About me

I have received the Honest Scrap award from lovely Jane at Artfully Graced. Thank you!! The rules are you must share ‘10 honest things about yourself and link to the person who gave you the award, as well as tag 7 other blogs that you love! So here goes: 1. I am not a runner (but…

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born it’s first laugh becomes a fairy. James Matthew Barrie My baby sister (I have 3 younger sisters) Elizabeth…

Head on over to High-Heeled Foot in the Door where I’m the featured blogger in Camila’s “In her Shoes” post today! I had 3 consultations that day.  One at 9:30 am to finalize a garage door colour, another at 10:45 am to help an interior designer with the colours she had specified for a renovation…

Tracy from Comfort & Luxury posted her answers to House Beautiful’s quiz from their ‘Color Issue’ which has recently hit the stands, so I took the liberty of tagging myself! Some of you have been tagged so keep reading! 1. What’s the first color you see in the morning? My cream sheers (okay I rent,…

Three years ago in July 2006– I had just turned 39– and decided I could no longer get away with just being slim, I also needed to be fit. And here was the problem, I have never in my life managed to continue going to the gym for longer than about 2 months before I…

I have been asked to share 6 uninteresting things about me:   1. I’m a bookworm, a design magazine worm and now because of this blog, I’m a blogworm. Really. When I was in school and someone was looking for me, they’d find me in the library. I’d go over to my friend Jennifer’s house…

Okay here it is, the play by play of my wonderful trip to Calgary as the Keynote Speaker for the House of Persian Rugs, Designer Event.  Here I am at the airport in Vancouver, another gorgeous day (we’ve had a lot lately, and that is rare in May!). I sat beside Carley on the plane. …

It was my nephew Luukas’ graduation (from high school) this past weekend. These are a few photos that the professional photographer took which I thought were so fabulous! Doesn’t he look like a model? Of course I’m completely biased! Photography by Level 6 Images       Here are all 3 of my nephews together!…

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. Tenneva Jordan This [quote] is my mother, she is the most generous person I’ve ever known. Generous also in that she is the first to forgive and forget and take…

I’ve been tagged by Tiny White Bungelow and I’m to write 6 things about me and then tag 6 other people. So here goes: 1. I am in love with cute little faces, happy faces mostly. And the funny thing is I didn’t even realize this until I came home last year with yet another…

Okay I’m putting them out there for the world to see but I think some goals can be public [why not?] we all have them and I figure this will make them happen quicker cause I’m committed to DOING SOMETHING about it so the universe can BUMP ME in some direction : ) [see previous…

I was lucky enough to be invited to Patricia Gray’s holiday open house in her brand new, completely renovated, swanky townhouse right downtown in my favorite section of the city [I have always wanted to see what the inside of these fabulous walk-ups look like]. I have a few sneak peaks of her place, [to…

I am very happy to announce that my blog has been chosen by the editor of Canadian Homestead magazine as one of their favourites! Thanks for reading my blog! While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out! If you would like to transform the way you see colour, become a True Colour…

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 this fabulous Pearl Stripe porcelain…