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Last night sleep was not so good. I awoke at 1:00am & my mind began to go a million miles an hour, thinking of a few things that have been weight heavily on my mind as of late. As the time kept on ticking and I was still awake, I was getting so frustrated. When did life get so complicated, remember when we were kids & life was so fun & carefree – I’d like it to be like that again.
All I wanted to do was sleep, but I proceeded to lay awake until 4:30am, that’s the last time I looked at the clock, anyways.

But on a happier note. Yesterday was a productive day, Project B’s room officially began.

B’s walls were laid out to get it ready for the installation of all of the mouldings. Their going up today.

 I took down all of the pictures and filled the gazillion holes. You see I have a problem when it comes to hanging pictures – I don’t measure I just stick a nail in the wall & if I don’t like how it looks I take the nail out and hammer it in the right spot – So I had LOTS of holes to fill.

I also emptied B’s closet & removed all of the white wire shelving filled in those holes and painted it. If you remember for my “25 Things” I detest painting like a sickness but I will do anything for my B:) The kids & I went to the local Home Depot & got the centre tower & some pretty crystal knobs for the new open concept closet.

The drapery for B’s room looks amazing too! I painted my Intertwine pattern in pink on white linen and large black pom poms are going down the sides – it’s a little more, shall I say florescent, that I anticipated but still – I die! Sorry no sneak peek of this you gotta wait.

Her new ceiling fixture arrived – a faux bamboo pagoda – from Smith & Vine, it’ll get sprayed a nice glossy pink.

I also have a little addition to the room & yes it does involve a paintbrush, darn it! I’m looking forward to the finished result cuz I know B’s gonna love it! – I’ll give you a hint – dipped legs!

Just a reminder that my shop

is having a 65% off Sale it ends in 5 days. Use coupon code CLEAROUT65
The shop will then reopen August 1st with ALL NEW INVENTORY, like this.

While were on the subject of Sale, I am selling the drapery from B’s room.
These were custom made & are lined with an insulgard lining, which is both insulating and blackout. There is one panel @ 84″w x 90″l & 2 panels @45″w x 90″l.
You can see the drapery here. If you are interested contact me [email protected]

Have an awesome day chickas!

Happy Tuesday!

The fam & I had a really nice weekend, it was full of parties with friends & family with a cold drink in hand. Saturday was a surprise 50th / family reunion pool party, my kids were in heaven, spending 5 1/2 hours playing in the pool.

Sunday was spent at another birthday party for my bestie neighbour friend, let me just say that we had a total blast, singing and dancing in the kitchen until 1am. Thankfully my kids spent the night at their Nana’s house.

This heat & humidity has been insane, it makes me want a pool – kinda.

It’s Tuesday so that means another installment of  “25 Things” & I am thrilled to have Abby from

 here to share her list of things we don’t know about her. 

I began reading Abby’s blog after first following stalking her on Instagram. Abby hails from Michigan and creates beautiful, colourful & welcoming interiors. Go over and check out her projects, they will not disappoint.

Take it away Abby…..

Today’s Design Spotlight is 

Hillary also has an online shop here are a few of the beauties you’ll find there.

I love the amount of colour Hillary injects into each space, the play of pattens & feeling of comfort and relaxation. To see Hillary’s portfolio, blog & shop click here

Happy Weekend.

Yesterday Alex over at Things That Sparkle showed a sneak peak of her powder room & holy hell the wallpaper is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G & the lucite legs on that vanity are pretty sweet too!

This dynamite paper is from Lindsay Cowles, I must get my hands on some of what they offer, they’ll knock you socks off!

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One of my favorite shelter mags is House Beautiful. So, I was happy to see it in my mailbox yesterday just waiting for me to take in all it’s goodness. I was drawn to this little 800 sq ft Manhattan apartment, that was designed by Ashley Whittaker. Back in the day, my single self would have loved this, it’s feminine, but not frilly.

The Hanna chairs by Oly sing perfection in pink with navy gimp and silver nail heads.

This end of the living room acts as a office space and the bar cart is ready to entertain.

Osbourne & Little Maharani wallpaper in this colour way is full of life.

