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How to Put Together a Beautiful and Inspiring Vanity on a Budget #BDFL2015

by Tazim Damji

Vanity on a budget

When someone challenges me to create something on a budget, I get very serious about it. People often think that decorating a space is very costly, so they make do with what they have, even though they really don't like the way it makes them feel. I got my creative juices flowing recently, when I was tasked to spend only $150 to redecorate a space for the New Year. One of the things I do every morning is get ready (think makeup and finishing touches on my hair) for the day ahead. Having a ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tagged With: #Shop, apartment, home, housewares

Display your Memories

by Tazim Damji

Hangit Umbra

Why keep your favourite memories tucked away in a photo album or sitting amongst thousands of other pictures you've taken (of your cat, yourself, or the city's skyline) on your cellphone and hard drive? Extend the joy of those special moments you've had throughout the year by displaying them some somewhere you can regularly see them. What I like about the Hangit Photo Display from Umbra is that it's easy to customize what's displayed and change things up as often as I want to. I like to ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tagged With: gift guide, gifts for grads, gifts for home, holiday gift ideas, housewares

Top 11 Kitchen Items Fit For a Foodie

by Tazim Damji

Top 11 Kitchen Items Fit For a Foodie

For a foodie, every meal takes on a gourmet dimension. Breakfast is not simply French toast; it is cinnamon-infused brioche, drenched in custard, fried lightly and served with a freshly-mixed berry coulis. The proper tools are needed to create culinary concoctions like these. Transform your ordinary kitchen into a foodie's paradise with the following gadgets: ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: housewares, kitchen accessories

How to Make Your Own Lavender Linen Spray

by Tazim Damji

lavender-water-linen-spray

I've been using the scent of lavender to help me get to sleep at night for years. Usually, I put a few drops of Lavender Essential Oil on my pillow, but with certain linens, the oil can stain. Plus, the scent is really concentrated in one location. I've seen linen sprays in stores before, but the bottles tend to be quite expensive—considering it is mostly water-based. I've seen bottles of lavender linen spray, in particular for $20 or more! Kind of crazy, right? Well, I got to thinking—how hard ...

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Filed Under: DIY Tagged With: crafts, home, housewares, housewarming gift ideas

Handmade Block-Printed Tablecloth from India from MyMela

by Tazim Damji

mela

MyMela's Silver Speckle Red Tablecloth makes me want to throw an impromptu dinner party. . .or a romantic meal for 2.  ...

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Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: fabric, gifts for home, gifts for mom, holiday gift ideas, housewares, housewarming gift ideas, india, kitchen gift ideas, review, valentines day gift ideas

IDS West One of a Kind District Handmade Preview

by Tazim Damji

Migration Cushion HAndmade

IDS West—Interior Design Show West in Vancouver—is an event that takes place in September in Vancouver. The majority of the exhibition grounds cover interior and industrial design, as well as housewares—as well as a section for handmade products and works by local artists. I'm really looking forward to this year's show and checking out some of the new things in the One of a Kind District. ...

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Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: housewares, jewelry

A Volume and Weight Scale — Deserted Island Kitchen # 8

by Greg

Escali Amana Scale

  At home we have nice thick metal measuring cups and spoons galore—they rattle around in our cupboards and drawers like a pocket-ful of change. But, just like all those pennies that you can never seem to spend, we hardly ever use them. Instead, we measure by weight: it makes it easy to double, halve, and quickly throw together, recipes from around the world. We couldn't live without our kitchen scale, which lives on our counter with an index card full of conversion factors taped to the ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen Tagged With: deserted island, housewares, kitchen accessories, kitchens, kitchenware, tools

Spring Finds from Gus Modern Furniture

by Tazim Damji

gus modern

Gus* Modern furniture is eco-friendly, well-designed and based in Canada. Jane Loft Bi-Sectional  I like the industrial look of this swing-arm lamp. My favourite item (and maybe the most popular one) is the 3-piece Prairie Table set of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canadian Prairie provinces. I love versatile pieces like this tree stump storage box: I could see this being used in a living room to store blankets. What else could you use this for? Maybe extra clothing, gloves ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tagged With: furniture, housewares, spring

Five Fantasy Faucets

by Greg

Recently, we've been haunting open houses. Wasting realtors' time while we evaluate what's happening in the local market. After looking at both high-end kitchens and some that need a little TLC, we have a bone to pick: we're really tired of great renovations let down by ugly kitchen faucets. Here are our top favourite on the market right now: property developers, please take note:   Karbon, by Kohler MSRP ~1050, prices from 600 Once in a while a design comes along that shifts paradigms ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design, Kitchen Tagged With: faucets, housewares, kitchens, kitchenware

MyMela Handmade Wooden Tray From India Review

by Tazim Damji

I can picture having company over for the holidays or in the summer, and bringing out coffee or lemonade on this handmade wooden tray. Products on MyMela help celebrate the handicrafts of India. Made of high-quality wood, and expertly carved in the centre to create a beautiful border and middle design, this handmade wooden tray is of a good weight/is really durable. I can just smell India in this tray—and it brings back memories of my trip. I do love the natural smell of this tray. Another ...

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Filed Under: Handmade Tagged With: holidays, house to home, housewares, kitchenware, review

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