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August's Unofficial But Important Holidays Blog Post by Room 2046 shop studio Toronto Canada

Unofficial But Important Holidays In August

We are all familiar with Labour Day, Halloween, Valentine's Day, and Easter, but did you know that there are over a thousand other commemorative days? If you need an excuse to celebrate this month, read on to learn about five odd but amusing holidays in August and how Room 2046 can help you commemorate these unusual occasions.
August 01, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories Afternoon tea week All natural Apothecary Art Beauty Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Books Brand profile Brands Cafe Canada Cards Celebration Cocktails Colouring Book Day Cookbooks Cooking Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Decor Design Design meets function Designer Profile Desserts Dining DIY Entertaining Essentials Exotic Flavors Fashion Favourites Food Food & Drink Fun Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gifts Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Guide Handmade Handmade products Holiday Holiday peppermint soap Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade Humour Ice Cream Ice Cream Sandwich Day Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interior Design International beer day Kiss and make up day Living Mood National days Old fashioned Paper products Pop Culture Random holidays Recipes Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Rosedale Rosedale Station Shopping Small Business Social Media Stationery Style Summer Summerhill Summerhill Station Surprises Sweets Toronto Travel Treats Unofficial holidays Well-Being
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Pineapple tumbler cocktail rose gold summer sale top 10 must haves blog post by Room 2046 shop studio Toronto Canada

Summer Sale: 10 Must-Haves

Have you had your eye on something special from Room 2046 or feel the urge to indulge in a little retail therapy? If so, now is the time to treat yourself (or someone else), as we are having a massive summer sale and promotion. To get you even more excited, here are ten of our favourite sale items to snatch up before they are all gone. 
July 31, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Art Balvi Jeans iPad Case Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Brands Canada Claw earrings Clearance Cocktails Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Design Design meets function Entertaining Essentials Favourite products Favourites Fun Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gifts Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Globe bookends Gold Gold pineapple cocktail tumbler Guide Home decor Ideas Inspiration Instagram Invotis Cool Grey Gold Bookends Jeans iPad case John & Pearl Carita Necklace JOYA JOYA Porcelain Candle K/LLER Collection Rose Gold Plated Brass Claw Link Kawa Porcelain Kawa vases La Paz La Paz Galo Boat Shoes Leather boat shoes Letterpress poster Middle finger hand hook Must-have products Must-haves Paper Jam Press Pineapple cocktail tumbler Pinterest Portugal Room 2046 Rose gold Rose gold pineapple cocktail tumbler Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Sale Social media Souda Kawa Vase Style Summer Summer sale Summerhill Summerhill Station Thelermont Hupton Up Yours Hand Hook Tiki Toronto Treats W&P Design Wall art Word is Bond Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta Fuck Wit
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Book club summer reading list blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

#Shelfie: Top 10 Coffee Table Books

If you are looking for a new way to spice up your home decor this season, Room 2046 has a collection of aesthetically pleasing books to spark your imagination and accessorize your house. Laying coffee table books on display entertains guests, sparks conversation, and gives your interior design a sophisticated edge. These books can also be arranged on shelves as trendy wall art that will be perfect for your next Instagram post. 

July 31, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Advanced Style Alex Milton Ari Seth Cohen Art Back to basics Back to School Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Book box Book club Book club list Bookends Books Boutique Brand profile Brands Building Stories Casten Holler Chloe Sevigny Chris Ware Clothes Comics Design Didier Ottinger Dita Von Teese Doria de La Chapelle Education Edward Hopper Fashion Fashion magazine Francoise De Bonneville Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Grace Hartzel Graphic artwork Graphic novels Harper's Bazaar Inspiration Instagram Ivy league Ivy style Jeffrey Banks John Currin Katie Baron Lady Gaga Learning Lilly Pulitzer Literature Maira Kalman Marc Jacobs Mark Porthault Massimiliano Gioni Mike Mills Murakami Murakami Ego Nicola Formichetti Painting Paul Rodgers Preppy style Preppy: Cultivating Ivy Style Product Design Purple Fashion Magazine Reading Reading list Rick Owens Room 2046 Room 2046 sale Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Ryan McGinley Sex fashion Style Stylists Summer reading Summer reading list Summerhill Takasha Murakami The Book Of Fine Linen Tomas Llorens Toronto Vanessa Beercroft Willian Eggleston
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Ways to use mason jars blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Hipster Heaven: 5 Ways To Use Mason Jars

If you spend a lot of time on Pinterest or Instagram, you are likely familiar with the country trend taking over kitchens around the world – mason jars. We are having a huge summer sale at Room 2046, and our Barbuzzo Mason Jar Ceramic Shot Glasses and Fishs Eddy Quart Size Mason Jars are now on clearance! If our sale isn't enough to convince you to grab one (or ten) for yourself, here are five ways that you can use these versatile mason jars in your home.  
July 19, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: 32 oz. mason jar Accents Accessories air plants All natural Barbuzzo mason jar ceramic shot glasses Barware Best-sellers Bookends cactus Ceramic mason jar Ceramic shot glasses Country style Creative Creativity Decor Design meets function Desk planter DIY DIY projects Drinking glass Drinks Easy gifts Entertaining Environment Essentials Fishs Eddy Quart Size Mason Jars Flower vase Gardening Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Home Home Accessories Home decor Inspiration Instagram Mason jar Mason jar shot glasses Mason jars Mini succulents Organization Pinterest Planters Quart size mason jar Room 2046 Rosedale Rustic style Shot glass Storage Succulents Summerhill Toronto
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Health benefits of drinking tea blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Sip Me Baby One More Time: 3 Ways Tea Can Improve Your Wellness