Rose Cumming Zebrine wall covering in Navy is a fresh take on an animal print.

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I was having a heck of a time trying to figure out the whole surface applied mounding layout for B’s room, but I sat down yesterday afternoon & did it. I am the type who has to do everything by hand first, so after many, many, many rolled up pieces of paper her is what I decided on.

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A few girlfriends & I have taken up Yoga as a form of exercise/activity & the whole social aspect is quite alluring too! We are up to 3 x’s a week & my current gym apparel is Ok, but to be honest I just want a few new things cause if I’m going to sweat I want to at least look cute doing it! 

So I’ve made a list of what I’d like to add to my current repitoire.

1,3,6,8 Nordstroms / 2 Panache Sports Bra / 2,4,7 Sweaty Betty

Have an awesome day!

It’s Tuesday so that means another edition of:

 Today I am please to have my very talented friend Christine of Bijou & Boheme sharing her 25. 

 In a few short years Christine has made her mark & things are stating to pay off big time! 

B & B is always full to the brim with lots of amazing eye candy & inspiration. I ‘m sure many will be curious about Christine’s 25.

Without further ado…

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1. I used to be a grade 3 homeroom/art teacher…and before that I wanted to be a psychologist

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Thanks for sharing Christine!

Good Morning &

I know promised some Canadian talent & the progress of B’s painted drapery fabric but, to be honest this weekend has flown by at light speed. I will give you some of the above later this week.

I found this wonderful watercolour from Poppy & Pinecone on Etsy. There are so many prints to choose from & are either countries or provinces & they come in a large range of colour. 

I think that these would be a great addition to any cottage.

We are off for a day of celebrations by the lake with friends & maybe some fireworks, if the kiddies can stay up for another late night!

See you tomorrow with Christine from Bijou & Boheme with her “25 Thing you Don’t Know About Me”.

One of the hardest things I find about designing a space for my own home is that I am so indecisive. I think it’s because we, as designers are exposed to so much & the options are endless, so it makes it hard to choose sometimes. For a client I have the main direction pretty much set from the get go & stick very close to it but, when it comes to my own home, I flip flop like a fish out of water. 

I began pulling together all of the pieces for B’s room & found myself questioning the plan. So, I went back to the drawing board as they say & I have come up with something even better. There is no turning back cuz stuff has been purchased/ordered.

In recently months I have painted my Intertwine pattern as drapery for clients, if your unfarmiliar it looks like this – KW inspired.

As I’m painting away B always says how much she likes it, but she would choose pink instead, Benjamin Moore Deep Carnation to be exact! So creamy white linen drapery with pink lines, was my new jumping off point.

The walls are getting some surface applied mouldings and EVERYTHING is being painted Benjamin Moore Oxford White.

Gold polka dots will adorn the ceiling.

These 2 fun prints will get large white mattings & satin gold frames.

This faux bamboo Pagoda lovlieness will hang from the ceiling

I also hope to paint a small round table & 2 chairs that are currently in the playroom, so she can enjoy tea parties in her room & they will get painted Benjamin Moore Whirlpool CC-910

We are one step closer to getting all of the components for the closet transformation, when it’s complete it will look something like this.

Today’s Designer Spotlight is on

& it’s amazing duo

Take a look at some of their work.

To learn more about Julie & Joe, & to see more amazing design click here.

See you tomorrow.

The Pillotopia Sale is still happening but only until July 15th. There is still a few items remaining and has all be further reduced to 65% OFF – no further reductions will be made.

So now is the perfect time to pick up something like this,

Use coupon code CLEAROUT65 at the checkout.

See you back here tomorrow with a Designer Spotlight!

The 3rd instalment of “25 Thing” is Sarah from

I began reading Prairie Perch about 6 months ago, it’s on daily rotation & is a real winner in my books. Always full of awesome images & inspiration, I look forward to Sarah’s Top 5 Series too. Let me just say that this girl from the Canadain Prairie’s knows good style.

There you have it! If you’ve not read Sarah’s blog before start now by clicking here.

I’m off to a preschool graduation. Have a great Tuesday!