I was in Park Royal Mall on the weekend and noticed they had renovated one of their hallways leading outside and to the restrooms. I had to take a photo because I thought the blue chosen here was fabulous! Nice tile layout combined with wood panelling and wall sconces. It’s… Continue Reading →
Last night was big for scheduled designer parties. First there was the annual Cantu/Living Space/Midland Appliance soiree and then the Calligaris grand opening in Yaletown. First though, my newest, talented, pal, Jennifer Rudolph and I arrived at Cantu. Here we are completely coordinated in the new black (purple). Jennifer spotted… Continue Reading →
Last night in my colour class, I was having a conversation about interior design styles and one of my students pointed out an image in a magazine of an upholstered headboard in a graphic pattern and I said, “That’s very Kelly Wearstler” who is the queen of hollywood glam and… Continue Reading →
Here are some before and after images of a media room/bar that I recently decorated for a bachelor client. You can tell the above image was taken by a professional photographer and the one below (the other side of the room) is me! It’s still looks good though if I… Continue Reading →
I found this site, Smitten, where you can order prints starting at a 4 x 6 size for as little as .63 cents. US of course. Most good things in the design world always seem to be in a US site. Darn. This purple potato is my favourite – isn’t… Continue Reading →
I am loving the statement necklaces the Lipstick Jungle stars are wearing! And they have all the links on the site if you want to buy them. I thought I’d add a colour interpretation to each one, just for fun! If you choose to wear this one today, you need… Continue Reading →
Recently, my sister Elizabeth and I went to the Spaghetti Factory for lunch. Of course it’s always easy to be a critic and I was looking around at the colours (like I always do) and noticed that the yellow was sooooo wrong in this restaurant. There’s the rusty red woodwork… Continue Reading →
One of the best books on Interior Design I have ever read is “Style by Saladino” by John Saladino, a New York designer. I first saw him speak at the Seattle Design Show about 3 years ago where he was also promoting his new book which I snapped up immediately…. Continue Reading →
The following ‘An Open letter to Barack Obama’ totally inspired me! I especially loved the following quote: “We must learn actually not to have enemies, but only confused adversaries who are ourselves in disguise.” Alice Walker If only the whole world felt this way, it would be a truly magical… Continue Reading →
I was in the Robert Allen showroom today, sourcing some fabrics for my clients as the sun was setting at 4:30 pm. One of their very talented and helpful staff, Leena, mentioned that whenever she sends images of Vancouver home [to Finland, which is where my parents are from coincidentally]… Continue Reading →
One of the best things to come out of the brown trend is that the average consumer (especially men) have switched from buying black leather furniture to brown. I have seen so much leather in my consultations I have come to the conclusion that the reason why most people buy… Continue Reading →
When I originally sent my website designer the images of the rooms I had designed, she only liked ONE image. It had been taken by someone who had a professional camera. That’s when I decided to hire a professional, my friend and very talented photographer Anna Beaudry, to take photos… Continue Reading →
Thank you to Brett Walther at Style at Home for including this post, The Best Trim Colours – NOT Cloud White, in your blog on December 16, 2008! I’m sorry if I have just killed your ‘go-to’ trim colour, but I truly think Cloud White oc-130 is the most overrated… Continue Reading →
Metamerism: When 2 items look the same under one light source such as daylight, but change dramatically when viewed under a different light source such as incandescent lighting. Northern Exposure adds blue to a colour; East adds green; South adds yellow-white and washes out colour; while West adds Orange. This… Continue Reading →
Colour, fundamentally, can only be described in three ways, it’s always either: Light or Dark, Clean or Dirty, Cool or Warm, period. And, it’s the clean/dirty shift that causes the most disharmony in a space, it mostly doesn’t work which is what I also teach my students. One of my… Continue Reading →
My sister Elizabeth went to the Pumpkin Patch in Abbotsford this week with my sweet little baby nephew and she said he loved every minute of it! Especially the slide! While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out! If you would like your home to fill… Continue Reading →
