Nathan Turner...or Kevin Austin?

Have you been watching Million Dollar Decorators? I've been lapping up every delicious minute of it, though occasionally it has been a little too much like watching my life go by. I'm no MDD, but I work with some (though not the ones on the show) and immerse myself in their work every day. There's one other familiar aspect to the show which has been revealing itself to me ep by ep. Um, I'm pretty sure Nathan Turner and my husband might be the same person. I mean, I've never seen them together in the same place so....you be the judge:

Nathan Turner: boyish good looks, pursed-lip smile, sandy hair szhuszhed up in the front, short back and sides, prep style, sun-kissed complexion

Kevin Austin: boyish good looks, pursed-lip smile, sandy hair szhuszhed up in the front, short back and sides, prep style, sun-kissed complexion

A boy and his dog.

A boy and his dog.

Nathan's shop, Nathan Turner.

Kevin's shop, ChairTableLamp.

bowl at Nathan's shop.

bowls at Kevin's shop.

tole chest at Nathan's shop.

tole chest at Kevin's shop.

Milo Baughman at Nathan's

Milo Baughman at Kevin's

a table at Nathan's

a table at Kevin's...

I could go on.....

There are a few differences. Off the top -- Kevin is straight, which is great for our marriage. Kevin isn't a decorator per se, but he can more than hold his own on matters of design. I think Nathan might be a bit shorter than Kevin's 6ft 3in, but I don't know for sure. So, I'll be keeping my eyes on the MDDs and watching for more screen time for Kevin, er, I mean, Nathan, in upcoming eps....Meanwhile, if you ever see them in the same room, let me know.

opposite of simple

Oh fickle fickle fickle me. Last post was all about the beauty of simple. But today is another love story. This is my fave thing in Hubs' shop ChairTableLamp currently. Isn't she pretty? All gilded and curlycued and filigreed and fancy pants. She's a beaut! I would cheat on simple for this. Find more yummy stuff from his shop at his little bloggy blog. Hubs is a fresh-baked Mac addict now that he's the proud papa to a spanking new clean white MacBook (again, simple is good), so he's getting going on his web space (with a little help). Do visit here.

scouting: Chair•Table•Lamp

Hello bloggersons. I'm so sorry I have been neglecting you. Have just been a bit ocupado - party for maman et papa (50th wedding ann!), Christmas shopping for Dec issue gifts, a bazzillion loads of laundry. You know...life. Well, I've been meaning to toot this horn for a while now. This post is all about my beloved hubby and his crazy talent. Kevin has been selling antiques and decorative bibelots since long before he and I became inseparable. His shop is called ChairTableLamp. It's at 1156 Yonge St in Toronto, one of the city's main decor shopping 'hoods. He always has great stuff. Here's a taste:

and BTW, people say Kevin looks like Jeff Daniels or Edward Norton. What do you think?