Lotte Bostlund

Ever since reading the article on Gunnar and Lotte Bostlund (and their ah-mazing lamps) in the most recent issue of studio, I've been on an internet hunt for one of my own. Alas, they are hard to come by and at least a couple hundred dollars when I do. But seriously, look at these creatures of beauty - of course they're coveted!

Anywwwway - Imagine my excitement when I found one at Goodwill yesterday! On half price day, of all days - the day we tend to avoid because the store is so picked over. I paid $4.50, and it even has it's original shade! The only thing that's missing is the harp - which, always seems to be missing on lamps in thrift stores. It looks almost exactly like the lamp in the photo below, but both the base and the shade are a foot taller. This thing is a behemoth. (A behemoth of beauty, yes.)

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As promised, some of our spoils from a recent trip back home. The small green pot was made by Copco in Holland. It's lid is chipped, so we're on the hunt for a replacement. And that pretty lady is a new favourite. I swear, we don't have enough wall space in our tiny house!

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Another slow week on the thrifting front, despite the fact that we hit up three of our favourite Burlington haunts. We were disappointed, but it's probably for the best since we're both on a bit of a cleaning & organization binge. I think these three items are a testament to the fact that my preferred 'interior style' - if you will - is changing. I think the three are really charming together!

The birds will be posted in our shop, but the the photograph and the planter I'm still so gaga over. I'm elated every time I look at them, which is probably unnatural but not altogether negative, so I'll take it. I saw the boat photograph at the Salvation Army in September but it was (somewhat) outrageously priced at $10, so I decided to leave it. This week was the first time we'd been back to the store and I ran for the picture frames. I think I squealed when I found it, and promptly turned around and had the most awkward run-in with an old high school acquaintance. Nevertheless, I'm so happy to have it sitting on my desk.

Also, this happened. I couldn't resist these cacti seeds that I spotted at Canadian Tire this week, despite my crazy financial situation. I planted 5 different pots with these seeds in hopes that a few of them would actually grow. They take up to two months to germinate, so I won't be holding my breath. But I will update when they do!

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There hasn't been that much time to thrift in the past week or so, but here are a couple of the things I picked up. The spoon on the right was made in Denmark, and is my favourite find. The mugs are Japanese and the  lamp is stamped 'Norway'.