According to legend, the Chinese emperor Shen Nung discovered tea accidentally when leaves from a tree blew into his cup of boiling water in 2737 BCE. Tea contains compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, giving it a variety of health benefits. Grab your favourite mug and sip on some hot tea while you learn how this delicious drink can boost your health and wellness. 

July 18, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: All natural Antioxidant Antioxidants Best-sellers Black tea Brand profile British Journal of Nutrition Budget Budget buys Cafe Clear skin Culinary Detox tea Dining Dinner parties Dinner party Double walled teapot Drinks European Journal of Nutrition Food Food & Drink Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Green tea Healing practices Health benefits Health benefits of tea Healthy Healthy food Healthy weight loss Heart disease High in antioxidants History of tea Hydrated Inspiration Instagram Kikkerland Maintaining a healthy weight Parkinson's disease Pear tea Pinterest Prevent cancer Prevent cardiovascular disease Prevent diabetes Prevent heart disease Prevent Parkinson's disease Rooibos tea Room 2046 Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Self care Shen Nung Sloane Sloane Fine Tea Merchants Sloane Fine Teas Sloane Tea Company Spa night Staying hydrated Summerhill Summerhill Station Sweets Tea Tea and Parkinson's disease Tea cup Tea for weight loss Teapot Teatox Toronto Treats Vegan Vegan Toronto Weekend brunch Weight loss Weight loss tea Well-Being Yonge Street
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Health benefits of eating chocolate blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Chocolate Cravings: 5 Health Benefits of Chocolate

Chocolate is the ultimate comfort food with a magical ability to improve your day with a single bite. Although it seems too good to be true, scientists are now finding evidence that chocolate, and particularly dark chocolate, does have beneficial effects on the body. We decided to investigate this further, and found five reasons why you should indulge in a sweet treat from Room 2046.

July 17, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: 65% chocolate 70% chocolate 72% chocolate 74% chocolate 75% chocolate All natural Antioxidant Antioxidants Aztec healing rituals Aztec medicine Aztecs Beauty Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Brands Breakfast British Journal of Nutrition Brunch Budget Budget buys Cacao god Cacaosuyo cake Canada Chocolat Bonnat Chocolate Chocolates Coffee Cookbook Cookbooks Cooking Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Crepes Culinary Culture Dark chocolate David Chow David H. Chow Dealing with stress Desserts Dining Easy gifts Entertaining Environment Espresso Essentials Exotic Flavors Favourites Flavonoids Food Food & Drink Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Guide Haiti dark chocolate Healing practices Health benefits Healthy Healthy chocolate Healthy desserts Healthy food Heart disease High in antioxidants History of chocolate Homemade Homemade products Host gifts Hostess gifts Ideas Improve mood Inspiration Instagram JAMA Internal Medicine Java milk chocolate Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Laura Slack Lower blood pressure Marou Marou chocolate Maya Maya healing rituals Maya medicine Mayo Clinic Mood Natural chocolate Prevent cardiovascular disease Prevent diabetes Prevent heart disease Room 2046 Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Self care Shoko Social Media Spa night Summerhill Sweet tooth Sweets University of Aberdeen University of Warwick Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan desserts Vegan Toronto Vietnam chocolate
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Benefits of writing by hand instead of on a computer blog post by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Going Back To The Basics: The Benefits of Writing By Hand

Technology has become a staple in modern society. While electronics make our lives easier in many ways, science suggests writing on laptops and computers can actually inhibit our learning and memory. Keep on reading to learn how going back to the basics and rediscovering handwriting can change the way your brain works. 

 

July 12, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Agenda All natural American Psychological Association Analog Love Back to basics Back to School Benefits of handwriting Benefits of journalling Benefits of writing by hand Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Bindewerk Books Brands Canada College Corporate gifts Craftsmanship Creative Creative writing Creativity Daniel Oppenheimer Dealing with stress Decor Design Design meets function Diary DIY Easy gifts Environment Environmentally friendly products Favourites Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Guide High school Ink on paper Inspiration Instagram Introspection Is Google Making Us Stupid? James W. Pennebaker Journal Journalling Kikkerland Learning Lecture Literature Living Nicholas Carr Note taking Notebooks Notes Old fashioned Ontario Organization Pam Mueller Paper products Parenting Parenting ideas Pencil Pens Pinterest Planners Poketo Productivity Psychological Science Psychology Psychology research Relax Research Room 2046 Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Sale School Science Scribe Self care Shopping Social Media Stationery Study inspiration Study tips Summerhill Summerhill Station Sustainable Technology The Atlantic Thoughts Toronto Trauma recovery Travel Travel essentials Travel packing list UCLA UCLA psychology UCLA research University University of Texas Work Writer's block Writing
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Mid-Century modern furniture blog post from Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Mid-Century Modern Design: Eames and Tolix Marais Chairs

