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This is my first posting and hopefully one of many centred on living comfortably with the people we love and the things we cherish. It is about a personal connection to what we choose to display in our home and expressing personal style.
We’ll explore the options available to create inviting ‘living rooms’ for you and your family. We’ll talk about how to design relaxed, imaginative rooms using a full spectrum of sources offering great style at any budget. I’ll show you how to put comfort first, whether your look is traditional, modern, or a blend of both. We’ll master the mix by combining furniture styles, colours and textures, and explore the meaning of luxury in our lives. Best of all, we’ll reduce the fear of furnishing with personal style, by thinking of it as collecting rather than decorating.
I’ll try to be a source of inspiration, hands-on experience, and your guide to some of the most interesting design sources available. Come and visit my favourite showrooms, secret sources, and trade workrooms. Learn more about the alchemy of design through visits to the trade professionals I call my business partners. Visit my ‘Inspiration’ page and tour these progressive and talented style setters that never cease to inspire me. I’ll share my clients’ stories, my travels in search of great design, and the excitement of working in the biz.
I invite your comments and questions.
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‘Richmond’, a pleasing pattern of trees, is at once familiar and calming. I love the mix of textures, plaids, stripes and nature inspired accents. This is my choice for the client that wants a bold take on traditional decor. A comforting and tactile living space with lots of visual interest is bound to make this room the ‘go to place’ after a long day. I can feel the warmth radiating from the hearth and inhale the intoxicating aroma of after dinner coffee.
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When the unusual and sophisticated is required I turn to O&L. “Walk in the Park” is a wall covering I choose for effect. I really like the look in this traditional staircase. Unexpected. Delightful.
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As usual, the unusual is at Weavers Art.
Owner Michael Pouvakil, well known in the design trade, never fails to inspire me with
great rugs like these from his newest collections.
“Each rug is a great foundation to build a room around.”
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Beach Front Getaway - Before
What a charmer. A small turn of the century lakeside cottage gets a lift in colour and furnishings but the bones of a classic remain.
Soft sun bleached fabrics, in the colours of water and sand answered my client’s wish to “lighten up” the interior.
I chose to paint antique wicker pieces in a warm white, and soften them with pillow back cushions, and comfy seats in a collection of fabrics and furnishings.
Old bridge and floor lamps were given new life with parchment shades and paint. Stripes on the valance in the sun porch are a classic.
Plaid, stripes, textures and prints are used on the cushions, upholstery, and window valances in other rooms. Everything in washable fabrics that are always cool, fresh, and easy to maintain.
Bedrooms beckon to curl up and read, or catch a few ‘zzzs’ anytime.
A new table and chairs, in distressed paint finish, look fitting and family-friendly beneath the reclaimed iron fixture of beach birds.
It is the place to be for big breakfasts, or long mornings with the Globe and Mail or weekend New York Times.
Bare feet and bare wood floors, wood burning fire, and just enough modern day amenities to suit a sometimes “city weary” family. This cottage is the perfect escape.
Beach Front Getaway - After
