Holiday DIY: Make Your Own Wine Bottle Covers
During the holidays, instead of buying traditional wine bags, make your own wine covers to add a personal and festive touch to your gifts! You’ll love this DIY because it takes only minutes to make, requires only three things and there are no special skills needed. It's an easy, no fuss DIY. We'll be the first to confess we LOVE plaid, especially this Buffalo plaid – the black and red. So when...
Trend Watch: The Classic Acapulco Chair
With summer right around the corner you might be looking at adding a piece of furniture to jazz up your summer décor. If you are, go with “Acapulco Chairs”! We love that they are retro, yet modern and stylish. Plus, they come in a rainbow of fun colors while being surprisingly comfortable. We’re not kidding! Most importantly, the chair is extremely versatile, looking great both outdoors or indoors regardless of...
2019 Spring Design Trends: 7 Décor Trends We’re Loving
As soon as Spring rolls around, we get antsy to discover what’s fresh and new in home décor. Out of this year's trends, we’ve completely fallen in love with 7 of them; including baskets, the color yellow, big birds and more. Add one or a few of these trends to your existing décor to instantly update your space. Take a look! 1. TROPICAL PLANTS Not only are live plants a great...
Bookshelf styling tips
Styling a bookshelf is not easy and it's even more challenging when you have a mishmash of books. There are a few tricks, you can use to help you get those picture perfect shelf looks you see in design magazines, TV shows and on Pinterest (my favourite).
Before and after: dining chair makeover
I bought these chairs over 12 years ago. After renovating and changing our wall color, the chairs' dated fabric clashed with our new décor, so I retired them to the basement a few years ago
Déco Magnets: perfect for hanging light weight items
What color should I paint my walls this fall?
Summer's not over yet, but I have fall decorating on my mind. The fact that design magazines and email newsletters filled with gorgeous fall decorating ideas have been clogging my mailbox and inbox this week might have something to do with it.
What’s hanging on your bathroom walls?
I have flamingos on mine! I was looking for something fun and fresh with a tropical theme to hang on the bathroom walls of our cottage. Flamingos turned out to be the perfect decorating choice.
2016 home trends
Do you want to know if grey walls, faux fur throws or orange pillows will still be on trend in 2016? I’ve searched high and low to get a sneak peek of what to expect in the home fashion world for next year. Here’s what I’ve discovered. Starting with paint color trends for walls, two of the top paint companies in the USA – Benjamin Moore (BM) and Sherwin Williams...
It’s time to get festive
I love this time of the year when stores are all decked out for the holiday season, it gets me in the mood to get my house holiday ready earlier versus later. So here are a few of the things that caught my eye while shopping for decorating ideas. Let’s get festive! I took this picture at one of my all time favorite home accessory stores in Montreal, Zone Maison. They do...
Get the look of reclaimed wood
I walked past this multi-colored barnwood vignette admiring its blue gray repurposed wood finish, but as I got closer I realized it was self-adhesive removable wallpaper. It completely fooled me from a few feet away; that’s how real this faux reclaimed wood pattern looked. When shopping in Montreal at Item Maison, a trendy furniture and accessory store in the new community of Griffintown, I fell in love with this new self-adhesive...
Trend Alert: Whimsical Bookends
On a recent visit to a decorating store, I spotted some quirky bookends that would add a great touch of whimsy to any bookshelf or décor. Incorporate fun bookends anywhere around the house where they’ll catch the eye and become real conversation pieces. On my visit to Steeling Home, a vintage store where they sell one-of-a-kind accessories, I found these bookends that would fit any style or budget. They would...