It would appear that in the blogging world it is nearly sacrilegious to not do a holiday gift guide or give tips for holiday decor. I’m not opposed to gift guides or festooning your homestead in tinsel, I just choose to focus my seasonal preparations in other...
Architect Upa Prathumchart (who goes by ‘Teem’) owns and operates The Little Handmade Shop on Lanta, a small store full of amazing locally made art, home accessories and quirky toys. She’s focused on handmade products by local people in contrast to a...
I’m back! After a month of traveling around Thailand I feel rested, refreshed, and ready to tackle all sorts of design projects. I really needed a break and am so thankful to all those who helped to man the blog while I was away. I hope you enjoyed the guest...
Kimberly Maitland is a Graphic and web Designer and owner of The Craft Design Studio. She lives in Whistler where she focusses her creative energy on the hospitality industry. While Amber is relaxing in tropical Thailand (hopefully on a beach, cocktail in hand) I’ve...
Ivan Meade is the founder & Principal Designer of Meade Design Group, a graphics, interior and event design studio in Victoria, BC. Visit his critically acclaimed design blog. First of all, I am so flattered that my dear friend Amber invited me to be part of her...
Katherine Webb is a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Great Wolf Lodge fan (tee hee!) based in Toronto ON. See some of her illustration inspiration as well as her own body of work here. I’ve walked past it a hundred times, always too nervous to go in. Never...
I made this little ‘Should I Hire an Interior Designer’ flow chart years ago just for fun but I recently resurrected it for a presentation to a group of potential clients. Colin put his touch on it and made it look waaaaay more impressive (my version was...
Mitchell is the founder and agency director of Motive Communications, a Vancouver-based agency specializing in public relations and social media strategies for businesses in the design, fashion and lifestyle world. Follow him on Twitter @mitchellfawcett. Though I...
This volume of ‘the week in photos’ is brought to you by our good friends at Hatch Interior Design. Hatch is based in Kelowna, BC and recently took home an IDIBC Award at this year’s Gala of Excellence. A little design tidbit coming your way MāK...
I’ve got a couple of great residential projects on the go, both of which are going to be (and not to toot my own horn to much …) stunners! The Clients are the types of people who want to take their home to the next level – a real design challenge...
