You know when you finish decorating or designing a room and the after photo is so pretty you think “Darn, I wish I had that exact same angle for the before photo?!!” Well, today, I have it for this angle on my back deck. This was part of the collection of photos I sent my Landscape…
Outdoor Vignette on my Patio: Before & After
05/25/2014As you know, I’m decorating my patio this Spring. Our deck most definitely needs to be replaced, but we can’t do that without replacing the vinyl siding first. As we’re not prepared to go there quite yet, I’m decorating instead. I’ll show you everything soon, today, I’m just showing you the vignette I created on my Pottery…
My Patio Plans this Spring (Include Snakes)
04/13/2014We have lived in our new house in the country for exactly two years now. We took possession in the middle of April in 2012. First, we renovated the interior and replaced the kitchen. Then last Spring at the end of April 2013, we totally ripped out the front and back yard. So it’s taken…
What I did on the Way to a Super Bowl Party
02/02/2014Since we live in the West Coast of British Columbia and are only 2 1/2 hours from Seattle, most of us cheer the Seahawks. And, as you know, they won last night, hooray! That’s enough about that, haha. I hung out with the Mom’s upstairs at the party because truthfully, I have no interest in football.
I was in Portland last week (more about that another day) where I did a little no-tax shopping and
Eclectic Art in the Hallway
01/28/2014{Front Door Colour: Cloverdale 7669} The art wall in my hallway has looked like this almost since we moved in over a year ago. I couldn’t stand the wall sitting empty so I filled it with mostly empty frames in the hopes that it would inspire me to fill them faster. It didn’t. Every time…
The Counter Stools in my Kitchen
10/20/2013Have you noticed that you can’t stick any old bar stool at your kitchen island? They really do have to be customized to coordinate with your kitchen. I have received a few emails asking if your counter/bar stools or kitchen table and chairs should coordinate with your kitchen and the answer is, yes they absolutely…
Ivy Wall Mural Inside my Design Studio
10/06/2013This ivy wall mural gave much needed life to my interior design studio walls. See the before and after. After much thinking, I decided to order the wall of ivy wall mural instead of the very cool, huge leaf mural because I wanted it to look like a real garden wall right inside my studio….
The Shocking Truth about TOO much Black
09/17/2013When is too much black just bad? In 2011 when we were living in our townhouse in North Vancouver, I chose the wrong fabric for my new chair and ottoman. I was so embarrassed. The truth is, I was procrastinating I had my yellow sofa (above) and that was an easy choice for me to make….
Waiting for Drapery
08/21/2013Well my Silhouettes have arrived and curtain rods installed so that I could get the exact measurement for the finished length. And NO they won’t puddle, haha. Clearly I was so stuck on that romantic image that I couldn’t see past it. For most of my clients, I install both the rods and drapery at…
Okay so I desperately need drapery in my living room. I can’t believe we’ve lived here over one year and still don’t have drapery anywhere in the house. At first I thought I’d just wait and install everything at the same time but that has caused all the windows to remain unhappily uncovered. The biggest…
My Breakfast Area: Before & After
03/13/2013I decided on sconces after the new kitchen plan did not leave room for a full size table and chairs. Having a light fixture hanging over the new eating area would be an issue because then it would not be centered to the bay windows. So I eliminated the overhead light fixture and added two…
Happy New Years Vignette
12/31/2012I took all the holiday decor down yesterday. It was a rare, beautiful, sunny day and it took most of the day. This side of my family room has looked the same for months so I took everything off the table and started again. My best friend Tami gave me these fabulous orange bowls for…
The View into my Guest Bedroom
09/16/2012This is the first thing I see when I walk out of the master bedroom and down the hallway towards my living room. I love the way the art picks up the hallway colour (and the sorbet orange in the office right beside it. Next I need drapery throughout the entire house. Guest room Cloverdale…
A Friday Tablescape for a Special Friend
08/24/2012My mom’s friend Pirkko has been a family friend since I was born. I had the good fortune of being her neighbour years ago when I was married to my first husband. She patiently listened to many of my stories back then of all the trials and tribulations of young married life as we went…
The Rule of More
07/21/2012source I chose two different faucets for both of Mom’s bathrooms in the carriage house she built last year. Because I’m in her house and see them all the time (different from a client’s home) one day I said to her, I like the faucet downstairs so much better than the one in your master….
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