If you don’t already follow Who What Wear on a daily basis, I suggest you start! It is a great online fashion site updated daily with fabulous styling inspiration. The ladies who created Who What Wear, Katherine Power and Hillary Kerr, teamed up with The Coveteur to show us the inside of their new headquarters. The office is absolutely beautiful and it offers much inspiration for the future Bicyclette HQ!
[Images via The Coveteur]
Emma
I’m always on the lookout for interesting display ideas and creative ways to upcycle found and vintage pieces. Bicyclette’s rolling racks are all custom and self built, we’ve revamped dressers, painted fruit crates, glittered hangers, you name it. I love the fact that the pieces are custom and one-of-a-kind, and can constantly be reworked to fit a new space or theme.
Shelving is a tricky thing. Most shelving units are fairly bleak and boring, and in retail spaces, I find them to be extremely flat looking. So when I came across the two upcycled shelving units below, I had a bit of a eureka moment. How perfect would these be for Bicyclette? So many possibilities!
[via Ready Made + Re-Nest]
There’s something about the glow of a neon sign, full of mystery and beckoning, and I love the unexpectedness of it as an interior decor element.
It’s on my list of store must-haves, but I have yet to figure out what I want it to say. ‘Bicyclette’ is too obvious, so I’m thinking something more along the lines of ‘Fairy Tale’. Currently taking suggestions…
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First of all, can you believe there’s only five days until Christmas? How did that happen?
I just wanted to share a little daily inspiration, especially because these decor images remind me a little of the aesthetic I was going for with the Bicyclette Holiday Pop-Up Shop, and they’re so magical. White fur, vintage luggage, a pale palette and luxe details.
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This is always the time of year when I have the urge to nest and transform my apartment into the ideal living space, but instead I’ve been focusing on the pop-up shop. Needless to say, my home organization and decor have fallen to the wayside and Bicyclette has taken over, which is ok, because I’m looking forward to borrowing a lot of the merchandising ideas from the pop-up shop and using the props when it’s over.
Here’s a tiny selection of inspiration, dreamy spaces with vintage trinkets, pretty frocks on the walls, and cozy decor.
Barely more than two weeks until the Bicyclette pop-up shop! I don’t need to tell you that I am extremely excited about this fact, but I should share with you that there’s a certain amount of stress that is tagging along. Earlier this week I came down with a bug, and though I’ve been trying to work through it and retain a certain amount of productivity, it’s significantly put a damper on my pop-up shop prep. When you’re sick, it’s extremely hard to keep up with the daily essentials, let alone tackle a new, large-scale project. All I want to do is curl up, but I’m trying to maintain a balance so I’m not completely overwhelmed. So little time!
But, without further ado, I’d like to present another series of pop-up shop interior inspirations. One of the things I’m most looking forward to is designing displays and getting creative with props and merchandise to create an atmosphere that I’m not able to replicate online. This collage of photos, by photographer Amanda McLauchlan and found on favourite design blog decor8, perfectly capture the spirit and mood of what I want to do.
[images: Amanda McLauchlan, via decor8]
I’m prepping to shoot the first round of Fall pieces this afternoon, which is always exciting and a little chaotic. I’ll be sure to get lots of behind the scenes photos to share tomorrow, but first thing’s first, and here are the studio pics, showcasing my newly thrifted finds from last weekend.
Baby pink rotary phone. Yes, it works and no, I don't have a landline. Some day!
Uber kitschy aqua and gold clock. Verging on tacky, but I fell in love.
Curtains and vintage night gowns, and my new lace bunting. Pretty and sheer.
Pastel-hued hot rollers. Definite photo op some day.
The current vanity display, featuring my thrifted mason jars for the buttons and Biko jewellery.
Chalkboard wall, covered in inspiration tear sheets for the photo shoot. And yes, those are purple post-its all over.
I’m placing orders, prepping for the next Fall photo shoot, and tidying/organizing the studio today. Boxes of new merchandise have been arriving weekly, and so the studio is starting to burst at the seams again. Time for a little seasonal flip.
Discovered today that my beloved camera (which I thought had died for good) only needed a new battery (which comes with a much lower price tag than a full replacement!), which means that I’m now back in action and can share my own photos again. Hooray! I realized that I haven’t shared many studio photos aside from a few sneak peeks here and there, so that’s my goal for today.
In the meantime, a little studio inspiration from Allister Ann … so many elements I love (and many that are similar to those in the Bicyclette studio) and the photos themselves are pieces of art.
images via allister ann
One of my favourite things about the neighbourhood I live in (Queen St. West, downtown Toronto), is exploring and hunting in the little vintage shops that are scattered around the area. A new discovery, and now a staple on my random wanders, is Art History, a little shop that is full of antiques, knickknacks and curiosities.
On a little break-time visit last week, I stumbled upon a box of two-for-$1 alphabet blocks, and after digging through, managed to surface with eight pieces, perfect for the studio. Now I’m just missing two.
One of the reasons this find excited me so much is that after coming across the Cabin 7 site awhile ago through Eat.Live.Shop , I’ve been wanting to recreate and customize their gilded alphabet blocks.
photo cred: cabin 7
Now it’s just a matter of deciding on a colour scheme. I was thinking of silver instead of gold, as it’s more consistent with the Bicyclette branding and would be the perfect accent in the studio. Any suggestions?
I’ve been busy writing product descriptions for the website, which means, inevitably, that I’m also scouring blogs as a means of procrastination and gathering ideas and images. I like to think it’s still productive, just in a different form.
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a post that focuses on interior design and decor, which I suppose makes sense as I’ve turned my focus towards the online store and put the physical store environment on the back burner. But I came across a few images that inspired me to do a little more research and after putting together these images to share, have decided that a branch chandelier DIY is definitely on the agenda. Not quite sure whether it will be a studio or home fixture (or maybe both?), but I think either way, it will be a simple addition with a great deal of impact. I also love the use of the branch as a means to display clothing, as in the third photo, and can see this being used for jewellery and accessories as well.
There’s a magical quality that these all evoke, almost ethereal or other-worldly. I’m picturing spray painting the branches white for a more modern feel, maybe adding a touch of silver leaf to catch the light, and intertwining strings of delicate fairy lights. I’ve edited all of the below pictures to be in faded black and white, as I feel it better evokes the spirit I want to capture.
Any other ideas of how you could customize this DIY, or thoughts on how it would be most effective?
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