Tag Archives: home decor

Vancouver Tour: My favourite downtown neighbourhood

By monnibo | Published: August 12, 2011

As I mentioned, I’m returning to school in September. For the past three years, I’ve been working in downtown Vancouver. Thinking about this big change has made me realize a few things, one is how much I love Gastown. The office is just on the cusp of Gastown but outside the city centre. The area is very up-and-coming with the new W2 Woodwards development including SFU, London Drugs, and Nester’s Market. New and old Ws at Woodwards | Gassy Jack in Historic Gastown Soon, it’ll be part of a new business district called “Hastings Crossing”. I figured that this was Continue Reading »

Posted in Out & About, Photos / Videos, Sharing | Also tagged academie duello, bambo cafe, buttonbutton, deadly couture, downtown vancouver, dressew, drink, food, gardening, gassy jack, gastown, hitz boutique, old faithful shop, olla urban flowers, sewing, shopping, swordfighting, vancouver, w2, woodwards | 3 Responses

DIY: Revamped Wicker Bench Seat

By monnibo | Published: June 12, 2011

In February I visited a neat secondhand store called FilmGo, located in Vancouver on the edge of Burnaby. This undiscovered thrift store is full of props, furniture and knick-knacks from various film sets which means awesome vintage and era pieces. It also means that you can find some neat gems for a good price — if you’re willing to look. I left with a $10 fishbowl and a $60 wicker bench seat. The fishbowl became a terrarium (see my article at GardenWise Magazine online) and I have just finished reviving the wicker bench seat. Here is the before photo collage. Continue Reading »

Posted in Crafts, Sewing | Also tagged chest, DIY, fix, reupholster, sewing, trunk, wicker bench seat | 5 Responses

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By monnibo | Published: June 9, 2011

Day to day, as I browse the web, I find awesome things I like to share. Sometimes I share them via Facebook or Twitter, and other times, they deserve a round-up post. Here are a couple great things I’d like to draw your attention to, and also some general updates / housekeeping. Slave Lake Book Auction Recent wildfires in Alberta destroyed nearly half of the town of Slave Lake, including the newly completed, 18-month-old library. This Globe & Mail article sums up the library’s history, renovation, and devastation. It’s hard to imagine that loss to a community and it makes Continue Reading »

Posted in Books, Crafts, Knitting, Out & About, Personal, Sewing, Sharing | Also tagged art, diana gabaldon, fundraising, house of anansi press, outlander series, sewing, slave lake book auction, vancouver art, vancouver history | 3 Responses

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