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Le Zigoto is a mellow refuge from the buzz of one of Montreal’s busiest streets – Avenue du Parc.
City life is quickly forgotten as you are soothed by the gentle nod to gypsy / bohemian life.
Owner Laurance Chediac works hard to deliver a passionate cafe experience, successfully combining good wholesome food infused with the works of local artists.
Le Zigoto serves fair trade coffees and home cooked meals that go the extra mile. Ingredients such as Genoa and Calabrese salami, goat cheese, fresh herbs, hummus and country bread are served daily.

How To Get The Look
Earthy yet refined, a perfect complement to the natural wood furnishings. Fabrics from C+M Textiles, Montreal.

Le Zigoto is a treasured community cafe, weaving art expositions and concerts into daily cafe life.
Some of the featured artists include Marcel Mueller – Montreal photographer
and below, Tyler K. Rauman - Montreal poster artist

`le Zigoto`café
5731 ave. du Parc
MTL., Quèbec
(514) 867-9005
http://lezigotocafe.blogspot.com/

An Antique Dutch Painting

Ruelland Antiques, located in the Windsor / Detroit corridor is one of the largest retail antique shops in Ontario. At 5,000 square feet, this shop boasts a vast array of treasures expertly collected by owner Maurice Ruelland. Buyers from as far away as Ottawa, Toronto, Michigan, Ohio and Chicago have passed through his doors.
Maurice has a long family history in the antiques trade, within his established network he can scout for any item you desire. Special requests have been made for clients as far south as California and Texas!

His large antique collection includes the following;
Vintage – 40’s and 50’s
Artwork – 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th century
Furniture – Georgian, Arts and Crafts, Stickley, Primitives
Antiquities – Ivory, Pre- Columbian, African Art, Asian
Inuit Art
Glassware – Crystal and Art Glass
Porcelain – Belleek, Royal Doulaton, Wedgewood, Moorcroft
Sterling Silver
Sports Memorabilia
Rugs- Persian, Oriental
Fiesta Ware / Homer Laughlin

Maurice Ruelland pictured with an ivory hourglass. It is signed March 8, 1817, Dedicated to Captain J. Reuter.

A vintage Japanese pinball game nestled against an Arts and Crafts chair. Other current gems includes a life sized bronze cub and signed vintage Herman Miller furniture.

A display case filled with primitive tools and ivory carvings.

Maurice Ruelland can be reached at his shop at 519-253-6064.

On March 28, 2009 I held my first book signing for my newly published book, DIY Tailored Slipcovers, at Chapters in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet so many DIY’s with ambitious plans! Afterwords, my friends and family joined me for a get together at The Gourmet Emporium. We had a grand time!

Here I am pictured with my book, DIY Tailored Slipcovers and my cake, which is normally off limits for me. (wheat , eggs and milk) While I am not supposed to indulge, I do cheat bites once in a while and this was one of those occasions!

Karrie, Sasha (bro), Sandy (sis), KP, Tano, Natasha, Stev, Milena and Mary.

Friends, Charlie (my ottoman furniture partner) and Rod.

Slipcovers offer great décor flexibility and an endless possibility for change. Ottoman Luxury redefines the slipcover with covers that embody the look and performance of upholstery yet are removable for easy care.
Custom made to your specifications, now it’s easy to reinvent your decor in style.
Visit the website at www.ottomanluxury.com

Foldschool is a cardboard furniture concept designed by Swiss-based architect Nicola Enrico Stäubli. This project was designed to be hand-crafted by the consumer, for kids.
Project patterns and instructions are available on his site, www.foldschool.com

For the first time, kids can be encouraged to color their furniture!