Design Tips: Adding Curtains – Part One
Design Tips: Adding CurtainsWindow treatments are a big topic. There are so many options out there from blinds that practically disappear to wooden plantation shutters. There are pros and cons for every installation. Where do you start? Setting aside personal style for the moment, function comes first. Today I’d like to focus on curtains. It may seem like a simple task to add curtains to your windows but there is actually quite a bit you need to consider.First of all,...
Spring Garden Planter Design Workshop
Our Spring Garden Planter Design Workshop last week was a total success! It was creative, hands-on, informative and everyone had a great time putting their own planters together.Our beautiful studio was the perfect setting for special guest Diane Bridges, of DB Gardens, to share her expertise and design ideas. Everyone had a chance to get in touch with their creativity while enjoying good company, conversation, and wine.Our swag bags included of course gardening gloves, a Garden Iris bulb to plant...
THE Best Chocolate Cake – EVER
THE Best Chocolate Cake-EverAt my house, chocolate cake is the cake ordered from my kitchen for birthday dinners for many of my family members. Two of my kids like my Oreo Cheesecake so Ill do that recipe another day but for today’s blog I want to share this chocolate cake.I got the recipe MANY years ago while away at a swim meet. A fellow parent and I were on duty chaperoning an away meet for our kids. This meant we...
Women in Business: Designers Collective is Interviewed
Women in Business: Designers Collective is Interviewed by Michelle Smid of Just An Ordinary Family. Read all about us HERE "Here at Just An Ordinary Family we love to highlight some extraordinary Women In Business. Today's ladies are no exception. Tina and Brooke are the founders of Designers Collective. With backgrounds in architecture and interior design they have all skills needed to help you with your designing needs.I had the pleasure of chatting with Tina and Brooke about what brought them to opening their own business and combining forces into one dynamic...
Design Tip: How to Add Spring to your Home
Today's Design Tip is how to add spring to your home! It’s April! How did that happen? Spring is here and it’s time to lighten things up in our home. So, how can you add Spring into your home?I like to change out the cushions on my bed. In winter I like darker colours but come spring and I just want to lighten it all up. I’ve got larger light blue silk cushions on my bed and smaller pink ones....
Spring Garden Planter Design
Time to get ready for our Spring Garden Planter Design Workshop coming up next week. Yesterday I went to Southlands Nursery with our landscaping expert, Diane Bridges. We were looking at supplies and discussing our upcoming Spring Container Garden workshop. In the short while, we were exploring the nursery, I learned a few things. It’s interesting to me because a lot of how we decorate or design for the home can be carried out in the garden as well. We...
Friday Finds: 2015 Design Trends, What’s New In Tile?
Want to know about new 2015 Design Trends from the experts? We are thrilled to bring you all of the latest trends in tiles, stone and mosaic arts. Designers Collective received a special invitation to Goodge Place at 1523 W 8th Ave, Vancouver, for an insider look the new trends from Emily McLean of World Mosaic Tile, and Goodge Place. In this video, Emily McLean shares 'tile talk' with our own Brooke Hatfield.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5LqlKQQ70A[/embed]Look for more insider tips from the experts coming...
West Elm & Designers Collective: Design Styles Workshop Recap
On Monday, Designers Collective put on a Design Styles workshop at West Elm.We had a sold out class of fully engaged women who were anxious to hear about how to spot the different design styles in interior design.We gave each participant a little take away which included a notebook and pen which seemed ideal as there were lots of note takers in the class!Tina and I each took turns reviewing the different tell-tale markers of the four different design...
Design Tips: Transform Your Home Like A Professional
Today I’m going to go over some basic Design Tips to transform your home like a professional. These are what we keep in mind when planning and delivering a project.Some may be old hat to you but hopefully some will be new and enlightening.Do let paint be the last item you choose in the room. There are only so many fabrics and carpets to choose from so start with those items first. Choices for paint are pretty much limitless so...
Los Angeles Design Tour May 28-31, 2015
Just a reminder for those thinking about joining Designers Collective on the Los Angeles Design Tour, May 28-31, 2015 - the March 15, 2015 deadline to sign up is approaching.The Home Tours have just been announced! Our Los Angeles Architectural Homes Tour on Saturday May 30 will be of Beach Houses in the South Bay, including Malibu! Get excited!!!Architect Bruce Bolander built this house on the beach in Malibu, a star of the 2013 tours. Attendees of the South Bay tour...