Maybe while I wait for IKEA Canada to stock the white trÃ¥dig bowl, I can satisfy my needs with the Stockholm bowl. It’s kind of pretty.
Ikea Stockholm bowl, $29.99, IKEA
Image courtesy of IKEA.
My grandmother, two months away from turning 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday morning. She lived a long and healthy life in Italy and was one of the strongest women I have ever known. A few weeks before her passing, she was hard at work making her famous plum jam and when I saw her just over a week ago in Italy she was telling me about a special espresso set she received on her wedding day (in between giving her usual list of orders and opinions, of course!).
Nonna (88 years old) and her sewing machine
I’m happy to dedicate this space on White Cabana to Nonna Landa. I will always remember her strength, her straight-to-the point personality, and her talent for sewing a perfect outfit faster than you could say Vogue.
With two little (yet growing) boys, my sister seems to be constantly thinking about the design of their bedroom (which also means that I am thinking about their bedroom!). I love these clean poster beds and the striking letters on the wall. The colour scheme is soothing and the linens look so soft. Thoughts?
via Haute Design
Photo courtesy of Haute Design.
Today’s Friday Five comes from the eclectic and ever-pretty Anthropologie.
Fleur de Lys dinnerware, $12-49, Anthropologie
Sidekick Show-off ring dish, $12, Anthropologie
Porcelain serving pot, $88, Anthropologie
Hidden Poetry trinket pot, $22, Anthropologie
Nestled ring dish, $12, Anthropologie
Images courtesy of Anthropologie.
My shoes are taking over my life.
Right now I’ve got a lot of them in hanging shoe racks and the rest of them in labelled boxes piled high in my closet (all arranged by colour of course). This system is working out okay but I am quickly running out of space. What is your shoe storage system? Fill us in! (And please don’t tell me to stop buying shoes!)
Skubb shoe box, $14.99 for 4, IKEA
Image courtesy of IKEA.