It can be a pretty grey world out there, especially in February. Don’t fight it; shroud yourself in it.

1. A beautifully structured bag by local designer Hoi Bo. ($390 at A2Zane, 753 Queen St. West)

2. A delicate ceramic whiskey glass for having a drink on grey days (or any days, really). ($40 at Mjölk, 2959 Dundas St. West)

3. Butter London’s‘Lady Muck’ is a pearly light blue-grey polish. ($17 at The Bay on Queen)

4. This concrete shaving kit comes complete with a traditional beech brush, made just like it was in the 19th century. ($98 at Mjölk)

5. Slate Maison Martin Margiela ankle boots. ($695 available at The Room at The Bay on Queen)

6. This Tamara Shopsin’s 5 Year Diaryallows you to keep track of the next 60 months of your life, with each day on a single page — social experiment on yourself! ($30 at Good Egg, 267 Augusta Ave)

7. Baggu is a line of great little sacks, and this teeny soft-leathered coin purse is a perfect example. ($20 at Philistine, 1394 Queen St. West)

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Katie Merchant finds objects for Toronto Standard and blogs for herself at thank you, ok. Find her on Twitter at @thankyou_ok.

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