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Why Do These Rooms Work?

Why Do These Rooms Work?Rather than point out why a room is not working, this time around we thought we would do a little photo analysis to determine what actually makes a room work? If you can look at an image closely and imagine yourself in the space then you can find out what will work for you. Pictures can be used for more than just eye candy-we can use them to help us understand how a space works in...

Design Tips: Curtain Design Part 3, Creating Mood

Design tips: Curtain Design Part 3Today is the last installment of our curtains blog. There is just so much to talk about with curtains we needed to divide it up into a few installments. So today lets talk about the mood you want to create with your curtains.Victorian Living Room by London Photographers Paul Craig Photography If you are a traditionalist you may opt for something a little more formal. So how do you get that? There are a few ways...

Outdoor Furniture

Outdoor FurnitureToday we are going to talk about outdoor furniture.  Where does one buy it? How do you know which product to buy?  The questions go on and on.  Hopefully we will be able to answer some of those questions today.  Outdoor living has now taken on a new identity.  We used to just pull our old plastic furniture out of the garage and hose it off.  Now we have outdoor fireplaces and built in BBQs and fire pits.  We...

Friday Finds: Garden Crawl in Southlands

Friday Finds: Garden Crawl in Southlands Last Week was Heritage Vancouver’s 4th Annual Garden Tour. My husband Graham and I spent 2 days touring the unique and beautiful gardens that were part of this wonderful design tour. What a privilege to see the range of gardens that Vancouverites’ have designed and developed in their yards. Some are large and some are very small but each one tells a story about the homeowner. For today's Friday Finds, we are going to explore a large garden in Southlands,...

It’s Canada Day!

It's Canada Day! So it's that time of year again where we like to host our guests in our backyards or on our decks, enjoying the longer summer evenings and warmer temperatures. Whether you are hosting a large event or just having a few friends over for a last minute get together there are a few things to consider to make sure it goes off without a hitch.Contemporary Patio by Hermosa Beach Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers JDS OUTDOOR DESIGNSHaving...

Details of our LA Design Crawl Day 2

The fun continues as we share the details of our LA Design Crawl, Day 2.On day two we started the day with a choice between two California extremes; a leisurely coffee by the pool or a 7:00 am spin class at the famous SoulCycle. Echoing solid endorsements from Oprah, our own design crawler and spin cycle instructor Francine was keen to have all of us mount up. Great music combined with a darkened interior allowed us to focus inward for a...

Design Tips: Curtains – What Style Will Work For You?

Design Tips: Curtains, what style will work for you? A couple of weeks ago we had our first installment on curtains.  This is such a big topic we have had to divide it into three different blogs.  Today is installment two of what you need to know before investing in curtains. Headers There are a few different headers you can get on a curtain and each one will give you a different look.  (The header is the large hem at the top that...

Outdoor Living: Prepping Your Deck

Outdoor Living: Prepping Your Deck Whether you have a wood or concrete deck or patio it does take a little preparation and elbow grease to get it all ready for summer. The winter inevitably leaves its mark with algae and moss and we need to get rid of it in order to enjoy our time outdoors to the fullest AND to prolong the life of our deck.Contemporary Deck by Los Angeles Architects & Building Designers Hsu McCulloughContemporary Deck by Other...

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,...

May Inspires Me

May Inspires MeIt’s already well into May. The blossoms are out and some are even fading already as the bulbs make their way to the surface to see the light of Spring. As I go for my morning runs now, the air is still cool but the sun is often trying to warm the earth and soothes me as I run. The air has a sweet smell that is just delicious and the birds are singing more as they...