At long last, your renovation is complete! The paint has dried, your furniture has arrived, you’ve chopped your pillows, and folded your throws just-so and yet, your beautiful, new built-in shelves remain bare… What to do? Though shelving can certainly be used for storage, more often than not, we find they are more of an …
In the past, the family room has been accurately described as the hub of the home and now, it’s become an even more integral part of our day-to-day life. Our family rooms have always been the place where we spend lazy Sundays lounging in silk pyjamas, while sipping our café au lait. Other times, they …
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When it comes to decorating, we are all guilty of focusing on the spaces where we entertain and spend the most waking hours in; the kitchen, the family room, the dining room etc. Meanwhile, our poor bedrooms are often left sparse or outdated, with the door deliberately closed whenever someone pays a visit. In reality …
When we heard that interior designer, Kelly Wearstler, was teaming up with Farrow & Ball for a California-inspired paint collection, we were beyond excited. If you’ve been keeping up with our latest posts, you’ll know that we are huge HUGE KW fans (and that we fantasize about vacationing in her Malibu home). As for Farrow …
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In a previous post, we extolled the virtues of having fresh-cut flowers in one’s home and though we still stand by those beliefs, we recognize that not everyone cares to frequent the flower market or shell out for flower subscriptions. As an alternative, having a little verdant greenery here and there can make any room …
As much as we can all appreciate a Louis XVI-style dining room, complete with crystal chandeliers and twinkling mirrors, these days it’s a look that is reserved exclusively for luxe hotel ballrooms. In our homes, most of us are going for a vibe that doesn’t suggest that one must “dress for dinner.” Sophisticated but approachable …
A little over a year ago, the unimaginable happened and plucked us out of our social sets and routine outings. Suddenly, unable to lavishly dine at the latest and greatest restaurants or nip out for a naughty nightcap at a chic watering hole, we were forced to rediscover the joys of staying at home. For …
The Glassware We Love (& The Cocktails We Pour Into Them) Read More »
When it comes to paint colour, it’s easy to default to various shades of white… and listen, we truly and completely understand! White is a safe bet that is unobtrusive, non-threatening and doesn’t offend anyone, when it comes to re-sale. All that said, most of the time, white paints are not given the careful thought …
Inspiration is truly all around when it comes to decorating your home. For us, there’s nothing quite like a Sunday afternoon spent browsing our favourite boutiques for getting the creative juices flowing (after a decadent brunch, of course). Travel, when possible, is also a wonderful way to get a fresh perspective but sometimes, it’s nice …
It’s no great secret that the world of fashion and that of interior decor have a tendency to collide and influence one another. This past year, due to our unprecedented circumstances, we all found ourselves at home a whole lot more. As a result, there was a resurgence of luxe loungewear in soft, knobbly knits …