The Spring Clean- 10 Ways to Get your Dirty Clean
The Spring Clean- 10 Ways to Get your Dirty Clean We are right smack dab in the middle of spring, and summer will be upon us before you know it. NOW is the time to do our deep cleaning so we can then sit back and enjoy the summer.What’s on your list to really get clean this year? I’m going to start with my kitchen and bathroom cabinets. In fact, how I knew it was spring cleaning time was the other...
What We Will See: Los Angeles Home Tours 2016
LA Home Tours: June 25, 2016Exciting news! This year our Los Angeles home tours will take us to the trendy Eastside/Hills area. Our limo driver will brave the insane traffic that is Los Angeles, just so we can view amazing architecture and interiors. There will be lots of beverages and snacks to keep us going. Bring your camera and an open mind to capture all the innovation and inspiration.Architecturally and culturally significant, LA's Eastside is made up of small, trendy...
LOCAL LOVE Launches
Local Love Launches and it's PartytimeWell! Last night we had the launch to our SECOND foray into the Pop Up market. We held a Pop Up in November of last year, (did you miss out on that? Click here to read about it) and it was such a success we decided to try our hand at another one in the lead up to Valentines Day.We approached Ian Tan of the Ian Tan Gallery to see if he might be interested...
Creators Vancouver Interviews Designers Collective
Designers Collective is pleased to be featured on Creators Vancouver Magazine. Read it below or on the Creators Vancouver website here: http://creatorsvancouver.com/dhillon-hatfield/When you chat with professional creators, you hear some common themes:1) It can get lonely spending so much time working on your own. 2) Finding new customers is tough. 3) Retail spaces are expensive and managing them is enormously time-consuming.Architect Tina Dhillon and Interior Designer Brooke Hatfield have a deep understanding of these creator themes. Designers Collective is the firm that these...
Halloween: Get the Vibe Tastefully
Halloween: Get the Vibe TastefullyAs Halloween is approaching I have been seeing a lot of decorations popping up around town. It has gotten me thinking…how can a person decorate for Halloween but stay true to their personal style? Halloween doesn’t have to be all ghosts and goblins or scary. You can use a small amount of black or orange or spiders or…to get the vibe of Halloween across.So, that started me on a google search. Halloween decorating. Nope, that brought...
Reflecting on Gratitude
Reflecting on GratitudeMonday was Thanksgiving. We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner. Thanksgiving always brings up the topic of gratitude, giving thanks for all we have. Abundance is ours. Sometimes we forget this from day to day and we would like to take this opportunity to remind ourselves of gratitude.Traditional Landscape Sometimes it is good to just slow down a bit and notice what we do have. I don’t want to be that person who is never happy because I...
What’s Wrong With This Room?
What’s Wrong With This Room?It is time for another episode of What’s Wrong With This Room? It’s good to look at photographs of home décor or design so you can notice what appeals to you but also so you can train your eye to really analyze a photo and see what works and what doesn’t.Here we go!!What do you think of this first image? Can you see something that could look a bit better?Here the painting doesn’t quite relate to...
Thanksgiving Tablescape
Thanksgiving TablescapeAre you starting to think about your Thanksgiving yet? Psst…It’s just around the corner. Perhaps you have ordered your turkey and have thought ahead to your menu, but what about your table setting? We have come up with a couple of ideas that may make you want to change up your table setting this year.We decided to see if we could do an inexpensive approach to decorating a Thanksgiving table this year. We still just love the rustic look...
The Happy Kitchen Project: Recipe for A HAPPY KITCHEN
Day 30: The Happy Kitchen Project: Recipe for A HAPPY KITCHENTake a measure of fresh food, mix with a full cup each of comfort, warmth and cheer, sprinkle with laughter, add plenty of love and personality, and fold in the memories!IngredientsAn abundance of beverages such as lemonade, tea, coffee or wine and spirits A plethora of nibbles for hungry guests Use Fresh Herbs whenever possible. Add a touch of warmth with an area rug or floor mat Blend...
Happy Kitchen Project: The Beloved Apron
Day 16: Happy Kitchen Project: The Beloved ApronSo? How have you been enjoying our #happykitchenproject collaboration with @chewsylovers? We’re having so much fun coming up with ideas and DIYs on how to make your kitchen the best and happiest room in your house! Sure hope you’re having fun! Gotta say I was loving Mandi’s ideas in her last post on easy breakfast potatoes. I can’t wait to read what she comes up with next.For our post today we’re going to...