Yes-we are on Pinterest.

A client was asking me if I heard of Pinterest. Yes! We LOVE "pinning" things...we are still adding to our collection of cool ideas

If you would like to find us, please click {here}. Easy Peesy.

Dogs on Furniture

Recently my black dog just happened to lay beautifully in my foyer during a photo shoot. Those of you with pets know that they are not always easy to photograph..

Despite some misbehaving dogs in photo shoots..

There apparently has been other beautifully photographed rooms with our four legged friends in the shot..

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Inspired to use your pets as props? Have fun and may the force be with you :)

 

Beautiful Art

Came across this beautiful image and thought I would share:

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A living room before and after

We recently completed a living room for our clients while they where out of town! We started with a nice room, although the furnishings where from a previous home and did not fit this particular living room. Fortunately we where able to re-use these furnishings on another project! Making two clients happy and freeing up a little extra cash to buy new items.

This is the basic before shot:

Our client really wanted more seating, which was a little challenging given that there is a door or window on every wall. They also did not want to paint as this room had just been painted prior to us arriving on this job site.

Another before picture:

Here is our finished result! We designed a custom sofa to allow for many people to sit on, added colourful art (the clients already owned these), turquoise and yellow accessories and a cool zebra print rug made from broadloom.

Our clients are thrilled with the result, cheers!

Eclectic Decorating

 e·clec·tic
Meaning: composed of elements drawn from a variety of sources, styles, etc

Sounds a little cliche I suppose but recently Eclectic is what I used to describe my design style. I love so many different periods and styles that I don' really try to stick to just one "thing"-I mix it up...hence the self imposed label-Eclectic.

I recently came across this designer's website-I feel she also has an eclectic style.

{via} Hope these images have inspired you to take a little more risk-maybe mix some styles and use what you love, not what you think is the right piece.

Rememberance Day 2011.

With sincere appreciation for those who have served and those still protecting.

 

Alice in Wonderland Playroom

We are swamped at the moment, so please excuse us if we are slow on the blog. Thank goodness for my Assistant Jenni who keeps me on track-

We do have a before and after of a playroom we recently completed. Our client did not want to have the walls painted as they where in great shape.

Here is the after!

We added the wall decals for interest, custom bean bags, a bold area rug and fancy paper streamers for a hit of colour and playfulness.

The trundle daybed was a great find on used victoria-that helped to stretch our budget, we added the "Alice" pillowcases for a nod to our theme-striped fabric was an Ikea find.

Here is the before shot of the craft area-

And the after-much more organized.

We love working on kids spaces, so give us a call if you have a child space that needs a face lift.

 

Palm Springs Trip

So, back here to lovely Victoria after a crazy whirlwind trip to Palm Springs. I'm full of inspiration-thank goodness as we have at least 3 new projects starting. I love the old world glamour of PS-combined with awesome shopping destinations. There are the good old favourites like Target and a number of great vintage/estate sale store to browse.

Here is a sampling of some of the inspiration I'm talking about courtesy of Designer David Jimenez -he has played an important role in developing the visual aesthetic of Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware and as a result has influenced what constitutes style in many American homes. Below are some images of his Palm Springs getaway.

Yes.."Dave", I'll be right over for dinner,

 

New Country

Ok, I have to admit that I did not really think that word "country" and I go hand in hand. The word country decorating still condures up images like this which is not my style:

But this house recently featured in Country Living Magazine changes my perception of country all together. That's Suzan Jones, on the porch-the country decorator herself.

Those lantern lights make my eyes go banzangas.

 Images Via Country Living.

Sundenly moving to the country feels like more of an option. Giddy Up.