Shauntelle LeBlanc's Profile

Our own wedding! We "begged, borrowed & stole" as much as we could to keep costs down. My dress was made with a vintage wedding dress pattern by my sister in laws mother for $300 (cost of fabric) and my hubbys tux was an ebay score. A friend made the invitations and ran them as "test print" at her work (she's a graphic designer). No flowers for the church (a beautiful neo-gothic church that didn't need dressing up) and we used our vintage car as the limo. No big wedding party as I wouldn't dream of putting my girlfriends through that horror of ugly matching dresses (been there, done that), and a good friend, who's also a rock photographer took our wedding photos for the cost of film.(http://dustinrabin.com/). He made us look like rockstars!
We had our reception in a bowling alley (5 pin, of course...after all, we ARE Canadian!) and the food was a hawaiian themed buffet. We spent the summer looking for colourful vintage bowling balls to use as centrepieces and we stuck flowers in the fingerholes (later the balls made it into our garden.) Speeches were short, NO BORING SLIDESHOW and everyone bowled and mingled and, of course, the shoe rentals were free! You had to wear them to dance on the bowling lanes (which a lot of people did!). Instead of annoying clinking of glasses to get us to kiss, you had to bowl a strike. To this day (almost 10 years later) our friends tell us it was the most fun wedding ever. I'm still a crappy bowler though.

How about these puzzle blocks by Toronto's Fidoodle?
http://fidoodle.com/city.jsp
Also available at my shop, Ethel - 20th Century Living!
http://ethel20thcenturyliving.com/

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!

Having moved from a modest 60's backsplit in the 'burbs to an even more modest early 80's condo in the heart of the city, these quotes ring true to me. Living in a small space leaves more time for actually enjoying it, instead of cleaning it!

Very cute! But the upholstery makes it look like a teeny tiny daybed?

I love this store!
Here's a link to their blog. (you may have to cut & paste)
http://kitka.ca/

My husband wrote about this very topic a few years ago.
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/real-estate/at-play-with-a-playground/article768153/?service=mobile
I agree, kids need to be challenged, not coddled. A scraped knee or a splinter never killed anyone!

Life is too short for beige. Embrace it!

Brilliant!
Now I just have to think of something I want to paint.

@Pi
I'm a vintage furniture dealer with a background in retail/restaurant and hospitality interior design, and trust me, MCM dressers in good condition are readily available. Everyone had them back then and everyone took good care of their furniture. Just check your local Craigslist listings or estate sale listings. I come across pristine 50's bedroom sets all the time when I'm buying for my store, and I have to turn them down because everyone wants a queen or king bedframe (these are typically double beds) and unless the dressers are danish teak, no one in my market wants them either. It's sad because I truly love these pieces but cannot sell them.