A coat rack that makes the bundling-up season brighter

We’re as bitter as the next Torontonian about having to bring our jackets and scarves out. Then there are the inevitable overcrowded coat hooks and the disorganized mitten basket. If it were summer all the time, we wouldn’t need to worry about storing winter paraphernalia; since that’s not the case (Did you see the flurries last weekend? Blech!), we might as well organize in style. One of our favourite decor design firms, Blu Dot, has just released the Splash coat rack ($279 U.S.) in walnut and powder-coated steel. Resembling a handful of pick-up sticks, the piece makes us a little less grumpy about cold weather, and it looks as good empty as it does full, so we won’t be putting it away come June. It’s on sale for $223.20, so order it on-line now.