Are you Vain?
10/26/2009The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is vanity. ~Henri Bergson Are you vain? If you are, would you admit it? Is it a bad thing? A certain amount of vanity is a good thing in my opinion and I can be vain at times for sure. So…
I’m conducting a Colour Advice Poll
09/26/2009This post is for you my lovelies. . . what are your burning colour questions? My favourite colours [especially my newest crush-kelly green] all in one sunset Leave a comment with your question and they might turn up in a magical colour post coming soon 🙂 Stunning header from One Perfect Bite Have a…
When Natalie Bahadur, Senior Editor at Style at Home Magazine, emailed me to ask if I would post about their Makeover contest; I had to say yes! After all, this magazine never fails to inspire me when I’m looking for decorating ideas for my clients! Photo by Maria Killam This is their July 2009 issue…
A Tablescape with a Glowing Centerpiece
09/10/2009I received the most stunning candles as a gift from Black & Light Co. so I decided to include them in a Tablescape Thursday post hosted by Between Naps on the Porch. I chose the ones with polka dots because I love them, dots are happy 🙂 These are my new green placemats from Crate…
Lately, I have been receiving a lot of email; quick questions about a trim colour there, a wall colour over here, requests for on-line consultations, other bloggers asking for advice, advertising, etc. All of these emails require a response, and I’ve noticed that sometimes it takes me a day or two to respond, and other…
Beach Reading for the Weekend
08/29/2009Image Source: Ranae Moore Designs Now that one of my sisters is a blogger, I have been discussing headlines with her and how important they are to a blog post. I had to laugh when I went over to her blog yesterday and she had written a post headlined; The Number one Reason Married People…
Happiness is. . . a great Ottoman
08/27/2009Okay, I’m embarrassed to admit it but I will. I shamelessly copied this post today from Elements of Style. I fell instantly in love with these ottomans by Nate Berkus on HSN. I love ottomans. If your living room is where your TV has to be (like mine) because you don’t have a family…
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…
When should you buy a Book for its Cover?
07/02/2009This 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…
Jonathan Berger in House Beautiful
06/21/2009I 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…
A Collaboration of Talent
06/17/2009My 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…
Keynote on Colour in Calgary!
05/27/2009Well 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…
Lattes & Renderings with A Schematic Life
05/19/2009Michelle 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…
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