We seem to be on a roll with custom bedrooms this past year. They are one of our favourite spaces to design.
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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.
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Sometimes you don’t need to gut the bathroom and start from scratch. A face lift or ‘refresh’ is all that is required.
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The chandelier can be a real statement maker. It physically takes centre stage in a room’s decor and can be very powerful.
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Some might think that purchasing a custom sofa through a designer/decorator is well, extravagant…
So, how much does a custom sofa cost, you ask?
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We’re loving the following treatments and here’s why!
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 the ‘happy’ rug.
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.
Two beautiful coffee table books came my way this past Christmas: one on fashion, the other on home decor. My friends and family know me too well.
On Trend and Affordable : Flat Weave Area Rugs!
Yes, its true. Flat weave area rugs offer colour, pattern and durability that can meet your budget.
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 colour blue in their decor. Why that is, I’m not sure. But when Pantone announced Emerald Green as colour of the year for 2013, I was a happy camper because I’ve loved greens for as far as back as I can remember.
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.
Many would argue that the attention to details is what takes the project from good to great.
I love artwork.
Whether it be a poster, a painting, a lithograph or photography, it can add so much to a space even changing the feel or mood.
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 globalization it has become fashionably chic to include it in our homes. It has been used on porcelain, wallpapers and fabrics, furniture and gardens. Motifs include garden scenery, human figures, pagodas, intricate lattices, exotic birds and flowers.
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! French Heritage has even welcomed this pattern on to their furniture designs (Black and Silver Chest). For impact choose a high contrast damask pattern (like black and white) or if you just want a touch of ‘umph’ select a tone on tone damask which also looks gorgeous!
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 leaves you feeling like the room is just not ‘done’.
Bookmark this post if you want to refer to beautifully detailed custom window treatments. Just saying.
Shall we talk frankly…..custom cuhions are crazy expensive. There. We said it….done. But aren’t they gorgeous?
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 what? It’s time to re-paint and they’re starting to call wondering if they can incorporate some of the cooler neutral tones that are so popular now a.k.a. greys without having to redo everything. No worries. If you really want grey walls, we can work them in with a few minor modifications.
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 up a sofa in order to get to play with two chairs…A chair can just bring it together. It can really move a space from boring or ‘safe’ to personality and ‘wow’.
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 setter’. How true is that? Colour psychology is a huge topic for another time. But simply put, it affects you more than you know.
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 the last few years. Traditional has become less ‘fussy’ and more clean; less strictly period ‘Queen Anne’ or ‘Louis French’ …and more relaxed. The look is more evolved or collected-looking and its more common to see modern mixed with traditional. Hence, traditional is actually harder to define or describe.
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