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After my “How to create a Tablescape” post made the Washington Post Blog Watch a couple weeks ago, my friend Gloria Lemay wrote a post on her hilarious attempt at creating one in her home.  Click here for a very funny story including photos! David Jiminez A new blog called Raenovate posts ‘before and after’s…

Summerhill is one of Toronto’s premier neighborhoods and I was very lucky to stay there for 4 days this past week with a beautiful couple in their 4 level townhouse. I was given permission to feature their stunning home–which could have been in a magazine! So here’s the start of the tour, the view of…

This is a Guest post from one of my favourite, outrageous bloggers, Awesome Sara!  She is my first guest blogger and I have also mentioned her in a previous post where you probably thought, what the heck is this?  Enjoy; Let Me introduce myself. I’m Sara from Sara Says Awesome. When the great Maria (that’s…

I just bought the July 2009 House Beautiful because of the cover!  I loved the hot pink chairs and the way the table was styled with the pink beverages, cheese and pink roses. The most fabulous part of this house designed by Jonathan Berger is the foyer in Razzle Dazzle by Benjamin Moore. Here it…

  My header is new (for those of you that are here for the first time) and a little over a week ago I posted the one designed by Lemon Cherry Blogs. I love the illustration so much–I think for the winter I’ll have her draw me wearing boots and a turtleneck! Then a few…

  It’s been more than 7 months since I started this blog and that’s how long I’ve been in drama over my lack of a real header!  Then on Friday, I received a comment from AB Interiors, and as I always do because it’s proper blog etiquette, I went over to her blog where she…

Well my lovelies, I’m off tomorrow (Wednesday) at the crack of dawn to fly out for my speaking engagement to a group of talented Calgary designers!  I am very excited! Calgary image via flickr Since most of you approved my yellow sweater from my last post,  I’m wearing it tomorrow night with an orange skirt…

Michelle Morelan from A Schematic Life and I met for a latte last week and she surprised me with this drawing of a room I designed for one of my lovely clients (see the rest of the space here). Here’s the actual image below.    A few months ago, Michelle drew a villa I rented while in…

Recently I wrote an article for Alberta Home magazine and as a result of being published there, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at an exclusive design event held every quarter at the House of Persian Rugs in Calgary.   Here is YOUR invitation to attend if you live in Calgary or are…

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.  Oprah Winfrey  Watercolour by Lisa Porter One of my new blogging friends Lisa at The Lisa Porter Collection included me in her ‘attitude and gratitude’ award,…

This room was designed by Eileen Kathryn Boyd for the 2009 Kips Bay Show House and I found it on House Beautiful. If you have never seen her website, it’s one you shouldn’t miss! I am on the hunt for reasonably priced art for a client and it’s hard to find, I think I need…

I’m off to the Colour Marketing Group Spring Conference in Seattle this weekend!  I will have lots of exciting things to share upon my return next week! Wish you were all coming with me!! While you’re here, subscribe to this feed so you don’t miss out!

My dear friend and mentor Elizabeth Stevenson passed away this week and in addition to that devastating news, I am in Victoria over this weekend as my uncle is in critical condition in the hospital after suffering a severe heart attack yesterday morning. We are waiting (hoping and praying) for him to wake up tomorrow…

Spring is finally in the air here in Vancouver and here’s a happy chair to celebrate! Image Source The Kartell Mademoiselle Armchair was designed by Philippe Starck, and features lovely, transparent legs set off by a fabric-covered expanded polyurethane body. This green chair would be fabulous with a lovely round antique table and a large…

Officially, as of this week, I am now a member of the Color Marketing Group!  The CMG is an international Association whose members, forecast Color Directions® 19 months or more in advance for all manufactured products and services. I will be attending their Spring conference in Seattle and I’m looking for someone (specifically a female…

When my sweet blogger friends post about my blog, it seems to happen in bunches (lucky me). Brooke Giannetti from Velvet & Linen included me in yesterday’s post on her wonderful blog – check it out here. Brooke is an extremely talented interior designer (whose style I just love) who recently showed us photos of…