10 New Dos and Don’ts in Decorating
10 New Dos and Don’tsIt’s that time for another episode of Dos and Don’ts. We always get great feed back when we do these blog posts. Do you want to play? Basically, we post images of vignettes that we see that have something wrong in the picture and then you see if you can figure out what is wrong.Ready? Let’s do it!!The glaring misstep here, for me, is the height of the paintings. They are “floating” in relation to the...
Design Challenge: Style a Coffee Table
Last week we were invited to do a 'Design Challenge' on location for The Ladies of the Links, Wine Tasting night at Beach Grove Golf Club. We challenged the women to style a coffee table! Once they completed the design challenge, they had to instagram their creations, and then their names were entered in a draw to win our home decor prize.We were very appreciative that Ambiente Gifts, Decor and Design from Tsawwassen loaned us several boxes of accessories so...
Design Tour Coming Up: Los Angeles
Designers Collective is taking a group of design enthusiasts to participate in a design and lifestyle tour of Los Angeles in June, and we are pretty darn excited about it.Why a travel design tour?Well it's because traveling is inspiring. It is a great way to discover new ideas and gives you time to think in a completely new context. We open our eyes a little wider when we are in a new place. Imagine, four days of design and...
RECIPE: Easter Cookies with Royal Icing
Easter Cookies with Royal IcingEaster is coming up and we thought it was about time we got busy in the kitchen and tried our hand at something new. I had been on Pinterest and Instagram and seen picture after picture of beautiful Easter baking and among all these beautiful photos, have been many of Easter cookies with royal icing. So I decided to make some Easter cookies with royal icing.Sunday was a very wet and rainy day around here and...
Are you up for a Challenge?
Are you up for a Challenge?As I sit here warm and cozy inside, I am peering out at the still winter scape outdoors and am just wondering how to do a little home pick me up. It’s past Christmas and yet not quite time for spring cleaning or changing the season inside. I don’t want to spend any money either as, let’s face it, Christmas always ends up costing us more than we think it will. So, what to do??I...
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...
Powder Room DIY On The Fly
Powder Room DIY On The Fly;With all our kids now university age or older, we are at that awkward stage of wondering if we should downsize, with the intention of relocating to a more affordable home , or stay put and do some much-needed renovations. My husband, Graham, is also an architect and we would love to use our skills to build or renovate another house.But sometimes the biggest impetus for action comes out of left field. Designers Collective was...
Timeless Holiday Style: 6 Items Straight from your Closet
Timeless Holiday StyleHo ho ho, the holidays are here! T’is the season to be merry and fashionable. But wait, do you really have the time or energy to go out shopping for yourself? Well, luckily we’ve compiled a list that will allow you to shop your own closet this year without racking up the credit card or wasting your precious energy. Get your own timeless holiday style with these 6 items you can pull straight from your closet. A Mid-Calf Length...
Christmas is just around the corner…
Christmas is just around the corner…I love Christmas. I always have and probably always will. I love pulling out the decorations year after year and seeing the old ornaments my kids have made over the years. I get to relive for a short period, all those delicious childhood memories, both my own children’s and mine.My favorite decoration of all is a Paper Mache Santa holding onto a swaddled baby. I love this for a couple of reasons. First of all,...
What’s Right With This Room?
What’s Right With This Room?It’s time again for What’s Right With This Room. We’ve done a few blogs now about What’s Wrong With This Room, but have only done one about What’s Right. So, let’s delve into some photos and see if we can see what really works in these images.I like this image below. The board wall that has been painted out, adds a nice rustic feel but has a contemporary vibe because it has been painted white. The...