Style & Decor Blog

No, everyone’s favourite pop-tart isn’t launching a collection at Pottery Barn Kids… But I’ve heard she has been dropping some cash there recently while decking out her little guys’ digs.

Rumour has it, BritBrit snatched up…

…The Pottery Barn Kids’ Pirate Bed in a rich Sun Valley Espresso finish. The trundle makes it absolutely perfect for sleepovers. And check out the Pirate Mast & Sail mounted to the wall behind the headboard – what an awesome little detail, and a testament to how thoroughly PBK explores its themed collections for kids’ rooms.

Seriously, how fun is that for a little boy bed?!?

Britney also allegedly picked up a couple of these ginormous Sun Valley plush Santas. This stuffed St. Nick comes in two sizes, as depicted - a petite Pere Noel at 18-inches, and a whopping 40-inch version.

Available at: Pottery Barn Kids

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Oh, Dad… Perennially, the hardest person to shop for at Christmas. Let’s think about the criteria involved: it’s got to be a tool, it’s got to be affordable (lest you get a lecture on how you shouldn’t have spent so much…), and if it makes an onerous job easier on the bod, that’s the icing on the cake. How about this fantastic multitasker from Garant? The innovative Twinter works double-time as a car snowbrush and an outdoor broom: a two-in-one timesaver that makes cleaning steps, around doors and balconies as well as car roofs and windshields a scratch-free cinch! If this winter’s anything like last year’s, I’d act soon on this one — it’s sure to sell out as quickly as sidewalk salt!

Garant’s Twinter Snow Broom

Price: From $20

Available at: Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, Home Hardware, RONA

I’m armed and ready for winter with this fantastic find that every kid — at heart, and otherwise — needs to have handy if a snowball fight is on the agenda for the holidays. The two scoops come together to form perfectly round snowballs for the winter warrior-slash-aesthete. This is also an invention with decorative applications, too, I suppose I should mention. Check out how our talented stylist Andrea McCrindle used a similar to device to create stylish snowy spheres for her outdoor decor story in our December 2008 issue, on stands now!

Pair of instant snowball makers

Price: $10

Available at: Winners, 877-946-6877

I’m always on the lookout for showstopping seasonal greens, and I love these cachepots in a gorgeous warm metal finish. Hand-made by artisan Ron Dier, and available in an array of 22K semi-precious finishes, they’re fantastic festive floral vessels that could just as easily work year-round, switching out your fave potted plants.

Webster Cachepot 

Price: $850 each ($945 each with planting)

Available at: Joan Eiley, Toronto, 416-968-0778

Why is it that our extended families tend to grow larger with each passing Christmas, while our dining tables stubbornly remain the same size? PC Home comes to the rescue for your next festive family feast with an incredibly affordable event table and folding chairs. It’s stashable seating at its most stylish! 

PC Home event table and folding chairs

Price: Table, $50; chairs, $15 each

Available at: Real Canadian Superstores across Canada

Silver bells… And trees and pigs! Celebrated designer Vera Wang expands her silver collection with a little holiday cheer. These new holiday ornaments are festive offshoots of her existing patterns for Waterford Wedgwood, and make for fantastic host gifts.

Price: $35 each

Available at: Waterford Wedgwood, 800-668-7585

2006 was the year of crackle glass ornaments. In 2007, mercury glass decked our halls. What’s on the way for holiday decorating in 2008? Check out this stunning series from HomeSense. Departing from traditional mercury, these pearly gems are frosted on the outside, with mercury glass lining the inside, setting the stage for a lusciously layered look this winter.

You’ll forgive the early holiday posting, but with that wintry wind whipping through the streets of Toronto today, I found myself scanning the sky for snowflakes…

Frosted mercury glass holiday decor

Price: From $15 to $40 each

Available at: HomeSense, 866-466-3707 for stores