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Hi folks! I am back from Vegas, unfortunately. 🙂 We had a blast and really should have planned to stay a bit longer. We did alot of shopping but not as much sight-seeing as I would have liked. My sister’s wedding was fantastic, and I am so grateful to her and her new husband for deciding to get married somewhere warm, well, at least warmer than here in Ottawa. So I am back, and I missed my cats, the blog and all of you. I did however come back with a very irritating sore throat which I hope I can get to disappear with lots of meds. In any event, I’d like to share some photos from one of my favourite photographers from the late Domino magaine, Melanie Acevedo. I believe we’ve featured many of these photos here before in random posts but Melanie’s photos are so fantastic she should have her own dedicated post.

I was back on Location Partnership checking for more funky pads (since this one was such a hit), and I came across another amazing space – a “loft conversion with many original features and sleek interior. The property compromises cast iron radiators, Victorian porcelain brickwork, old de-commissioned lift and exposed wooden beams“. WOW. This loft is huge and I could cram it with so much stuff it’s giving me heart palpitations. The potential is astronomical, although the current residents have done not too bad a job doing it up.

When the wind and waves roll in from Antarctica a beach shack needs to be cosy and warm. This minimalist modern concrete and timber bunker may not spring to mind as your typical beach abode but when inclement weather is chilling your bones on the southern coastline of Australia you’ll be toasty warm inside. Designed by de Campo Architects. Real estate stalking again here.

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WINKS – weekend links. Here we list what has come in during the week, things we’ve found and things we think you’ll want to see. If you’d like to see your blog or website featured email us and if we think it fits with our readers we’ll link you. So what’s in this week?

• New pieces from artisan woodworker Caleb Woodard. We’ve drooled over his pieces before but Caleb has taken his work to a whole new level.  Stunning. These pieces are calling out to me and if I wasn’t on the other side of the world I wouldn’t be able to resist.  It’s all about the wood… and Caleb’s amazing talent.

• Lights, camera, action! The FOTO lamp echoes from those used in photography and& filming. Imagine shining a spotlight on a group of chairs, a painting or a statement piece. I’m ready for my close-up Mr DeMille.

• Swedish furniture. Chinese furniture. Swedish artist, architect and furniture designer Olle Larsson has combined the two through a ten year design journey. Sensuous yet simple. Sexy smooth with rugged stringing. I just want to run my hands over the silky ten coat lacquer finish and what can I say about that red. OMG! 

• Aunt Bucky. Seriously cool baby bedding by sisters, Rebecca & Whitney Wyatt. Vintage vibe, midcentury madness and colour, pattern and more colour. The only thing cooler than the bedding is the sale that’s on till December 31. Shop here.

• Natural Selections, a group of new and past work by Los Angeles based designer/maker, Tanya Aguiñiga at Fifth Floor Gallery. Furniture and objects, inspired by nature and for the holiday season flocks of adorable porcelain headed birds.

P.S. Almost forgot. Check out our holiday gift suggestions over at Martha Stewart.