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Tips, Tidbits, and Updates From Our Design Studio.

Picmonkey Collage
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Marisa
June 27, 2014
Whether you love to use lots of colour in your home or want to add it simply as an accent, here are 4 hot colour combos in home decor you can try:
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Lumar Interiors
December 12, 2012
Hope you already have the ‘perfect’ cocktail table for your living room….you will hopefully be putting it to good use this holiday season.  I don’t understand people who say they never use their living room, cause that’s one of my favourite rooms of the house....
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Lumar Interiors
December 10, 2012
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.
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Lumar Interiors
December 03, 2012
Love the feel of this home – right from the long driveway leading up to this custom built house – down to the stunning light fixtures.  It sweeps you away to a grand home in the country but one that is warm and lived in....
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Lumar Interiors
November 07, 2012
To die for!  That’s all I can say about this paper. And expensive.  No nicer way to say it… But there is nothing out there that compares.  We’ve looked.  This is a textured linen fabric on paper with a slightly metallic damask printed on top....
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Lumar Interiors
October 21, 2012
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.
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Lumar Interiors
October 10, 2012
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.
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Lumar Interiors
September 24, 2012
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...
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Lumar Interiors
September 20, 2012
Her first collection for Kravet was good – but the consensus in our office is this second one is GORGEOUS!
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Lumar Interiors
September 19, 2012
It’s a way of life. I’m no expert on Parisian style.  We were only there 10 days, but in my humble opinion Parisian chic prevailed wherever we went.  It might have been in different flavours from one neighbourhood to another but it was always about...
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Lumar Interiors
July 25, 2012
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!...
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Lumar Interiors
July 18, 2012
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.
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Lumar Interiors
June 29, 2012
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.
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Lumar Interiors
June 19, 2012
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...
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Lumar Interiors
March 17, 2012
Shall we talk frankly…..custom cuhions are crazy expensive.  There.  We said it….done.  But aren’t they gorgeous?
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Lumar Interiors
March 10, 2012
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.
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Lumar Interiors
February 28, 2012
We are photographing a home in Aurora, Ontario that we’ve been working on for the last 8 or 9 months.  So why is there so much anxiety just 2 weeks before the shoot?  Well, let me count the ways….
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Lumar Interiors
February 18, 2012
A while back I posted that ‘chairs are like shoes’.  So shoes and jewellery are my favourite things….I guess that means I love chairs and lamps!
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Lumar Interiors
February 16, 2012
Why do we love and appreciate comfortable and luxurious accomodations in hotel rooms and yet not give them nearly as much importance in our own homes?
By:
Lumar Interiors
December 14, 2011
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...

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