Rooms with high ceilings or open to above can be quite the challenge to decorate. We love the grandeur it gives to a space but want it to feel warm and dressed at the same time.
Give it some personality. Your decor should be a glimpse into what and who they can expect to find in your home. Let it say ‘welcome’ : a seat, a lamp, a table/bench. It says, ‘come in, have a seat, there is warmth here’. Love...
As more and more people put hardwood in their bedrooms, we’re finding there is an increased need for area rugs. Hardwood is beautiful but it definitely feels nice to step down into something soft first thing in the morning.
A few posts back we showed you a living room and kitchen update we were working on. The Richmond Hill residents were gutting their kitchen and then redecorating their living and dining rooms. See here for the full story.
I ask that because, funnily enough, after having worked on 100’s of decorating projects I find people either belong to one colour camp or the other. They either love blues and say they don’t like greens or they love greens and would never use the...
Don’t you find you crave simplicity more and more….? Yet, the holidays seem to get busier and crazier. So here are a few no-brainer ideas to decorate your home this season and get you and your family in the holiday spirit.
Apparently both. When tapestries weave their way on to the fashion runways of top designers, you know they are going to be big in home decor too. The two industries are more closely related than ever with trends in each almost occurring simultaneously now.
Fashionistas and decoristas love it! Chinoiserie is a french term used to describe an eastern influence on decoration. This style entered the European scene in the mid 17th century when French Kings adorned their country homes with it. Today with an ever-increasing trend towards...
Who doesn’t love damask? It’s the newfound classic! This pattern is the chameleon of designs. Place it in any style room and colour scheme; it will adapt and enhance the atmosphere you want to set. From furniture to fabrics, from wallpaper to rugs its EVERYWHERE!...
Interest, sophistication and rhythm are just a few reasons why we love geometric patterns. They are great for any scheme and will fit into any style whether that is traditional, modern, formal or casual.
Sometimes we get stuck. (or truth be told, I mean, clients get stuck) We see a piece that looks a little country or a little rock-n-roll and we think it could only fit into a country room or a Rolling Stones condo.
Styling or accessorizing a room is like the icing on the cake. This is where you can really give it some personality. It is by far one of the most satisfying parts of the decorating process. When you stop short of this it really...
What you do on the walls and the ceiling (referred to as the fifth wall) has a huge impact in your decoration. You can almost do nothing else but do something impactful with the walls and it will give you instant gratification.
When you’ve been doing this as long as we have, you have a lot of past clients (thank you, we love them). So, we’ve spec’d a lot of homes in the trend colours of the last decade with camels, tans, golds,… for their walls. Guess...
I really don’t understand how one can distress over what to wear but not what shoes to finish the outfit with. Similarly, so much attention is given to the main pieces of upholstery in a room, namely the sofa, but not the chairs. I’d give...
Even when wallpaper was ‘out’, some of the best dressed homes sported very fashionable wallcoverings. You just can’t beat the impact or warmth it can give to a room. Think about it – its a lot of square footage you can cover.
Why do we flock to the garden centres in spring? By mid-March we’re tired of our grey and black clothing and grey skies, particularly those of us living in northern climates. New York decorator Mario Buatta says that ‘colour is a mood...
The lines have become blurred. But that’s a good thing. Looks evolve over time: fashion does as well as home decor. Otherwise, we’d still be sporting animal skins as clothing and living in caves. The direction of traditional home decor has shifted in...
