Just in the nick of time! This summer hasn't been that seriously hot, at least not for days on end, but I really dislike Toronto`s hot, humid summers. So I've been intending to buy a little desktop fan for, oh, the past 10 summers, and when I dropped into a Restoration Hardware store and saw a brushed nickel beauty, it felt like karma.

My apartment is already well equipped with two much-appreciated ceiling fans (I refuse to get air conditioning), but when I spied the Allaire fan that day in the store, I knew it was the one I had to have. Am I thrilled with it? You bet! The heat be damned!

The Allaire also comes in a black finish and Restoration Hardware`s very pretty trademark Silver Sage.

Available at: Restoration Hardware, www.restorationhardware.com

Price: $119