Just a quick note to let you know our holiday hours. We’ll be… CLOSED: Dec 24-27 OPEN: Dec 28-30 (from 10-6) CLOSED: Dec 31 – Jan 2 …we wish you a wonderful holiday season and can’t wait to start a great 2012 with you!
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Day 23: The gift that always fits.
Welcome to the final day of the DS Advent Calendar. I left this ’til last, but maybe it should have been first? Here’s the easiest gift for any house on your list: the gift certificate. The measurements and style are juuuust right. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for another great year, and [...]
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Day 22: Relic table lamps
I think advent calendars are supposed to go to the 25th, but since we’re closed on the 24th and beyond I guess this is our second-last entry! Today’s pick is interesting: more modern than most things in our store, but a really great pairing of old and new: These sleek, simple lamps use our antique [...]
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Day 21: Stamped Brass Number Tags
After yesterday’s triple-decker lighting extravaganza, I thought we’d keep it simple with a stocking stuffer for today’s DS Advent Calendar gift: Stamped brass number tags. Since we got them in, people have been using them to make all sorts of things including: an advent calendar (1-25 taken), a valet-style hook board for keys at the [...]
Read the rest of this post »DS Advent Calendar, Days 18, 19 & 20: Lighting, 3 Ways
We’re in the home stretch of the DS Advent Calendar, and today’s triple-advent is all about lighting. Three days, three lights, and here they are: Day 18: Industrial lights – we love these vintage Halophane lights with corrugated glass and brushed aluminum shells, and they’d look great in a kitchen. We also have more traditional [...]
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