| Jan 02 |
Union Wood CompanyPosted by: naomi @ 1:05 pm in featured shops, home decor |
I’m not sure how I didn’t come across Vancouver based Union Wood Company sooner, but I’m so glad I did. The owner, Craig Pearce, founded Union Wood Company in the summer of 2009 and combines vintage and industrial objects to create beautiful custom furnishings.
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antiques, furniture, gastown, lighting, living room, loft, vancouver, vintage
| Nov 10 |
Giddyup: Red Barn AntiquesPosted by: naomi @ 12:01 am in featured shops, thrifting |
A few weekends ago after Ryan and I visited the Cloverdale Flea Market, we decided to explore Cloverdale further and came across the MOTHERLOAD of all antique stores. This place is badass – like badass to the extreme. On the outside, it looks like a cutesy place with typical vintage wares. Inside, it’s heaven within four walls and I walked around with my mouth open wide enough that I would give any venus fly trap a run for their money.
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advertising, antiques, cloverdale, ephemera, flea market, furniture, vintage
| Nov 01 |
BC’s Largest Antique MallPosted by: ryan @ 8:40 pm in featured shops, thrifting |
One Sunday, Naomi and I decided to explore Cloverdale after a trip to the Fleamarket. We came across what seemed to be a small antique shop located along a strip mall. Little did we know but this little store turned out to be an 18,000 square foot antique mall filled to the brim with all sorts antiques and vintage paraphernalia!
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antiques, cloverdale, ephemera, furniture, shopping, vancouver
| Oct 13 |
Gorgeous heritage house in KitsilanoPosted by: naomi @ 12:13 am in home decor, interiors |
I love heritage houses – there’s just something romantic and mysterious about them. We were lucky enough to get a tour of a gorgeous one owned by my co-worker’s parents. What’s better than heritage house eye-candy? Heritage house eye-candy with the cutest French Bulldog on the planet. I have to admit, he stole the show. I should have called this post: ‘Photos of a cute dog inside a heritage house’.
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furniture, heritage house, kitsilano, living room, pets, vancouver
| Oct 05 |
Lofty living at The Edge in GastownPosted by: naomi @ 10:55 pm in home decor, interiors |
This past weekend, Ryan and I had the lovely opportunity to pay a visit to my friend Tara who happens to live in the most gorgeous loft I’ve ever been in. My eyeballs basically fell out of my face as soon as I stepped inside. The building itself is called The Edge and was built about 10 years ago in the historic Gastown/Railtown area of Vancouver. I could write a huge long blurb about this place but I know what you really want are the photos. Show me the photos!!
Brace yourselves.
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bedroom, furniture, gastown, kitchen, lighting, living room, loft, patio, vancouver
| Sep 24 |
Interior Design Show West (IDSWest)Posted by: naomi @ 8:07 pm in events, home decor |
IDSWest took place this past weekend at the Vancouver Convention Centre and boy was there a ton of eye-candy. There was no shortage of vendors, designers and independent contractors with various displays for people to look at. Pictures speak louder than words so take a look at the plethora of visuals after the jump.
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antiques, art deco, furniture, kitchen, lighting, restoration, reupholster, textiles, vancouver
| Sep 19 |
Stepback – Vintage home decor and accessoriesPosted by: naomi @ 9:28 pm in featured shops, home decor |
It’s the end of summer and I’m trying to make the most of the rain-free days by being outside and poking my head into the shops in my neighborhood. There are a ton of places to explore around my area but I usually find myself inside Stepback, perusing the shelves stocked high and full with glorious vintage treasures, refurbished antiques and quality retro reproductions. I love the selection and rarely leave empty handed.
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antiques, ephemera, furniture, kitchen, kitsilano, shopping, signs, textiles, vancouver, vintage
| Sep 11 |
The Vancouver Flea MarketPosted by: ryan @ 12:08 am in events, thrifting |
It was rainy last week, so Naomi and I decided to visit The Vancouver Flea Market. It’s located indoors, open all year round and costs $0.75 to get in.
