As you might have figured out by now, I travel a lot! I’ve seen many hotel bathrooms over the years that I’ve been writing this blog and never felt compelled to show you one, until today. When I held my Specify Colour with Confidence™ course at the Harrington College of Design in Chicago and we stayed…
The Best Way to Cover Dated Shower Doors
03/01/2015Terreeia and I had a lovely visit with our friends recently. As soon as I saw one of their bathrooms, I knew I had to show you. It was so clever! If you have dated glass shower doors, you’re going to love this. All you need for this insta-update is a decorative shower rod and some off-the-shelf curtains to…
Front Doors in Toronto
05/07/2014I’m here in Toronto leading one of my Specify Colour with Confidence™ Trainings and I was walking by these two front doors and had to show you. You know what’s cool about front doors? Because they are an accent colour and you want them to be noticed, they can be brighter and cleaner than usual. I…
Decorative Pillow Giveaway
10/13/2011Many of you know that I never design a room without toss pillows, I truly believe they are one of the most important accessories in a living room. There are so many beautiful ways to make a pillow. Pillows by Dezign is hosting a giveaway of their beautiful toss cushions and one lucky readers will win a gift certificate for $200 each! Enough for almost 4 pillows for your sofa to freshen up your look.
One More Day Before the Launch
09/29/2011Okay, tomorrow is the day. . . the day my site will go live. This is me, waiting without a lot of patience! Pinterest It will happen sometime in the afternoon if all goes well. We are still working on last minute issues with transferring all my blogger posts over to WordPress. See you next…
How often do you buy Flatware?
08/09/2011Vintage is really the prettiest (source) So I have a confession. Call me unsophisticated but I had no idea cutlery (which is what I thought it was called) or silverware is actually called flatware. And I’m pretty excited because on the way home from Seattle yesterday we stopped at Crate and Barrel and bought a…
Colour me Happy and Penelope Trunk
08/06/2011Here I am in Madison with Penelope Trunk! We emailed back and forth months ago and she invited us to come and visit her and the farmer on the farm in Wisconsin. The cornfields go on and on here in Madison! We took a walk on the property to find the cows. Along the way, Penelope asked…
Statement Necklace Giveaway
07/20/2011This necklace just needs a pretty dress (source) I am hosting a rare and beautiful giveaway from Sheyna! The value of this necklace is $189.00 and all you have to do is post a comment. If you do not have a google account, please post your email address so that I can reach you…
What do your Books say about You?
06/11/2011Anytime I find myself standing in front of a bookshelf in someone’s home, I’m always fascinated by the titles that I see. It gives you insight into who that person is don’t you think? Well the library in the home of my friends in Toronto was wonderful and cozy and filled with lots of books…
Custom Colour Mixing; Yay or Nay?
06/02/2011A designer emailed me the other day asking whether taking a few drops of red out of Muslin would give her the perfect colour she needed for a clients bathroom. It’s been so long since I tried to ‘tweak’ a paint colour for a client, I forgot that I used to think it was a…
Outdoor Spaces – Is it Summer yet?
05/30/2011Interior Design by Suzanne Kasler Here in Vancouver, we have had 50 days of rain out of 60 in the past two months, everywhere you go, everyone is talking about it! So I’m wistfully looking outside at my patio and wondering when I’m ever going to get to sit outside for dinner! Interior Design by…
DIY Birdhouse and the Habitat for Humanity
05/26/2011pinterest I arrived home from my trip to Atlanta and New York and there was so much mail on the floor in my entry that I could barely-get-the-door-open. There was also a rather large box. From the Habitat for Humanity, who partnered with Lepage products in a contest to celebrate their 2000th home being built…
On Day 3 of Blogfest, we got a tour of the D&D Building in New York. One of my very favourite and talented designers, Eileen Kathryn Boyd was at Mottega presenting her new line of lamps. When I walked up to her and realized who she was I was so thrilled and flattered that she…
Lee Jofa’s Glamorous Party at Mayo Studios
05/19/2011There were 6 ‘rooms’ designed by 6 wonderful and famous designers in a warehouse setting at the Mayo Studios last night. It was a celebration of Lee Jofa’s new Heritage Collection. This is what it looks like empty: We have been taken all over the city and wined and dined everywhere, it’s been quite the…
April Showers Bring May Flowers
04/16/2011source It has rained so much this Spring. . . source That the cherry blossoms are barely blooming and not a stitch of green on the trees because it’s so cold. . . credit I have had the most annoying cough for the last 2 weeks so I’m laying low this weekend and I’d love…
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