Jennifer Hannotte on World Headquarters Auction Night Covet Garden Wed, February 22, 2012 2:01 PM UTC Covet Garden Rate Share Pin It Click on the photo to read the full story at Covet GardenCovet GardenJennifer Hannotte on World Headquarters Auction Nighthttp://covetgarden.com/blog/2012/2/22/jennifer-hannotte-on-world-headquarters-auction-night.html One of the ways we find the amazing things we have in-store at Russet and Empire , and for clients' homes, is from attending auctions near and far. Last week, we were lucky to have to trek only up the street to a local auction at World Headquarters where our friends from Smash were emptying out their basement storage area and had a whack of awesome goods up for grabs. Now, it's pretty easy to come home with a lot of garbage if you're not careful; the desire to WIN sometimes clouds better judgement. Example: last summer, we took a road trip to Pen Yan, New York, to a barn auction and bought an antique rocking chair that promptly fell apart when we loaded it into the car, gross horsehair stuffing clumped out of it and blew around the car that was now too full for us to spend more cash at Target. But, we were stubborn and drove it back to Toronto where landed straight in the trash when we got home. We were smart (and sober) this night and came home with a sexy pair of heavy gold and glass lamps that require re-wiring and shades but their scale is intensely satisfying. I'm thinking a beautiful peacock blue for the shade in a simple drum shape and we'll have a pair of beauties on our hands. I might be selfish and be using them in my own bedroom as it goes through a transformation I'll be sharing shortly. That's the one downside to auctioning — sometimes it's tough to let go of your prizes. Have you attended an auction? Tell us about your great find or your big mistake, no judgement! World Headquarters owner Mark Taaffee gets the bidding going on a painting. We're pleased as punch to feature another insightful post from interior stylist Jenn Hannotte of Russet and Empire Interiors back to the Covet Garden blog. Jenn believes in accessible and collaborative design that stems from narratives we create with objects we love. Her work has been featured in Design Lines , Remodelista , Apartment Therapy and the Marion House Book to name a few. She lives with her two daughters in the West-End of Toronto. Read the full story on the original site Covet Garden Add a comment Report inappropriate content
