The Most Gorgeous Table of All Time

Behold, the glories of the Auckland War Memorial Museum’s work (i.e. sewing) table.

Work table (AM 1964.40-1)

This elegant piece of furniture is embellished with gilded lacquer and furnished with ivory implements (made back in the day when elephants were a lot more populous than at present).

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Mind the Gap

How big is the gap between your dream wardrobe and your actual wardrobe?

Window Shopping – © Anthony O’Neil, CC-BY-SA/2.0

A little hop? A yawning gulf? Or are you one of the rare beings who has no wardrobe gap at all?