Curb Appeal Ideas That are Easy and Affordable Adding curb appeal is a great way to add value to your home whether it’s financial (for selling/home staging) or emotional (for staying-put). And it’s not about doing glorious landscaping with ponds large enough to skinny dip in (although the neighbours would be impressed), it’s about making small […]
5 Steps: How to Design a Home From Scratch After a Natural Disaster
How to Start-Over After a Flood or Fire (Natural or Unnatural Disaster) Man oh man. I’ve received half a dozen emails in the last few weeks from readers who are picking up the pieces after a natural disaster, in particular Hurricane Harvey – DAMN THAT HARVEY! The gist of these emails was ‘how do […]
And Today…It’s All About Me
In the blogging world, it’s easy to feel like you know someone without having ever met them. I was thinking about that the other day, how you, my readers, my friends, read my blog every week (you better!) yet haven’t really had the chance to ‘know me’ other than through my writing. If you’ve followed my blog […]
How to Update Forest Green in Your Home
Home Decor, Tips and Ideas to Update Forest Green Forest green, a colour that desperately wants to be modern and amazing, yet in most cases looks dated and drab. However, it’s great if you’re going for the early 90’s look where you may as well pair it with burgundy and harvest yellow and call it a day! So, […]
Black Appliances and White or Gray Cabinets – How to Make it Work
Decorating a White or Gray Kitchen with Black Appliances While stainless steel is undoubtedly the most popular appliance finish for a kitchen, black takes a close second and white…well that’s a whole different topic. Today we’re going to focus on black appliances and how to coordinate them into a kitchen with white or gray cabinets. So […]
Storage Ideas : The Best Little Cart Ever…
The Ikea Raskog Trolley: Storage Ideas for Every Room! A few months ago I was desperately (yes desperately) searching for a 2nd hand library cart for all of my kid’s books and there was not a library cart to be found in the freakin’ northern hemisphere under $400. HOWEVER, there was this… The Ikea […]
White Kitchen Cabinets – 3 Palettes to Create a Balanced and Beautiful Space
A White Kitchen: 3 Different Ways Do you have white cabinets and don’t know how to make them look good? It’s no wonder. If you visit Pinterest or Houzz you’ll be smacked UPside the head with inspiring white kitchens, yet given no guidance as to how to actually CREATE one. Thank GOD you have me. […]
4 Ideas: How to Make a Dark Room / Basement Feel Brighter
How to Make a Dark Room Feel Brighter It seems that almost every home has that one room that is dark, dull and depressing. For some, this might be the bedroom and for others, it might be the living room, but for MOST people, it’s the basement/family room. What can make a room dark? […]
5 Ideas to Decorate the End of a Hallway
How to Decorate the End of a Hallway Hallways are generally seen as ‘transition’ areas from one room to another, so while a lot of money and thought is put into ‘rooms’, not as much consideration is given to the spaces that connect them. Hallways can be long, short, wide, narrow, dark and bright […]
The Best Paint Colours to Update a PINK or Dusty Rose Room
Paint Colours to Update Pink or Dusty Rose Carpet Carpet, countertop, tile, fixtures, toilet, tub, flooring, furniture If you’re reading this blog post, then it’s quite likely that you have something pink in your home that you are DESPERATELY wanting to update. Or maybe you just like to hang out with me. Either way, […]
Kids Organizing Ideas: Schoolwork, Papers and Artwork
Alternative Title: The Great Linen Closet Massacre In our last home, we had this wonderful thing called a Motherboard and it saved my life on a daily basis. It organized the artwork, newsletters and never-ending barrage of papers that came home from school. (view more of the Motherboard here) In our current home, the layout doesn’t […]
3 Tips: Add STYLE to a Small Bathroom
How to Make a Small Bathroom Look Fabulous With Contrast Unless you are one of the lucky ones (damn you!), your bathroom has somewhere between 25-60sq ft of floor space. And while this doesn’t leave a ton of room for ye olde bidet, there’s ALWAYS enough room for some serious WOW factor! Most small bathroom […]
How to Brighten a Low Energy or Dark Basement Room with Sheen
Ideas to Brighten a Dark Basement or Low Energy Room Partner post to 4 Ideas to Brighten a Dark Room Do you have a room that feels dead and lifeless? A room that has such low energy it would need nothing short of a cheerleader jumping up and down on the couch to bring it to […]
How Fluorescent Light Affects Paint Colour
E-Design Case Study – A Kitchen With Fluorescent Lighting In the last few weeks, particularly since my article on metamerism, I’ve had a lot of readers asking about how interior lighting/light bulbs affect paint colour. I’ve also had several Online Consulting clients who have been STUMPED as to why their greiges are turning blue, […]
The Right Height for Your Dining Room Light
The Right Height to Hang Your Dining Room Light When it comes to dining room lighting there are a few numbers that you need to know… The standard ceiling height (especially if you live in a glorious 1980’s house like myself) is considered to be 8′ – which means that there should be approx […]