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New Shop on the Block: Mjolk
February 5th, 2010
Today I saw something, something so wonderful I couldn’t breathe. I spotted it out of the corner of my eye, but didn’t really believe it was true. And couldn’t really believe it’s true, because it is out of my budget. Unreasonably so. I first coveted this rocking sheep (the pink, of course, silly) one or two years ago. But it wasn’t available here. And my heart had been temporarily smitten by another (more about him on Monday).
Thankfully, my good-sport friend Carlo, he of Mr. Red Lips fame, dashed after it to find out that it’s now available at Mjolk, a shop full of awe-worthy Scandinavian designs, in Toronto’s junction neighbourhood.
Warning, my friends. This is the kind of boutique where everything is truly perfect. And priced accordingly. But the good news is that you can never go wrong in investing in something that functions impeccably and is breathtaking to boot. Buy once, I say, and you’ll be happy forever. Or so I hope.
Aside from my furry friend here, I’ve got my eye on a couple favourites, like Kristian Vedel perfect birds, these perfect pendant lamps and the perfect kids’ room rug, the pompom-style Pinochhio. I’ve even found one thing I’ve been searching my whole life for: the perfect butter case. And I can’t wait for son to be old enough, so we can make a field trip for a Pointy Hat Acrobat set. I’m reasonably certain that my life, or at least my heart, will never be the same, or at least until Monday.
What are you doing this weekend? I suggest you visit. But if you can’t make it there, why not take inspiration from these dot hooks and craft something similar on your own? And please leave me a note, if you do. (Especially if you don’t mind a shameless copycat.)
—Melissa, CF’s lifestyle editor
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