Nope, not this, ahem, classic track - and guilty pleasure - by those rather bedraggled hair rockers, Europe. Instead it's the final countdown to our place getting shot for a 2010 issue of Canadian House & Home. Tomorrow. Gulp. So today is a last minute bomb around town, getting the last bits and pieces to make sure every nook and cranny is looking lovely. One thing we're in need of is a flatscreen for the media room. Yep, we're upgrading from watching tv on a laptop to something a little larger. I'll be off to Future Shop to check things out, but I think, after a fair bit of research, that we'll be plunking for a 52" Sony Bravia W Series (basically so we can watch Glee in HD, lol).
In the meantime there are interesting things afoot that I wanted to share. Like, for example, what the very cool folks at Established & Sons have been up to with parquet flooring. Yes, you heard me right. Take a boo below at Wall to Wall, designed for Established & Sons by Shay Alkalay and Yael Mer. This inspiring setup (the oak herringbone brick flooring was stained and finished in 15 different colours) has such an interestingly crafty look, almost like a large scale knit or a close-up of a trad Persian rug. I think it's spectacular.
If you'd like to check it out in person, and happen to be in London anytime soon, Wall to Wall is on display as part of the Frieze Art Fair until Nov. 24th. [Photography: Ed Reeve]
