Anthropologie

The Look For Less: Anthropologie Home

How to get an Anthropologie free-spirited, lived-in bohemian interior without the Anthropologie price.

Anthropologie

SHOPPING AROUND | What do French flea markets, mom-and-pop vintage furniture shops, Mildred Pierce’s kitchen, gypsy caravans, peasant-made pottery and every fabric bazaar in India have in common? Nothing, really—or everything, if you’re the man who shops the world to create the “look” associated with American megabrand Anthropologie, the fashion and furnishings lifestyle chain.

While Anthropologie is foremost a fashion emporium, its home décor products—which include furniture, lighting, hardware, rugs, curtains, wall coverings, bedding and housewares—have such a cult following the company opened a number of “decorator concept shops” in select U.S. stores to help customers put together “a signature Anthropologie interior”—a look that, despite its “free-spirited, lived-in bohemian overtones,” doesn’t come cheap. Read more

Katy Perry party

Make Two Top Appies In Under 10 Minutes

It’s party season, people, and you know what that means: You’re going to need appies. Here are two dead simple ones that’ll please even your zaniest guests.

Katy Perry party

 

EASY & AWESOME | Unless you have serious Hollywood connections, it’s unlikely that Katy Perry and her best “gurlfriend” Markus Molinari, pictured here in the cockeyed hat, will be partying at your house this coming holiday season. But hey, if you’re like me, that’s probably the least of your worries. You’re more likely thinking, “I’ve got people coming over for a holiday thing, and what can I serve them that’s thoughtful, tastes great and makes up really easy?” Time to dip into the Frugalbits vault for two of our all-time favourite appetizers that can be made in less than 10 minutes. Read more

Aeroplan Miles: Use Them Or Lose Them

Aeroplan miles don’t accumulate forever. After seven years, they take them back.

 

WASTE NOT | I used to use my Aeroplan miles all the time. Then my son graduated from university so I no longer had to fly him and us between here and Montreal, my husband stopped taking business trips that I would accompany him on, and there was no longer any urgency to travel. Read more

Appliance Buyers Guide Wolf 36" Gas Range

Pro-Style Wolf Ranges At Super Low Prices

Vancouver’s Dirty Apron Cooking School is selling its commercial-style ranges at an appetizingly low price.

 

 

 

STEAL THIS STOVE (01.11.11) | Ever since the late 1970s, when homeowners first began to modify their kitchens to install authentic commercial ranges, the Wolf brand has been the go-to for serious home cooks. Wolf Gourmet, the company’s “commercial-style” home model (introduced in 1987), is a heavy-duty appliance with features that please both amateurs and pros. This is one of the reasons that two years ago chef David Robertson chose it as the teaching machine for students at Vancouver’s Dirty Apron Cooking School—that and the fact he has cooked successfully on Wolf commercial ranges for ages. Read more