Champagne every day

Where did Tuesday go? Oh yes, it started off with me having fun talking about Graham & Brown wallpaper on ABC 7 News in Chicago, and then slid straight downhill with an 11 hour trip back to Toronto. It was the weather. Lovely. Though highlights of the trip home included picking up a bunch of Vosges Bacon Chocolate bars at O'Hare, and downing a v. good Gordon Biersch Hefweizen beer in Cleveland (which really did have hints of clove, bubble gum and banana).

I guess I'm slightly on an alcoholic roll with today's post - The Champagne Lamps designed by Sascha Kipferling, found over on fun Brit site Supermarket Sarah. Yes, they're pricey (though as SS explains, the shades are vintage and there are lovely finishing details like the fabric-covered cord), so you might want to have a go at one yourself with this kit, and an empty bottle of Veuve Clicquot.

We'll be right back after these messages...

I'm having a bananas week that has already included a couple of amazing days in Chicago working with Graham & Brown and meeting up with Cindy Dampier of the Chicago Tribune, Janelle Laban of Apartment Therapy, as well as doing a piece on wallpaper for ABC7 News. Hi to Gita, Dana and Kavi for making it all happen! All fun, fast and furious (Chicago is one hot/cool/interesting city) and thanks to Porter for making flying in-and-out such a treat.

Back in 'real life' and I've been contending with deadlines and meetings galore, and tonight I'm MC-ing a launch for Jenn-Air for a yummy new collection of appliances. Double phew. In the meantime my mate Rowley from Rolo sent the latest through that he'll be selling in his store. A Canadian crew called Cube Works that pulls together artwork of people, places and things created using Rubik Cubes. Pretty cool, no? And check back tomorrow, when there'll be at least two fresh posts waiting to inspire you...