There is no denying that we’re in a climate crisis and it’s time to rethink how we’re currently doing things. That includes how we think, plan and execute renovations. Here are the top five sustainable practices that I use when we execute our projects.
Read MoreHave you ever felt like something is missing, but you can’t pinpoint what it is? Or you have a nagging feeling that won’t subside?
Read MoreIt all started this fall when my parents decided it was time for them to downsize and move out of the house that I grew up in...
Read MoreThis past summer, I had an amazing holiday to the UK! Throughout the trip, I encountered beautiful spaces and ideas and I came away from the trip with new perspectives of interiors. Here, I share three important lessons from my UK adventures that we need to ponder as designers, homeowners and anyone in the construction industry.
Read MoreI know that it can be overwhelming shopping for furniture and trying to find the perfect pieces to fit your room. Scale, balance, style, and of course budget have always been key factors. Today though, we need to add another important consideration — sustainability.
Read MoreMany still associate it with their grandma’s curtains. I, on the other hand have always had a soft spot for the beautiful floral patterns and rich colours. It could be leftover nostalgia from my floral bedroom in the 80s. Whatever it is, I love chintz and with traditional coming back into style, I want to work to bring back the chintz. Not the old chintz, a new and improved environmental and ethical era of chintz.
Read MoreWhat I learned from last years’ COVID Christmas and how it changed my perspective and my anxiety around the holiday season.
Read MoreIf you’re starting a renovation or have a renovation planned for the future, and you’ve been rethinking the environmental and social impact that your choices make on the world — this article is for you! Read on for my top five tips to help you get started on your sustainable renovation journey.
Read MoreI’m rethinking using MDF in my home design projects, and today I’m sharing what I’ve learned about MDF and why we should all be looking for alternatives.
Read MoreI’m connecting design and science and proposing that instead of looking at how design affects our psychological well-being, let’s instead delve deep into the process that we should take in order to meet this ideal outcome.
Read MoreHave you ever thought about where your sofa or side table comes from? Your lamp? Or your rug? Who makes them? What resources have been extracted to create this table?
Read MoreThere are so many individuals who have delved deep into the psychological perils that can be associated with having too much ‘stuff’. Most of us have heard of Marie Kondo, or the Minimalists — Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus.
Read MoreI find it so interesting that in North America, we often equate a bigger house as being better. This is also true with kitchens. In the last five years or so, there’s been a whole wave of rethinking how we live, and people have been asking the question — is bigger really better?
Read MoreI love January for so many reasons — from skiing with my family, to long and snowy winter walks. As the first month of the year, it feels like it’s a time that we can start over, and take some time to reflect and make goals, professionally and personally, for the upcoming year.
Read MoreI truly love my job. Just like everyone else, I have good days and bad days and aspects of my job that I could do without. But, by and large, I truly enjoy what I do. I can’t tell you how grateful I’m able to say that!
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that 12 years ago I started my business. People thought I was crazy leaving the comfort and security of being a high school teacher. How was I going to get clients? Would I have the same fulfillment as I did as a teacher? How was I actually going to make money?
Read MoreThere is no right or wrong way to design your perfect dining room. Over the years, I have had numerous clients tell me that they want their dining space to look like this room, pointing at a picture in a magazine. The reality is, it’s easy to replicate a room, but there are a number of problems with this
Read MoreIn Canada, October is a time when we traditionally give thanks on the second weekend of October. I love this holiday weekend. Between absorbing the beauty of the fall colours all around as we hike, seeing extended family, eating lots of delicious food and the fact that it’s a very sentimental and reflective holiday, makes it one of my favourites.
Read MoreI love it when I walk into a time capsule at a client’s house. They bring me back to my childhood. My favourite experiences are when I am hired to redo a bathroom that is currently adored with pink or blue bathroom fixtures, or a family room that has wall to wall…
Read MoreI never thought in a million years that Joe and I would have the conversation as to whether we should send the kids to school or home school them because of a pandemic. Just writing this sentence, blows my mind. It’s crazy!!
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