I’m so excited to be launching this new blog column! I’ve been trying to come up with a way to exercise my design muscle in a more liberal way (ie: sans budget), practice my rendering skills (ie: have some arts & crafts time) and get the chance to use...
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of taking part in the IDIBC Student Event which offers Interior Design Students around the lower mainland the chance to have their complete or in-development portfolios reviewed and critiqued by Registered Interior Designers. This...
It all started with Waffles. While enjoying a fresh batch one Sunday morning we got to discussing the purpose of the tiny round handle on the neck of the maple syrup bottle. Completely useless as an actual handle, we theorized about its purpose for a few minutes;...
Thanks to both my Mother and Father’s parents I have spent a lot of time surrounded by the interior design of the 1960’s. Between each of my grandparents’ homes I’ve soaked in the sunken tub of a carpeted ensuite, eaten countless waffle...
So, I guess we’re a little behind the times since we only just discovered The Design Files, an amazing design blog out of Melbourne, Australia (thank you to Design*Sponge for the tip!). Although a serious amount of time needs to be spent looking through the...
Bec Brittain’s SHY lighting line (named after her grandmother who helped her brainstorm the idea; Sarah Hitchcock Yerkes) is AMAZING. … I could end this post right there. That’s how much I love these fixtures. The faceted shape takes me back to my...
