Creative posts about my design work
I stumbled across the term “Biophilic Design” a few months ago and dove into an exploratory phase. Aside from sounding really smart (who doesn’t want that?) conversations around biophilic design have been growing in popularity. As we become more invested in health and wellness and the awareness of how our environment affects us, we naturally discover these principles.
Continue reading “Biophilic Design” →When you’re beginning a home reno project, having a clear view of your style can make the decision making process much easier. I’ve picked three styles to review, minimalism, mid-century modern and maximalism. Let’s jump in!
Continue reading “Choosing a design style” →
*A recent article written for Hometown St. Thomas enjoy! – Suzanne
With the holidays wrapping up we have all begun to change our homes back to “normal” and think about the New Year ahead. My home always feels a little bare after putting away all the Christmas decor. Although bare isn’t the only word I would use to describe it. It also feels like a clean slate which is refreshing.
Continue reading “What’s next for our homes?” →
This article was originally written for Hometown St. Thomas Magazine
With the Holidays around the corner, many of us are starting to think about decorating and baking and all the holiday traditions. Decisions Decisions! What makes Christmas feel like Christmas? For some it’s the people, for others, the wintry weather. And still others, the baking and decor. Did I mention presents? Of course it’s different for everyone, so how can you make it magical for all?
Continue reading “Traditional or not?” →
This article was originally written for the Railway City Tourism Insiders Blog:
When we think about fall decor, the first thing that comes to mind is pumpkins, mums and cornstalks. Am I right? While these iconic fall pieces are lovely, there’s so much more to changing our homes for this new season than just front door displays. Our lifestyles in fall change as well and our homes can reflect that in ways that are comforting and useful.
Continue reading “Decorating for Fall” →
Today we get to talk about classes. This is the first time I have offered classes on my projects. I’m super excited! These are taking place in person at the new store in St. Thomas, Ontario. I designed the space with a huge table specifically for gathering people together to create beautiful things. I’m scheduling three this summer with plans to include a danish cord weaving class in the fall. See below for class descriptions, these are all available to sign up on the site.
Continue reading “Classes” →
As promised, a little more info about the new dried flower bars! If you’re like me I love incorporating natural plants and grasses in to my home. Dried flowers are a maintenance free and cost effective alternative to fresh flowers. They also offer some colour contrast to live house plants and can balance out a room.
Continue reading “Dried Flower Bars” →
With the warm weather finally returning, it’s a great time to spruce up our summer wardrobe! I don’t know if you’re like me but I like to purchase clothing and accessories from all kinds of sources. Let’s be honest, most of us can’t afford to buy from the prestigious brands all the time so we have to fill out the rest of our wardrobe with more affordable pieces. Enter, the pre-loved option. Right now one of the biggest fashion trends out there. It’s been slowly growing over the last few years with backlash against unethical foreign labour and the vast accumulation of wasteful fast fashion. It’s now cool and responsible to buy second hand 🙂 – Here’s a few tips for buying pre-loved.
Continue reading “Tips for buying pre-loved” →
It’s been several weeks since I made this but it was too fun I had to share it! This chest of drawers was no longer needed after we made our girls their closet organizer and I was needing a bookshelf for the kids books instead. Ka-ching! Continue reading “upcycled bookcase” →
Many thanks to all my blog readers for visiting and sharing these posts, I’m excited to say that WordPress has officially made my blog public as a result of recent traffic so it can be found by search engines! Awesome news! The Union Jack post alone had 272 views, an all time high. So exciting. 🙂 This has definitely been a “knee deep and loving it” kind of time for me, living the dream of making my items for small shops. Continue reading “lessons in manufacturing – part 2” →
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