Home Help: Timeless or trendy? Achieve both in your home decor this year
Are you looking for ways to update your home this new year? With so many fresh interior ideas available, it can be difficult to balance current design trends with classic styles for a look that is both of-the-moment and everlasting. Follow these guidelines to find a way to blend now and forever for a look you will love today and tomorrow. More…
More Ways to Update a Bathroom
Update the Lighting. Modern vanity lights are far more attractive than the dated marquee vanity fixtures leftover from the 1980s. Another stylish upgrade is to swap the overhead vanity light for two sconces that flank the mirror, a change we made in our hall bathroom. We paid an electrician to do the job and the result was so worth it! More…
How to Decorate When Moving In Together
Everybody has heard the saying “relationships are hard work,” but it’s never truer than when you’re in the midst of moving, learning one another’s home-base quirks, and trying to make a house a home. Unless you and your significant other have the exact same style, no knickknacks or furniture to bring with you, and are better communicators than Dr. Phil and Oprah, you’re bound to run into a few of these challenges when decorating your place together. Instead of letting your new home drag down your relationship, here’s how to solve the problems and build a happy, stylish home — no tears necessary. More…
What French Interiors Can Teach Us About Decorating
It is common knowledge that the French have a special je ne sais quoi when it comes to fashion and style. The French not only know how to dress themselves, but they also know how to dress their home interiors. French interiors seem elegantly thrown together. We say ‘thrown together’ because their homes seem to have this understated elegance that is welcoming and invites one to sit and stay awhile. Don’t we all want a home that is elegant and effortless? Let’s take a few tips from French interiors and see what they can teach us about decorating our own homes. More…
2015 kitchen design trends
From baking holiday goodies and entertaining guests to sitting down to a tasty dinner with loved ones, the kitchen is the hub of activity in most Canadian homes. Colleen McGill of Toronto’s Colleen McGill Design Group has worked with many Canadian homeowners to create kitchens that work for them, infusing her signature style of modern simplicity and combining annual trends that withstand the test of time (hey, a kitchen renovation isn’t something you want to appear ‘dated’ in a few years time). More…
2015 bathroom design trends
Whether you use it as a quiet retreat at the end of a long day or simply as a powder room for guests to freshen up in, the bathroom is one of the home’s most functional and well-used spaces. Kelly Deck of Vancouver’s Kelly Deck Design has been designing beautiful spaces for West Coast Canadians that exude effortless elegance and balanced design, since 2002. When it comes to bathroom projects, Kelly is an expert at creating spaces that are on trend, but also include classic elements for a timeless look. More…
