The Latest from LA
Los Angeles: The perennial place-to-be on the West Coast for design. We wrote a lot at the beginning of the year about design trends (what was coming in for 2018, and certain trends that were predicted to fade away...
To frame or not to frame…
What's in a frame? We're seeing a lot of clients choosing to incorporate art in their spaces and we often get questions about the best way to display paintings, photographs, and prints. We love that more and more people want to include original works in their decor-- no matter if it's a drawing by your child when they were in 3rd grade or a Group of 7 masterpiece, art is a great way to showcase personality and taste. We previously wrote...
Bringing the Gallery Home
Art galleries. This particular place may bring to mind a large public institution with cavernous rooms, or something cool and modern on the same street as high-end boutiques, or even an artist-run space filled to the rafters with unique works...
LOCAL: How opportunity became a creative network
With a show of hands...
IDS Vancouver: A Well of Inspiration
Hello again!This year, September was absolutely full of design events and projects! Conveniently, this means we are immersed in inspiration before the holiday season takes off and we have lots of opportunities to include our favourite design elements in dining tables, new interiors, seasonal decoration, parties, the list goes on! Sometimes the hardest part is refining what you love and translating it from a showroom, magazine page (or blog!) to your own space.A standout on our calendars was the Interior...
Happy Kitchen Project: Art
Day 6: Happy Kitchen Project: ArtAs we continue to discuss how to grow a happy kitchen letâs talk ART. There is a lot of wonderful art out there that would add a lot to a kitchen but what about if you really want to create that âhappyâ vibe? Even just a little happy art that makes you smile is a great way to start the day as you pad into the kitchen to make your morning brew. (from Apartment Therapy) (from Apartment...
Local Love: Karen Carmichael of Jai Style
Local Love-Karen Carmichael of Jai StyleWe had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Carmichael about her Jai Style company here in Vancouver. We love what she had to say about her company! Read on to find our more about Karen.Please share with us how it is you came to start your company.When I moved to Vancouver from SE Asia four years ago, I had brought several of the ceramic pieces with me in my personal collection. When friends would come to...
Friday Finds: Flea Market Fun
For today's Friday Finds, we are going to have some Flea Market Fun!I recently did a reconnaissance visit to Los Angeles for our upcoming Design Crawl, happening the last weekend in May. While driving around the hot spots we have planned for our visit, my daughter and I came across the Melrose Trading Post at Fairfax High School. Seeing the activity and tents we decided to stop and see what it was about. What a treat! Â Most of the open...
Whatâs Wrong With This Room?
We had such a good response to our last blog post on Whatâs Wrong With This Room, that we decided to try and post these on a regular basis. SoâŠ.here we go. Can you tell whatâs wrong here?There is a lot we like about this picture, but in our opinion, the carpet is too small. Weâd like to see the carpet under at least the front legs of the chair to make the chair part of the conversation area. Right...