BC Living
Spreads – From Scratch
You’ve Gotta Try This In May
How to Support BC Wineries Now
4 Tips on Balancing a Nutritious Diet with a Side of Indulgence
Choosing Connection: A BC Family Day Pledge to Prioritize Presence Over Plans
Embracing Plant-Based Living this Veganuary and Beyond
Inviting the Steller’s Jay to Your Garden
6 Budget-friendly Holiday Decor Pieces
Dream Home: $8 Million for a Modern Surprise
Local Getaway: A Mini Cozy Sanctuary in Nelson
B.C. Adventures: Our picks for May
Spring into Fun in Kamloops: The Best Events in the City
BC’s Boutique Music Stores
BC Distilled
Melodies and Museums: Solo-Friendly Entertainment for the Independent Traveller
Pyrrha Connects People With Pieces That Speak To Them
BC-Based Gifts Perfect for Mom
SOLO CHIC: 5 Essential Pieces for the Stylish Solo Traveller
Head to Gastown for great deals on eco-friendly home decor
Every since I started working in Gastown, I can’t help but to saunter down the cobble-stone streets and make lists about things I would love to purchase: sometimes it’s smart-looking couches from Sweden, other times it’s sophisticated side-table lamps from local indie designers. All things that admittedly—on my salary, at least—are likely to be purchased much later than sooner.
Which is why I’m jazzed about p+a furniture’s “One Year Being Here” sale, on until August 14! [UPDATE (August 16, 2010): p+a reports, the sale has been extended to August 21!]
www.pafurniture.ca
159 W Hastings Street, Vancouver
604-255-2089
If you’ve never been, it’s green-certified design house Penner and Associates’ front-end area, so you can imagine the aesthetics. p+a carries linens, plates, artworks, lamps and chairs—even wire baskets for organizing papers.
Gueto Miss Rio ottoman
As I’m a “touchy-feely” kind of shopper, I gravitated toward the up-cycled Gueto Miss Rio ottoman ($490) right away. It’s made entirely of flip-flops and definitely has that wow-factor, but it’s still not coming home with me: it’s about $360 without taxes. However, the ottoman is as bright as a rainbow and, your budget permitting, might even be a good beach accessory.
Amenity duvet covers and shams
If you’re into bedding, the Amenity duvet covers and shams are lovely. The certified-organic Percale cotton sheets are 300-thread count and hand silk-screened with non-toxic dyes. The duvet covers are a steal at just under a few hundred dollars each, as most non-organic bedding runs about that much.
As for the smaller ticket items, the Pangea Organics ($10 and up) body and bath line are buy one, get the second half off.
Nectare Essences ($31.50) room sprays are 40 per cent off. They not only smell great, but also support Fair Trade and organic farming practices and are animal friendly.
Organic Fair chocolates
While not really part of the sale, I did spot some beautiful jewellery from Refurbished ($39 and up)—dainty and one-of-a-kind—and some tasty eats from Organic Fair chocolates ($10) that I thought I would bring to your attention. The Canadiana flavour chocolates are made with maple syrup, sundried apple and alder-smoked salt, which to me could justify spending that much on chocolate.
The complete list of items on sale are available online.