And we're off ...

See you in a week! Kanibal Home will be on hiatus this week, reopening next Saturday, August 8th!

By the way, a BIG thank you to Kim and Patrick for popping by for this morning's BBC interview -- the segment will air in September. Hopefully they'll feature a little shout out to Oh My Vintage!

Come by Kanibal Home on Friday!

BBC is coming to film a segment at Kanibal Home this Friday, so if anyone is around at noon on 7/31 come by the shop!

Out of "Office" Reply

From Saturday(August 1) to Friday (August 7) Kanibal Home will be closed. I'll be spending the week traveling and hunting down some new found objects for the shop.

So that means if you want a Kanibal fix, have any questions and need to pick something up or drop something off please stop on by this upcoming week.

I'll miss being in the shop and seeing everyone, but I promise the week off will be worth it. It's still summer, but I have so much planned for Fall I can hardly wait!

By the way, all our new women's tees and maxi dresses, kids clothes and men's apparel are in the shop.

Store Makeover

Having a store allows me one great, overriding, stupendous benefit: Freedom. Mostly the freedom to change things around whenever I want.

Although I'm working hard at updating the store's online site (it had to play second fiddle while I was getting the storefront ready), a lot of the design is out of my hands. I may orchestrate the vision, but the implementation is left to someone else. Someone talented enough to wade through programming rules and coding.

But with a physical location I have the opportunity and freedom to arrange and rearrange the store as new products come in to give everything a more purposeful feeling. Kanibal Home gets new products in every week and I like to change the store slightly each time. Although we have a lot of products, the main point I try to communicate is that modern and vintage, new and old can all create a cohesive living environment. Someplace that's comfortable, warm and -- above all -- feels like home.

And (as we mentioned in Tuesday's post) this week's crazy shipments brought about some big changes.

(Finally finished the antique vanity in the back of the store. It now serves as a display for some vintage shoes, scarves and bangle bracelets brought in by Kim at Oh My Vintage)

(Kanibal Home's new men's section: Kanibal Home tees and a mix of vintage and new jackets. Great vintage designer ties as well brought in by Kim's boyfriend Patrick. They could possibly be the nicest, cutest couple in the entire world. Seriously.)

(One of the many maxi dresses that just arrived in the shop.)

(Vintage lunch box. If it doesn't sell this week I may have to buy it. I learned my lesson from last time with that Swallow and the Swift necklace. I still dream about that bug.)

(Table of treasures. New Flamingo Tee in organic cotton with a Oh My Vintage purse on top of a stack of vintage etiquette books.)

Kids Corner

Sometimes it feels like Kanibal Home is growing up so fast. One day it was just an internet startup, the next it was a little storefront with just women's apparel and home goods and now -- just two months after opening our brick and mortar location -- we're a full lifestyle brand. One of the new offerings I'm most excited about is the kids apparel: onesies and toddler tees. Done right and not too cute and cuddly (although the onesies are organic cotton).

(Business Casual Onesie Detail)

(Kids Corner: Top Row - Business Casual Onesie on left and Running with Scissors Onesie on right, Bottom Row - Business Casual Tee on left and Running with Scissors Tee on right)

(Business Casual Tee Detail)

Dress Me Up

I always get excited when new shipments come in, but this week is going to be massive.

Today: Colorful, sophisticated maxi dresses in the shop

Tomorrow (Wednesday): New women's and men's tees, vintage goods and accessories

Friday: Organic women's apparel including light tunics and flirty dresses

Kids Play

New onesies are in the shop! Pick up a corn dog shirt for your little porkchop.

Our very popular beaded bracelets are also back in stock ... with some new additions as well.

Come by and check it out!

Oh Hello

Hmm, a little more fun than I wanted to have on a Thursday morning, but it livens up the week!

What am I talking about? Oh, that lovely cop car crash into my neighbor's store that caused the whole wall to shift over into our doorway.

As long as no one was hurt, I find it just another amusing addition to Kanibal Home's history. My neighbor (the owner of the convenience store) is very sweet -- and ridiculously calm -- and he seems to be an old salt at these activities.

And, I have to say, this surprise definitely woke me up fast this morning!

Oh well, on with the week ...