Home at Hunt’s Point.9 – Finishing Touches My client is settling in quite nicely to her home at Hunt’s Point. Of course, there are always bits that need some extra attention on a project of this size, but her home is nearly there and it’s beautiful. Right from our first meeting, my client and I…
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Dental patients need a calming place. Here, colours set the tone for confidence and relaxation. Inspired by the Fundy waters on a stormy fall day, these colours and textures make a visit to the dentist something to look forward to! “Deborah was an incredible, creative support throughout every step of our project. From the first…
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When faced with so many images of beautiful homes on TV and in magazines, it can be easy to lose faith in one’s own ability to know if something is a good choice. But it’s quite simple. If you love it, it’ll work! Sometimes a creative approach or a new purpose is all that’s needed to make…
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Build an all wood interior, put windows on only two sides, set it in the forest, raise the ceilings to 12 feet, and you’ve got a fabulous one of a kind home that would be extremely dark and gloomy if it weren’t for professional lighting design. It takes a whole lot of light fixtures to…
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I’ve been thinking a lot about clutter – about how it can stress us, immobilize us, keep us from being social, and from moving forward with our lives. Mostly, I’ve been considering the usual methods for dealing with clutter. There are a lot of de-cluttering systems out there and plenty of people to help us…
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Michelle and Ken dreamed about transforming their main living and entertaining space from their tried and true traditional style to modern. They stripped away everything, moving some items to their family room and giving the rest away. On went the new neutral paint colour and in came beautiful, neutral, modern foundation pieces. But try as…
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With a flair for decor and a husband who builds, Gabrielle had most of her project well in hand. What she and husband, Flav, needed was a lighting professional who could embrace their design goals and create functional solutions to the lighting challenges inherent in all homes with dark colours and high spaces. We worked…
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New home construction – interior and exterior finishes, hardware, lighting, plumbing fixtures, furnishings, layout, cabinetry, mill-work, and colour for a young family in Pereau, Nova Scotia. Please see below for this client’s review of my design contributions to this relaxed modern farmhouse. Home in Pereau – Deborah took our project on with great enthusiasm and was…
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Jane’s Again Boutique in Wolfville, NS Popular, but tiny consignment boutique, Jane’s Again, became much larger with its recent renovation. With careful space planning, specific colour placement and furnishings that accommodate and showcase merchandise, there’s so much more room in this little shop. Not a square foot was added, yet guests continually congratulate the team…
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What fun! Interestingly, it seems that I’m often ahead of the pack in selecting colour palettes for my clients. We’re just finishing painting a townhome condo in colours I selected with my client on September 29th and here we are, on October 11, being presented with the new 2019 colour palette from Benjamin Moore. What…
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