From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Shopping

& Company, Port Stanley">Cottage Country Shopping: Joshua & Company, Port Stanley

It started as a retire­ment hobby: Judy Sheri­dan rented space in a mar­ket to run a flo­ral arrang­ing booth. Before long, she and another local busi­ness woman paired up to open home accents and fur­nish­ings retailer Joshua & Com­pany (194 Main Street, Port Stanley, 519–782‑5108), which Judy now co-​​​​owns with daugh­ter Tracy Sheri­dan. Located in the his­toric Har­bour House—a one-​​​​time […]

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DIY

Planted in Your Seat

Spot­ted these lovely planters out­side a shop in Port Stanley, Ont.

To make your own, cut a hole in the chair’s seat with a jig saw and attach chicken-​​​​wire to cre­ate a bas­ket. Alter­na­tively, trace a ter­ra­cotta pot so the lip sits on top of the seat to hold the pot in place. Like any hang­ing bas­ket, it will dry out quickly, […]

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Cooking & Eating

Nature-​​inspired goods

I’ve long loved Amenity for its bold and graphic yet soft and sub­tle bedding.

Bird­s­eye organic cot­ton duvet cover in fuch­sia, $330 US queen size, $385 US king size.
Cove organic cot­ton duvet cover in flax, $330 US queen size, $395 US king size.
Now the nature-​​​​inspired prints also adorn table linens.

Cove hemp-​​​​cotton place­mat in grey and espresso, $25 US.
And the newest […]

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Furniture

Modern Outdoor Furniture

Ok, granted it’s get­ting cooler and you’re prob­a­bly not think­ing about pur­chas­ing out­door fur­ni­ture at the moment, but I wanted to share with you this funky corian and alu­minum chair designed by Alexan­der Pur­cell of Aprro.

Cus­tomiz­able, it comes in nearly any colour and pat­tern. Of course, it’s per­fectly suit­able for indoor use too. Spiro chair, $1,500 US, […]

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Cooking & Eating

Going Old School in the Kitchen

Elmira Stove Works has intro­duced a high-​​​​efficiency, low-​​​​emission wood-​​​​burning cook­stove to its prod­uct lineup. The Fire­view fea­tures a view­ing win­dow so you can check how the fire is doing with­out open­ing the door, and there are optional gas side burn­ers. From $4,295 for the 36″ Model 1840 to $4,995 for the 48” Model 1842-​​​​G with gas side burners.

Cot­tage […]

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