What’s not to like?
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antique fair, antiques, flea market, furniture, shopping, vancouver, vintage
| Sep 09 |
Refinishing a balloon back chair – Part 2.5Posted by: naomi @ 10:58 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
You can read Part 1 here.
You can read Part 2 here.
So yeah, about the chair.
Long story short, it was accidentally kicked over and the top half broke off. I went through a series of emotions like when you break up with someone – denial, anger, sadness, acceptance. Fortunately, it was a fairly clean break so we’re going to attempt to glue it back together and hopefully it will be better (and stronger) than before.
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antiques, furniture, paint, restoration, reupholster, sanding, spray paint
| Sep 08 |
British Pub AntiquingPosted by: ryan @ 2:04 pm in featured shops, home decor |
Did you know there was a store in Vancouver dedicated to British Pub antiques? Neither did we. We came across The Source Antiques this past weekend while wandering around the Main Street/Chinatown district. The shop’s specialty is primarily Pub antiquities but they also have a large collection of stained glass windows, British military uniforms, nautical items and vintage door/window hardware. One of the things that caught my eye were these beautiful ceiling light covers that looked like they came right off of the Titanic.
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antiques, chinatown, ephemera, furniture, lighting, main street, shopping, signs, vancouver, vintage
| Aug 30 |
Refinishing a balloon back chair – Part 2Posted by: naomi @ 6:54 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
We finally found some time to work on the chair. FYI I did end up getting a little paint happy and overdid it a bit, so the lesson we can all learn from this is – less is more. There wasn’t really anywhere to work on the chair without making a mess so we just decided to do it on the lawn and propped it up on some makeshift blocks (they were actually engine oil bottles).
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antiques, furniture, paint, restoration, reupholster, sanding, spray paint
| Aug 28 |
Heaven in a House – Madison Park AntiquesPosted by: naomi @ 12:35 am in featured shops, travel |
Are you sick of all the Portland posts yet? Well here’s one more.
Madison Park Antiques is a MUST VISIT. This store is a gorgeous, well edited collection of antiques, vintage home decor and various other ephemera. I noticed the small, discreet sign outside while walking around an area of Portland (I forget the name) filled with antique and vintage stores. Out of all of the shops on the block, this one definitely stood out – mainly because it was in a beautiful residential house rather than a store front.
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antiques, bust form, dress form, furniture, jewelry, oregon, portland, textiles, vintage
| Aug 15 |
Refinishing a balloon back chair – Part 1Posted by: naomi @ 9:46 pm in diy refinishing, vintage finds |
As you can see, it’s been a productive weekend. I found this balloon back chair for $40 at a hole in the wall vintage/antiques store on the way to Seattle. Those who believe antiques should be preserved and kept ‘as-is’ you’ve been warned. More pictures, less words – keep reading to see me destroy this baby and then put it back together.
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antiques, fairhaven, furniture, restoration, reupholster, seattle
| Aug 13 |
Book Review: Tiki ModernPosted by: ryan @ 10:00 am in books, home decor |
Tiki style – love it or hate it. It can be both quirky and tacky at the same time. Myself, I adore Tiki style – if done right. When Taschen published the book Tiki Modern and The Wild World of Witco, I had to make it part of my collection. Continue reading »
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1960s, ephemera, furniture, graphic design, hawaii, polynesia, taschen, tiki, witco
| Jul 27 |
Vintage Finds: 1950’s desk & chairPosted by: ryan @ 8:19 pm in diy refinishing, home decor |
A few weeks ago, I took my mother shopping and we came across a place called Hansen House – an antique importer over on Clark Drive which was closing down. Everything in the store was 75% off and it was the last day before closing so we decided to check it out. There were a lot of ‘Asian themed’ furniture but nothing caught my eye until I came across a desk covered with a pile of stuff at the back of the store.
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art deco, furniture, restoration, vancouver, vintage
