Ghosts of Sweden

My better-business-half, Micah, just got back from a buying trip in Sweden. Fancy, huh? You can get your mitts on some fantastic vintage Swedish wares atRusset and Empire when we host an equally fancy pop-up sale. Details on that soon.

I was rummaging through the stuff she brought back and found a box of glass negatives (there is probably a better, more technical, term for these things?). The point is, negatives look creepy, and antique negatives from foreign lands look the creepiest.

Your eyeballs, sir!

There are three more of this guy chillin with his flowers and flags.

Originally posted (stolen from) The Interiorist

I'm Back!

After a comedy of errors I'm back! I spent a week crawling over dirty couches, eating dozens of hot dogs, and what seems like an endless number of flights/customs forms. You're basically going to die when you see what I brought back, and I will basically die if my luggage ever shows up in Canada, but that's a whole other blog post. For now I leave you with this beautiful portrait of me in a Swedish Stadesmissionen in a sweatshirt.

WE ARE HERE!

And we've been buying up a storm (and having fika naturally). More to come, and please excuse the iPhone Blogging k <3
Wish you were here!

Anonymous Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day

XOXO Your boyfriend,  

Russet & Empire

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

Russet & Empire will be CLOSED between February 20th and February 25th for a fancy buying trip to SWEDEN

photo of Gothenburg by Sandra Juto

Hey! Look at this!

yeah-THIS

modern spaces design by toronto interior designer Jenn Hannotte / Russet and Empire Interiors

A Lesson in Merchandising

from me to you (live blogging from the YARD SALE)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIETTE

ZING

Ammunition Boxes

$20 each (beautiful floral display by yours truly not included)

Yard Sale Finds: Valentine's Day Edition

That move on the left-your boyfriend wants you to learn that before Feb 14th 

While wearing this VINTAGE Mary Poppins hat with matching lipstick? Ugh.

Let the puns begin!

YARD SALE! SUNDAY! 12-4  I've got a bunch of these fake memes up my sleeve that I will undoubtedly be posting every few hours until Sunday. Milk glass chick egg cup and ceramic chicken scouring pad holder- Make me a deal that's better than like, a dollar...