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Interior Design

Fresh Starts & Daily Inspiration

January 6, 2012

The beginning of a new year is about fresh starts and inspirations.  What better way to start than with a beautiful new calendar.  I love the calendars designed by Monkey Mind Designs (above).  Optimistic colours, enthusiastic prints and bold words are exactly how I want to start 2012.
For everyday inspiration, hang one of these letterpress [...]

Heavenly Holiday Scents

November 17, 2011

I am sitting at my desk right now working and enjoying the heavenly scent of a cedar, birch, sage and rosemary soy wax candle by Kobo. It smells woodsy, warm and comforting. Personally I like scents that are inspired by the scents in nature - woodsy and pine scents in winter and fresh florals [...]

A Space to Dream, Create, Imagine

November 2, 2011

My desk is a mess!  Piles of paper, unopened bills (better deal with those!) and pens with dried up ink are all cluttering up my creative space.  A clear and organized desk is not just about space to work, but about space to think, dream, create  and imagine.  Your desk should inspire you and support [...]

Five Domestic Goddess Goodies

August 17, 2010

As the wife of a creative cook and all-round whiz in the kitchen, I'm often relegated to dish duty.  Recently, as I stood elbows deep in dishwater and lamented my inevitable dish-pan hands, I thought to myself, there has got to be a better way!  And there is!  As I began to research the antidote [...]

Using Books to Personalize Your Home

August 11, 2010

We recently moved from a furnished apartment to an unfurnished, more spacious space in the sky (21st floor!).  Moving is usually  a pain but the joy of decorating and arranging our new place has overshadowed any of the normal headaches!  One of my favourite decorating pass-times is to organize bookshelves.  The contents of bookshelves are [...]