Mid-century modernism is a movement encompassing a style of architecture, furniture, and graphic design that dominated the middle of the 20th century. Perfectly exemplifying mid-century modern furniture, the Eames and Tolix Marais chairs have become synonymous with this design movement. These styles are still sought after today, due to both their iconic look and influential history.
July 12, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories Architecture Art Art Direction Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Brand profile Brands Charles and Ray Eames Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culture Decor Design Design meets function Designer Profile Eames Eames chair Eames furniture Eames rocker Essentials Favourites Furniture Home Home Accessories Home decor Houses Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interiors Mid-Century Modern Mid-Century Modern design Mid-Century Modern furniture Mood Product profile Ray and Charles Eames Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 sale Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Summerhill Summerhill Station Tolix Tolix chair Tolix Marais series Toronto Xavier Pauchard
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Summer entertaining host and hostess gifts blog post available from Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Summer Entertaining: Host & Hostess Gifts

Summer is the ideal time for entertaining, and being a good guest is as important as being a good host. You don't want to show up to any party empty handed, but a generic bottle of wine or bouquet of flowers will likely be forgotten by the end of the night. Read on to see some of our favourite ways to show your appreciation to your hosts and ensure you snag an invite to the next party all-in-one.  
July 07, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories All natural Anniversary Apothecary Art Bath products Best of TO Best of Toronto Best-sellers Blockitecture Book box Books Boutique Brands Budget Budget buys Candle holder Candles Cards Celebration Ceramic candle holder Concept Shop Concrete Concrete desk planter Cooking Copper turtle box Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Decor Design Design meets function Desk planter Dining Dinner parties Dinner party Dinner party gifts Easy gifts Entertaining Essentials Fashion Flakes Paperie Food Food & Drink Fun Gift box Gift boxes Gift giving Gift Guide Gift Ideas Gift sets Gifts Gifts on a budget Gifts under $100 Gifts under $20 Gifts under $50 Goat's milk soap Guide Handmade Home Home Accessories Home decor Host gifts Hostess gifts Houses How To Ideas Inspiration Instagram Interior Design Kikkerland Letterpress Literature Living Loose leaf tea Marble candle holder Mood One Stop Shop Paper products Party gifts Pinterest Presents Relax Room 2046 Room 2046 sale Room 2046 Studio Room Service Rosedale Rosedale Main Street Rosedale Station Sale Seamless gifting Self care Shopping Skincare Sloane Tea Small Business Soap Soaps Stationery Studio Style Summer Summer dinner party Summer entertaining Summer party Summer vacation Summer wedding Summerhill Summerhill Station Surprises Tea towel Thank you cards Toronto Turkish soap Turtle box
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Summer entertaining blog post dinner party by Room 2046 cafe shop studio Toronto Canada

Summer Entertaining Must-Haves

Canada Day and the Fourth of July have come and gone, and I think it is safe to say summer is officially in full swing. As the weather gets warmer and the days get longer, the season for backyard barbecues, pool parties, and dinner parties is upon us. These summer entertaining must-haves will ensure that your summer bash is lively, polished and relaxing.
July 05, 2017 by Rachel C
Tags: Accents Accessories All natural Art Art Direction banana semifreddo Bar Tartine Barware Beer Best-sellers Big Gay Ice Cream Books Booze Boutique Brands Brass glass Breakfast Cafe cake California Canada Canadian companies Catering Cheese platter Cheese tray Chicken cacciatore Chop Sizzle Wow Citrus Cocktail Cocktail recipe books Cocktail recipes Cocktails Coffee Cookbook Cookbooks Cooking Craftsmanship Creative Creativity Culinary Culture Decor Design Design meets function Desserts Dining Dinner parties Dinner party DIY DIY projects Donuts Double walled tea cup Double walled teapot Doughnuts Drinks Entertaining Essentials Exotic Flavors Favourites Food Food & Drink Food presentation Fresh produce Fun green Home Home Accessories Home decor Homemade How To Ice Cream Ice cream recipe Inspiration Inspired bites Instagram Interior Design Interiors Italian food L.A. Living Local food Local produce Lomelino's Ice Cream Lunch Mai Tai Middle Eastern cooking Middle Eastern desserts Mood Old fashioned Pinch Food Design Pineapple glass Pineapple shaker Pineapple shot glass Pineapple tumbler Recipe books Recipes Restaurant Restaurant cookbook Room 2046 Room 2046 Studio Room Service Rosedale San Fransisco Sandwiches Saturday Saturday mornings Scotch glass Shopping Silver Spoon Spring Style Summer Summer dinner party Summer entertaining Summer party Summerhill Sweet and sour caponata Sweet and Tart Sweet Middle East Sweet tooth Sweets Tartine Tea cup Teapot Toronto Truffled quail eggs Vegan Vegan chocolate Vegan dessets Wine decanter
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