This is the design duo behind Lloyd Ralphs Design.They are the co-founders of the Club Monaco brand, and after 18 yrs they took their business and expertise to the next level opening up Lloyd Ralphs Design in Toronto. I have been a great admirer of these two for quite sometime spotting their work quite often…Read more
Is there really anything more classic then the stripe? You might think that it is reserved purely for a summer look such as the pictures below. But think again, this classy pattern runs the gamut when it comes to design styles! No longer reserved for the typical country summer home, this bold pattern is showing…Read more
This is my latest creation for a kitchen store called the” Seasoned Kitchen”. Displays for these kinds of stores can be a little more difficult then say a furniture store or clothing store. Kitchen stores have a lot of product to deal with and sell and so you are forced to put a larger quantity…Read more
So after I purchase my million dollar yacht I’m going to drive it to my Lake house! I know, I know and then I woke up! Every year though my husband and I take our boat up to a local lake called Sakinaw, and at the end of the day we tour the whole lake…Read more
As always every season I’m prone to bringing in new textiles to freshen up the look of certain rooms,especially the living room seeing as it is one of the things you are looking at all the time in my very open concept home. As you all know by now I am also drawn to all…Read more
It was this picture that stopped me dead in my tracks the other night while browsing my favorite site Houzz.com, so much so I had to have a peak at their amazing website, Urrutia Design. Jason Urrutia (principal) and Martha Carvalho(principal) are a design company from California specializing for the past 15 years mainly on…Read more
I hope your summer is off to a good start, weather included. As for me I don’t even have the outdoor furniture out yet, the weather for June……. well let’s just say they are calling it Juneuary and that is absolutely how it feels. I’m hoping for brighter and warmer days in July and my…Read more
For those of you who don’t know this is my friend Todd Clark. You may have seen some of his work in my home, featured either on my blog or website (5 pieces and adding!) You may have also seen him featured along with his wife Carol Marlowe in Style at Home magazine in June…Read more
The other day on Facebook one of my good friends was showing pictures of this amazing boat,equipped with a seating area and kitchen and bedroom and without really saying that it was hers,she was in a roundabout way kinda bragging! So then of course me being me got really jealous and called her on…Read more
Last Thursday my husband and I ventured into a new development in North Vancouver B.C. called “The Drive“,for the past few months he has been bugging me to go in and have a look,it seems that he fancy’s the idea of having a condo in the city so that we have a place to stay…Read more
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