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Mar
01
Robert Indiana sculpture of the number two.

Going nuts for numbers

My favourite public sculpture in Toronto is the gigantic numeral pictured above. It's fittingly located in the lobby
4 min read
Feb
22
Yellow door with red door handle.

The House Book revisited

Earlier this month, I finally bought a book I first encountered decades ago. I was browsing the Bloor Street branch
3 min read
Feb
15
Stack of five books, including one with a close-up of wide-open eyes printed on the sheaf of pages.

Stack: micro-decorating move #11

Layer-cake your life!
3 min read
Feb
08
Wooden robot sitting on a marble tabletop with his hand in a waving gesture.

Will objects love you back?

Ever feel like inanimate things have a life to them? Pay enough attention to the ordinary objects close to you
2 min read
Feb
01
Succulents and figurines in a globe-shaped terrarium, including a little girl and a tiny house.

Home as terrarium

Welcome to February, the shortest but longest month of the year. You're probably tempted to toss out my
2 min read
Jan
25
Motor scooter parked on a sidewalk in front of a wall with wide black-and-white stripes.

In praise of stripes

Three cheers for a victory in the world of stripes! American menswear designer Thom Browne was recently in trouble with
3 min read
Jan
18
Dimly lit interior featuring a three-legged stool that supports a bowl with a single orange inside.

How to slow down time

Did you get to the end of '22 and wonder: Where did the time go? Our sense of days,
2 min read
Jan
11
2023 planner on a marble tabletop, along with a plant and a pen.

On new beginnings

Happy New Year! A whole calendar's worth of experiences awaits us, and we still have time to pause
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Dec
14
Barbiecore and you

Barbiecore and you

‌One thing I love about mid-December is the retrospective pleasure of looking back. Top ten list are appearing everywhere, and
2 min read
Dec
07
Miniature mid-century chair

Easy gifts for micro-decorators

Small things can evoke big emotions.
2 min read