Category Archives: Interior Design

The 7 most common mistakes of hanging artwork that can make you look like a doofus

May 10th, 2013 | 21 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Random Craziness

7 mistakes of hanging art and how to correct them

Sweet mother of goat milk. Don’t feel bad. I did it too. I was once a doofus. It’s okay to be a doofus. Be weird. Normal is the new boring. You + Me = doofus squared. I have a wee …

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Come meet Colin & Justin at the Cottage Life Show today !! Whoop whoop !!

April 6th, 2013 | 43 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Random Craziness

Colin and Justin at the Cottage Life Show- Toronto

Guess what happened ? Go on. Come on. Guess it ! Hurry up. That’s it. Time’s up. I can’t stand to wait another moment. I waited long enough. I’m spillin’ it. Spill = Colin and Justin will be at the …

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Creative ideas to build your own Funky Outhouse or Wooden Throne

March 7th, 2013 | 59 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Need some inspiration for creating an outhouse ~ small garden shed ~ or small outbuilding ? All three buildings are the same same but different. Outhouse – toilet + gardening tools = Very cool garden shed DIY OUTHOUSE IDEAS : …

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10 Ahhh-mazingly Simple Decorating Ideas

November 29th, 2012 | 49 Comments | Posted in Beach, Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Interior Design

Life is better when you are laughing. NOTE : If I do a blog post with that cancer word again, then someone is going to get punched in the head. Me. I will clock myself. Because I am tired of …

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Toronto Fall Home Show -> Free ticket giveaway to sexiness…

September 10th, 2012 | 73 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Our Home

GUESS WHAT ?!! That’s what. Jokes. The Toronto FALL HOME SHOW is on…. in T.O. tinsel town Sept 20-23 Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place And…wait for it…wait for it….they gave me 20 TICKETS to give away. Saaahhhweet. Each photo today is …

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A Funky Photo App: It will Float your Boat & Butter your Bread….

June 18th, 2012 | 27 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, My Favourite Apps

My Favourite Photo App : CARTOONATIC : * Floats my boat * *Butters my bread * * Scratches my back * *It’s the icing on my cake * * Stamped it * Double stamped it * Pinkie swear it * …

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Rain Chains Are Sexy & Cheap AND Won’t Get You In Trouble With Your Spouse

April 17th, 2012 | 45 Comments | Posted in DIY, Interior Design, Unique Outdoor Design

Except my spouse. Rain chains get me in trouble with him. I don’t know why. { insert ‘pretend’ innocent face } TRUTH: Rain chains are sexy and they are cheap. I was going to say that about my spouse too. …

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How to Bring the BEACH Coast Right In Your House

March 20th, 2012 | 12 Comments | Posted in Beach, Decorate Like A Designer, DIY, Interior Design, Our Home

A view of the mountains from Gili Island, Bali

Are you living on the beach ? Do you see an ocean outside your window ? If you can see the ocean RIGHT NOW, skip this post. You are disqualified. But, but, but, but….. before you skip the post, Do …

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SOMEONE NOMINATE ME…Because I AM Freaking Out With Excitement !!

January 13th, 2012 | 12 Comments | Posted in Interior Design

TRADITIONAL HOME MAGAZINE is looking for designers for their upcoming issue. …and…seriously I can barely contain myself with excitement. It has been a BIG TIME dream of mine to have our home published. Like REALLY BIG TIME. The kind of …

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LIGHTING… You LIGHT up our lives !

December 5th, 2011 | 19 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, Travelogue

Take a LIGHTING trip around the world with me. Are you up for quick trip around the world? I have a plan. Let’s travel for free. RIGHT NOW. No need to pack a bag, and hustle to the airport. No …

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DOORS ARE THE GATEWAY TO BEAUTY

November 22nd, 2011 | 15 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, Travelogue

I am an Interior Designer. I draw a great deal of inspiration from my travels. I truly believe travel has shaped the designer that I am today.

Great Inspirational Idea : Dreaming of Summer and Creating a Backyard Movie Theatre

November 17th, 2011 | 9 Comments | Posted in DIY, Interior Design

What did it do again today ? * S * N * O * W * Not enough snow to make it pretty, just the icky grey looking kind of day. So I dreamt of summer. And hanging grapevine lighting …

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I Was BORN In a BARN at Christmas

November 16th, 2011 | 12 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, Our Home, Travelogue

Ok, I made that part up. If you asked my parents, they would have told you that my dinner manners qualified me for living in a barn status. So, technically, I could have been born in a barn. For those …

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Would You Believe Me If I Told You….

November 12th, 2011 | 15 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, Our Home

That I have a Christmas House Tour TOMORROW And I have not put up ONE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT. That’s right. Not one. *_*. Because it snowed. It really snowed. It’s a winter WONDERLAND around here. I have been having too much …

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BALI ~ YOU MAKE ME FREAK OUT WITH EXCITEMENT ~ furniture, lighting, carvings = bliss

November 6th, 2011 | 19 Comments | Posted in Bali, Beach, Interior Design, Travelogue

Could you ever imagine yourself living on a warm tropical island? I can. Wait, let me think about it for a minute. Twist my rubber arm Thinking….Thinking….comptemplating for one more moment YES YES YES YES !!! Crazy part about Bali, …

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DESIGN INSPIRATION IS EVERYWHERE…..

October 28th, 2011 | 14 Comments | Posted in Interior Design, Paris, Travelogue

I have been thinking WHOAHaaa NELLY, you are thinking ~ what is she up to now ?!!! ~ I have a beautiful challenge in life. Designing the life I want to live. So here is a big fat question for …

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A Unique Outdoor Landscape- A pool built in an old Stone Barn Foundation.

October 10th, 2011 | 13 Comments | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

I am a designer. Nothing boring ever happens. Ever. Well, one exception: Excel spread sheets. B*O*R*I*N*G However, in design, so many things are EXCITING !!! I like to jump outside the box a little. CASE IN POINT : Our pool …

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How to create stunning outdoor lighting with grapevine

October 6th, 2011 | 7 Comments | Posted in DIY, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Do you love these as much as I do? Clearly, not only am I a white cotton sheet hussy, I am a grapevine lighting trollop too. Are you a floozy just like me? I love them almost as much as …

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Poppytalk: Covet Garden Online Magazine

September 9th, 2011 | Leave a comment | Posted in Interior Design

Wowsers !!….. Has anyone else fallen in love with this online decorating magazine ?!!! Where have I been all my life ?! It was love at first sight ! Ok, truth be told it is a new on line mag …

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Home Sweet Home

July 4th, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Our Home, Unique Outdoor Design

Well, the time has come. We will make our journey onward and upward to HOME SWEET HOME ~ Canada. Someone better hide the maple syrup, s’mores, crispy crunch chocolate bars, homemade pie, crispy bacon, and ketchup potato chips. Now, as …

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Florida Ocean Life Goes Balinese

July 1st, 2011 | 4 Comments | Posted in Bali, Beach, Decorate Like A Designer, Interior Design, Travelogue

This is a home in Jacksonville Florida that I worked on for a friend. I had the pleasure of also living in this house, when we lived in Florida for 3 years over the winter seasons. It wasn’t always a …

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