March flew by so quickly, we can hardly believe it! Remember way back to the first week of March when we teaked ourselves out? It seems I have not yet recovered whilst putting together this recap. We’re looking forward to more house tours, store watches and articles like John’s great French Modernist post in the coming months! And don’t forget, starting soon we’ll be covering our (hopefully/mostly) DIY cottage reno.

Thanks for checking in with us, and thanks to all who contributed!

Teak Week: Hans Wegner’s “The Chair”	Teak Week: Poul Cadovius Teak Wall Unit
Teak Week: Using Teak in your Home	Teak Week: Finn Juhl’s Chieftan Chair
Teak Week: Jens H. Quistgaard	Teak Week: How to Score at Auction
Gone Fishin’ (Florida Thrifting)	Teak Week: Kay Bojesen’s Monkey
Teak Week: Grete Jalk’s Coffee Table	Spaces: Juliana Neufeld
Store Watch: Rogue Gallery	French Modernist: Getting the Look
VV Boutique: The Kathie Winkle Saga	Affordable Art: The Sculptural
The Weekender: Flickr House Tours	Around the house: Vikings!!!

We’ve been obsessing over these Italian table lamps from Artemide!

The Nesso table lamp designed in 1967 by Giancarlo Mattioli $429 CDN (Gabrielross)

The Dalu lamp designed by Vico Magistretti $115 CDN (Gabrielross)

The Eclisse Table lamp also designed by Vico Magistretti $200 CDN (Gabrielross)

Photos: Gabrielross

Last month we featured an article on Chabichou, a fine cheese and gourmet food shop that opened up down the street from us. We’ve since become addicted to french cuisine and like so many, we can’t seem to kick the habit. Even the weekly newspapers have spotted the rise in demand for all things decadent (food wise) and Toronto isn’t making it easy! Just the other day while walking down Queen Street West I found there was a new Crêpe cafe opening on the corner of Queen and Shaw.

So we thought it would be fun to show you how to create a Modern French interior, with influence from early French modernists (post Bauhaus, we’ll leave tube steel for another day).

(above picture) Bryan Adams’ home from the April issue of Elle Decor featuring a cocktail table, upholstery, floor lamp, and rug by Christian Liagré.

Palette:

Textiles: navy, grey/charcoal, black (Lanvin FW collection)

Accent Colours: (Charlotte Perriand Sconce collection – 1962)

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Don’t be afraid to introduce classic french characteristics like these great chevron floors and the crown moldings in the picture above. Sofa and table lamp by Christian Liagré. Read the rest of this entry »