Old Stuff. I Tend to Like it.

I stopped by a shop on Sherbrooke in NDG today called Kavanagh Vintage and man, do they have some cool things. An embroidered teal, touristy-style jacket from Mexico, ca. 1940s, a genuine Tweed gentleman's hat - too small for my noggin, unfortunately - brooches of all variety, and well, just a ton of stuff. I thought this chair below was pretty darn fine - someone not only managed to reuse those belts, but did so in a way that actually looks really, really nice. And like me it's functional, not just looks! Two thumbs up for this chair.

Further below is a bowl of buttons and buttons, particularly displayed in such a way that invites investigation, are right up my alley. Note the pretty gold one just right of center, which came home with me along with a set of very sweet pearly-white ones. A gift from the shopkeeper, no less! I think the gold one might be Bakelite, which is a resin (or plastic, I suppose), but tends to be a bit more valuable than your usual plastic. There exists some fantastic Bakelite jewellery from the '30s, '40s and '50s which goes for big bucks at auction (I know this from my working the auction floor student days in NYC - those Bakelite fans are crazy, too, let me tell you). If I create something fab with my new buttons, I shall let you know forthwith.