Posted by Rebecca, Senior Home EditorI could blog about all the food and wine I had during my recent trip to Tuscany, but that would be predictable. Instead, I'm excited to share this great (non-edible) discovery: a store called Brico "Fai Da Te," which means "do-it –yourself." That's right -- it's Italy's Home Depot!
Of course, it wasn’t just the usual power tools and 5-gallon containers of paint. My favorite parts were:
* thick felt in tons of colors, along with instructions on how to make your own slippers
* Florentine contact paper
* a whole aisle devoted to wine-making tools! Look at the beautiful packaging for these corks.
* curtain rods in tons of colors (these are just a few)
* fantastic green hampers
So if you someday find yourself in Italy needing to burn off some calories from all the eating and drinking, now you know where to go.
I love reading about Italy. Seggiano is my favorite place to go when traveling in Tuscany.
Posted by: Julia | Monday, June 08, 2009 at 06:00 AM
WOW! Good to know! I have a trip planned for Italy in October. I will keep an eye out for Brico!
Posted by: marilyn | Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 03:41 PM
this post was so COOL! i wish i had all that contact paper and felt at my disposal at the HD on 23rd..
Posted by: miss | Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 03:57 PM
wow, that must have been a lot of fun! for me, the best part about traveling is seeing what "regular life" is like for the locals. my favorite thing to do is going to grocery and fabric stores abroad. i bet i would have loved this place too!
Posted by: Jennifer | Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 04:11 PM
Fabulous!
Posted by: Laura | Tuesday, August 21, 2007 at 07:16 AM