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 … Read More
Designer Spotlight – Hillary Thomas
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.
A Mixed Bag
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! ~~~~~~~~~~ One of my favorite … Read More
25 Things You Don’t Know About Me #4 – Christine of Bijou & Boheme
It’s Tuesday so that means another edition of: 25 Things You Don’t know About Me 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 … Read More
Happy Canada Day!
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 & … Read More
Re-Thinking B’s Room
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 … Read More
Designer Spotlight – J.D. IRELAND
Today’s Designer Spotlight is on & it’s amazing duo Joe Ireland and Julie Weber, principal owners, are both native Washingtonians. They met for the first time in 1991 and, after discovering a shared passion for design and a similar aesthetic, decided to combine their talents into what is now J.D. Ireland. The firm has been spotlighted in The Washington Post, … Read More
65% Off Now at Pillotopia!!!
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 … Read More
25 Things You Don’t Know About Me #3 – Sarah From Prairie Perch
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. … Read More
My Latest & Favorite Pins
Happy Monday! I find Pinterest is a big time suck. I do mean that in a great way.You can get completely lost in pin after pin and before you know it and hour or two has come & gone. I try to limit it to 30 minutes a day, give or take. So, in my allotted 3.5 hours last week that … Read More