Tory Burch: On the Inside

Have you caught any of the buzz from Fashion Week down in NYC?  I particularly loved seeing the images from the Tory Burch Fall 2012 Runway Show.

While I love Tory's fashions, I'm an even bigger fan of the vibe set forth by the interior design of her various retail stores (created by Daniel Romualdez).  I've visited her retail spots in Soho (NYC), Greenwich (CT) and Short Hills (NJ), and it's always the same... unmistakable glam, bold graphics, and a healthy dose of mirrored surfaces, gold, and orange.  So yummy...

And here's our take on the look!  Email us for sourcing details!

Have a wonderful long holiday weekend!

Deb

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SOWA!

On Sunday we took a family trip to SoWa Open Market in the South End of Boston.  This vintage/antique/craft/farmers market runs every Sunday from May 1 to October 30. Located at 460 Harrison (Yep the back of the Mohr and McPherson building) I have to admit based on reputation, (and totally not fact) I really expected it to be much larger. Don't get me wrong we had a great time, but I was just expecting...well, more!  We easily found parking (a deal at $5!!) at the giant lot next to Gaslight (an awesome French brasserie by the way).

Crafts
Ranging from soaps to art to sail cloth bags and kids capes... really an interesting mix.

Vintage/Antique
More "vintage" than antique, some of the booths were nice and well organized. Others - eh not so much.

Farmers Market
Fresh organic food locally grown. Everything looked delicious and my boys made a serious bee-line for the first apples of the season!

Food Trucks!!!
Definitely the highlight of the trip! From gourmet grilled cheese to sandwiches to frozen yogurt, I would definitely plan on making a pit-stop here again!

I have to admit, I was most impressed by the historic brick shell that was acting as a parking garage. Does anyone know the history of these buildings?  They were amazing!

Happy shopping!
Becky

Boston Area Jill Rosenwald Event

If you live in the Boston area and would like to get a jump on your holiday shopping, head over to the Jill Rosenwald trunk show at Hudson Wellesley tomorrow:

I've long been coveting a couple of Jill's hand-crafted pieces as seen in her etsy shop:

And no doubt you'll enjoy the other eye-candy Hudson has to offer:

Junk Heroes

I perpetually search Boston's Craigslist listings using the term "faux bamboo" (among others), and I finally hit the jackpot a couple of weeks ago!

My search led me to a $35 faux bamboo dresser and mirror that I committed to buy on the spot.  The seller:  "Junk Heroes"- a company that cleans out junk from homes and businesses, and sells off some of the inventory in their random Sharon, MA "outlet".

Here it is in my garage:

The dresser got a new home as a sideboard in my dining room, and the mirror is perched over my dresser in our master bedroom.

Unfortunately, only six of the nine handles are intact, but for $35, I'll take it.  Readers, any suggestions as to where I can go to find hardware that would look amazing on this piece?  I started a massive search last night, but the usual suspects left me hangin'.

When I went to pick up the dresser, I of course happened upon a ton of other affordable "junk" that needed to come home with me...

I picked up this pair of gold mirrored candle sconces for $9, perfect to flank our daughters' art collage I blogged about here.

And at $5 for the pair, I couldn't resist a couple of more silhouettes for my silhouette powder room...

This Henredon moss couch is perfect for the spare room created my twins' decision to bunk up together.  

It reminds me of one of my favorite affordable couches on the market right now - the "Willow" couch at Z Gallerie.

Some pieces were hard to pass up, but I tried... how did I manage to live 34 years on this earth without Mary and Jesus paint-by-number artwork?

Here are some other pieces they have right now - all $60 and under, and all with great potential...

Hope you had a great weekend!

Deb