With no available budget, we knew the only way was to depend on the generosity of others. For an affordable yet impactful way to help transform your outdoor space in to your own personal oasis, we are sharing our top five tips on how to maximize the most of your time outdoors this summer!
As interior designers and all-around visionaries, we constantly strive to see things differently: we're obsessed by the way in which change can alter the quality of life in every domestic (or for that matter commercial) project we tackle. Carpet? The devil's own harbinger of human excretions, toe nails and mouse poop. Cue a recent project in The Annex -- home to Sheena's Place. Create a Pinterest or Houzz board of rooms or looks you love, and make quick notes about what you like.
Interior designers use furnishings and accessories to construct the look and feel of the internal spaces of your home, but they only work well when they coordinate their design with the architect's exterior scheme.
Gail Green
Interior designer/decorator and founder of Gail Green Interiors. Most are able to successfully get the ball rolling, but they hit a frustrating plateau that leaves their home feeling incomplete.
Charity, they say, begins at home, though it it can be born anywhere where heart and soul prevail. Author of AN INSIDERS GUIDE TO INTERIOR DESIGN FOR SMALL SPACES.
Before we pack up our Havaianas and sangria pitchers for the season, why not step up our summer dcor game, and end things with a bang? Or better yet a bargain?
Matthew Meisner
Principal Designer at Toronto-based boutique design agency Heirloom & Knot www.heirloomandknot.com
So, you've just purchased the apartment next door and you want to combine the two spaces into a larger simplex.
Have you ever looked at the home interiors inside glossy shelter magazines and wondered what secret stores those folks know about that you don't? Or why you never spotted that coffee table, console or sofa when you were on the hunt? It turns out, you're not alone.
Bonnie McCarthy
Style Anthropologist and freelance writer for home, design and lifestyle media.
During my initial meetings with some of my clients, they often reveal how they've hit a roadblock in the design process. But how do you get started?
Gail Green
Interior designer/decorator and founder of Gail Green Interiors. You can imagine the space, but you're not sure what all will go into it, and you want to make sure the two spaces flow together smoothly. Petite? To the power of ten. An ergonomic, stylistic and visual wash out, with little in its favour, it desperately needed to change. Here's how with a dash of Scottish fairy dust and the generosity of our friends, we brought the space alive.
You're ready to buy. Author of AN INSIDERS GUIDE TO INTERIOR DESIGN FOR SMALL SPACES.
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When you take a step back and look at an outdoor space there are simple designer style tips to make your space truly yours. Today, Colin & Justin pimp up their cottage with an exciting shower room - built as a pr...
Well, well, well, the time has finally come to spill the beans. Whether it's your first or your fifth time, buying your own home can be a challenge, especially in terms of space, layout and finding that perfect fit. Are we painting a picture?
. This prompts many people to factor the option of renovating into their decision-making when searching for homes.
Gail Green
Interior designer/decorator and founder of Gail Green Interiors
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