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Space saving sleeping solutions for your bedroom or den
Here’s a question; Who remembers the Murphy Bed, the original fold up bed patented and first manufactured in San Francisco in 1916? I’m sure most people have heard of it but here’s a history lesson. Apparently back around the turn … Continue reading
Posted in Space Saving Furniture
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Transforming a “walk-in closet” into a bedroom
Okay, I’ll be honest, it wasn’t actually a walk-in closet but rather a bedroom that was being used as a walk-in closet. Last summer I completed the smallest space of my career, a one bedroom town home that was no … Continue reading
Posted in Closets and Storage Solutions
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Creating an urban dining area
What the heck do you do for dining when your condo is basically a great big square room with a kitchen along one wall? A couple of years ago I worked on a loft in the fashion district and you … Continue reading
Posted in Kitchen Makeovers
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Making a bold statement with grasscloth wallpaper
I’ve written previously about the resurgence in popularity that wallpaper is enjoying and how I’ve used it on feature walls. A beautiful wallpaper adds so much glamour and drama to a room and is really nothing more than a wall … Continue reading
Another fireplace makeover, thanks Ikea
Yup, here I go again, singing the praises of Ikea cabinets. Here’s a project where I built custom built-ins around a fireplace using Ikea upper kitchen cabinets. This condo unit came with an electric fireplace, thankfully a Dimplex, which in … Continue reading
Posted in Fireplace Makeovers
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Let’s talk trim, and not the Christmas tree kind
Okay, I have a huge pet peeve! It drives me crazy when I see trim, whether it’s doors, windows, baseboard or whatever that is any colour other than white. I see mixtures of white and natural wood, I see baseboards … Continue reading
Posted in Colour and Paint
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Sometimes Ikea just gets a bad rap
I like Ikea. Go ahead, shoot me…see if I care. Sure, some of their stuff is junk, but, they also have some great things that are a terrific value and as good as anyone else’s. I wouldn’t buy their sofas … Continue reading
Posted in Custom Desks and Wall Units
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Toning down “The Ingalls”
Remember Little House on the Prairie? Yes you do, even if you won’t admit it! Well, recently I took on a new client and as soon as I saw her fireplace I immediately thought “this thing belongs in the Ingalls … Continue reading
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Another fireplace makeover, of sorts
Last summer I completed a home for a client and one of the issues we faced was how to mount the TV over the fireplace. Since the fireplace was faced in a faux brick facade, we were unable to determine … Continue reading
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Some decorating Rules of Thumb
As an Interior Decorator, I see a lot of homes…A LOT…and I am continually amazed by what I see, and not in a good way. Too often I am left in awe wondering to myself “what were they thinking” or … Continue reading
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