British designer, Ilse Crawford, explores the impact of design on human wellbeing in this short film to be released by Danish tap manufacturer Vola. I love Ilse for her deep understanding of the influence design has on shaping our experience of place. She articulates so beautifully the power intention, materials, light, and sound have to…
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“May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and may every window open to great possibility.” – Mary Anne Radmacher Thank you for being a bright light in my window this past year. Wishing you and yours a wonderful Holiday Season and a joy-filled new year!
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Feeling like you’re camping out in someone else’s house is not a great way to feel about your forever home. Young professionals, Kendra and Matt, knew their home had good bones and plenty of possibilities. But they knew they needed a professional to help them discover their own design-language and to transition the style choices…
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Many thanks to Laura Churchill-Duke for inviting me to share my thoughts on 2020 Fall Decor Trends for her article in this week’s Chronicle Herald. Read the whole Chronicle Herald article on Saltwire Network.
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Personal lifestyle changes often have a way of influencing our personal design style. While you may assume these shifts in the way we live are associated with age and life stage, that’s not entirely true. What is true, however, is that these major lifestyle changes are altering the way we design and use our kitchens.…
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Add exuberance to any space. Reach out to learn how to love colour in your home. If you’re ready to introduce this or another colourful area rug into your life, get in touch.
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The colours that please and inspire us shift over time, on an individual basis, but also globally. Our palettes morph fluidly as colours come on the scene and drift off to make way for other colours. Colours you love will never be truly out of style as they can be made fresh and contemporary by adding a more current colour to your palette.
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No Blank Canvas: Hold onto the things you love – the things that feel good to the touch, comfy to relax with, those things that spark fond memories. Tossing out everything to start from scratch means losing the cozy, inviting feel of a well-loved home. A joyful home tells the story of you and the…
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Have your parents been trying to gift you their beloved antique table and chairs? Have you noticed those insanely great deals for traditional dining sets on social media markets? I know. I get it. You’re thinking that old fashioned stuff is going to totally mess up your decor aesthetic. But, before you stick your nose…
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I love Gaspereau River Chairs as much for their quirky style as for their superior comfort. As Perry Park, designer and crafter of these chairs, tells it; he noticed his dad perched on an uncomfortable stump beside a row of empty Muskoka chairs. Perry asked why he wasn’t sitting in a chair. It seems the…
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