Holiday

Decorating for the holidays takes me about three whole days! I love and so enjoy the result but it sure is a lot of work!

This year I was wandering around my local nursery wondering what to do that would give me a totally different look. I started chatting with Brian Minter (the owner) and he led me over to his flocked trees. Brian said an old hippie trolled the back woods of the Fraser Valley picking out perfectly appointed trees just for his store.

This year when I started looking for a design assistant to handle all the details involved with both my Exterior Colour Solutions and my NEW Interior Colour Solutions–colour advice via email, I was very happy when Tricia Firmaniuk applied. She is a True Colour Expert™ who was in Vancouver to attend my Specify Colour with…

I was so excited to be invited by Lowe’s Canada to be involved in a holiday decorating project this season! I chose my Mom’s front door because it needed some serious curb appeal! Here’s the before picture below: My Mom’s door needed some TLC. A new light fixture, front door handle, decorative pots, a new…

It took a village to transform my Mom’s front door. When I arrived with my car full of stuff, my nephews came outside to help me unload. Here’s William with the lanterns. Markus who resists smiling for the camera when asked, so I need to catch him in action! I found these adorable striped hats…

I always decorate for the holidays the first weekend of December. This year, I wanted to create something easy and totally different from previous years, yet still wanted to use decorations I already own. I have so much Christmas decor stored in plastic bins, that we had to have a small storage shed built alongside our house. When…

When Lowe’s Canada asked if I’d be one of their holiday bloggers and gave me the task of decorating an outdoor entry, I immediately thought of my Mom’s front door. My front door has a glass and metal screen door that I’m not willing to remove, (I know, how weird is that? But I love that…

 {via pinterest} Valentines Day doesn’t have to be about having a significant other. It can also be a day when you express your love to the people in your life whom you love! So what or who do you love in your life? Post a comment below and I’m giving away a set of my…

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  Recently a designer friend of mine called me in a panic! Her client had fallen in love with all things cream in a show house and asked her to order a custom made sofa with a chaise in CREAM for her family room. When it arrived, her client said “OMG I didn’t realize it would…

Since so many of you bought my White is Complicated eBook, I thought it would be fun to post about holiday white rooms and talk about which category of whites they fall under inside my system. {via Style at Home} And here you can see that the staircase is basically painted a true white. How can…

Here’s a closer look inside my home decorated for the holidays and also featured in Canadian Living Magazine. I’m including a few tips to help you decorate a magazine worthy home this season. I am overwhelmed with gratitude by the number of you who bought my White is Complicated, A Decorators Guide to Choosing the…

Pat from Santa Monica sent me this beautiful image of a room perfect to post on Valentines Day! She said “I’ve found a pink living room that just makes me sigh with relaxation every time I pull it up”. I totally agree. Thanks Pat, you totally inspired this post!  Photography by Clive Tompsett Farrow & Ball…

When Betsy found my blog and read this post, she realized her white house was just a little too white paired with the more earthy brick columns and railing. A few days ago she emailed me her exterior holiday lights and I asked her to send all of the images if she had them. Here’s…

One of the perks of having a designer sister (me) as well as living a mere 2 minute drive away is that your house can get elaborately decorated for the holidays. Dr. Bill & Elizabeth Jacobs Especially as Bill and his partners had their staff party here a week ago as well as their annual…

I really, really wanted to give you the tour of my house from the photo shoot 3 weeks ago and Christmas but Tracy Ayton, my awesome photographer, sent them into a national magazine and they are going to be published, hooray! I’ll confirm who it is very soon! So all I can do is give…