Autumn Picks To Elevate Your Home As Selected By Toronto's 2 Hounds Design & Home Staging
There are so many inventive products coming on to the market and design plays just as important a role as function...perhaps more important than function!
This will be the first in an on-going series from Toronto's 2 Hounds Design + Home Staging.
As a decorator, stager and shopaholic it is imperative I stay on top of trends in home fashions so I see on a daily basis and I'm regularily introduced by manufacturers the latest and greatest.
Here are a few of my picks I've come across this Autumn in no specific order:
Bodum
Bodum's double walled Borosilicate glass will not sweat on the table, won't burn your hand holding it and they will help keep drinks cold or hot longer. Now expanded, the line includes coctail glasses...ice cold 'tinis and cosmo's should then theoretically stay cold longer...unless you drink them like I do...in which case, it wouldn't matter.
These beauties have won numerous awards since they were released in 2007.
Speaking of Autumn; for those of you who, last winter, were doing what we in the Great White North do every winter to stay warm...you may now find yourself in the market for a crib.
I wanted to bring to your attention one of the most sophisticated and stylish cribs I've yet to see (at least since Madonna bought her first crib). This bamboo crib also has non-toxic glue and a natural oil finish. It is available through Green Rooms. Sorry, I don't know who the manufacturer or designer is.
Daniel Michalik
Daniel's Sway Stool is made from 100% recycled cork (from all my wine corks!). I absolutely want this whole set!
The centre is solid cork which is flexible and great for the spine and as you can see the rest of the stools are perforated which allows the stools to flex and sway under you. Remind you of anything? The Pilate's ball. These stools will look much hipper at a desk or in your living room then a big ol'ball yet it still provides the the core training and keeps your posture straight.
Did I mention I want the whole set?!
BTW, cork is water proof, resists mold and rot...I'd like a 2nd set for beside the inground pool I want too. *smile*
I have yet to try this mouthwash but the ingredient list sure makes it sound yummy. Regardless of how it tastes and how well it works, Botot's Mouthwash will look Fabulous displayed on your bathroom counter.
This is the world's first mouthwash...I have a hard time believing that. Halitosis has been around since the dinosaurs. Not doubt they were the first to realize there was money to be made in mouthwash. Capitalists to the rescue to fight nasty gingivitis!
Speaking of Gin...when drinking in public I'd recommend G & T's. No offensive breathe to put off those you socialize with.
Or you can cart around some of Botot's for between shots. Botot Mouthwash was created by Dr. Julien Botot for King Louis XV of France in 1755. Even Royalty was dealt the hand of bad breath!
You can pick up a bottle through Bigelow Chemists.
Ingredients:Natural extracts of - Anise, Benzion, Ethanol. Natural essences of - Cinnamon, Ginger (brings blood to the gum line) Gillyflower (clove family).
Even more to love about Botot:
- Concentrated so you just add a few drops to warm water.
- Recognized as a Superior Natural Product by The Royal Society of Medicine.
- No artificial colour or flavour.
- Cruelty free!
- Is still made to the original French recipe formula (though made in Italy now)
There are so many great finds I will of course post as I find the time.
Dane Caldwell is the Lead Consultant with Toronto's 2 Hounds Design + Home Staging.
www.2-hounds.com 416-418-5919
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