thoroughly impressed by their display at IDS 12.  They carry a lot of unique vintage pieces and have certainly captured the industrial trend.

Industrial piece with lots of storage options

IDS 12 and Elte

What is not to love about this

I have always been a big fan of Elte (80 Ronald Ave.) and the first time I entered their store it was like I could hear angel's singing (not an exaggeration).  Their display at IDS 12 was a feast for the senses with lovely little vignettes throughout the space. 

Their booth had lovely little "rooms" throughout it

One of the big features of their booth was their new Silk Orchid collection of rugs.  These rugs are made from recycled sari silk dresses that are unravelled and then hand knotted into beautiful works of art.

Inspired by antique ikat fabrics



The rugs come in an array of colours and patterns