Maria's Master Bedroom: Before & After
One thing I'm very happy about is that my new house will accommodate all the furniture I have bought for this townhouse over the past two years. This is the last room in my house tour that you've seen...
View ArticleSneak Peek of the new Location of my Sofa
I am so tired from unpacking and we don't have a kitchen! I'm so lucky that my sister and mom live so close! Photo by Maria Killam Sorry for the dark photo, I snapped this last night, I am only now...
View ArticleDaisies are Perfection
Anyone that has read my blog from the very beginning might remember that until I had a custom header designed, the banner at the top of my blog was just daisies. I would rotate them whenever I found...
View ArticleThe Rule of More
source I chose two different faucets for both of Mom's bathrooms in the carriage house she built last year. And so because I see them all the time (different from a client's home) one day I said to...
View ArticleA Friday Tablescape for a Special Friend
My mom's friend Pirkko has been a family friend since I was born. I had the good fortune of being her neighbour years ago when I was married to my first husband. She patiently listened to many of my...
View ArticleThe View into my Guest Bedroom
This is the first thing I see when I walk out of the master bedroom and down the hallway towards my living room. I love the way the art picks up the hallway colour (and the sorbet orange in the office...
View ArticleMaria's Green + White Christmas Fireplace Mantle
These are my adorable owls that sit on my coffee table. They greet you when you walk into the house because my living room is the first thing you see from the entry. Here is my decorated garland....
View ArticleMaria's Studio Dressed for the Holidays
Every day I step on this plywood step that was made by my contractor for the interim until the Spring when all the concrete will be removed. Every day I imagine what it will look like with a real stone...
View ArticleChristmas Tour of My House 2012
My beautiful white wreath, perfect for my already green door is from a GaBi, a local garden designer and reader of my blog. She emailed me a few weeks ago to say she had this lovely gift for me! Thanks...
View ArticleHappy New Years Vignette
I took all the holiday decor down yesterday. It was a rare, beautiful, sunny day and it took most of the day. This side of my family room has looked the same for months so I took everything off the...
View ArticleMy Breakfast Area: Before & After
I decided on sconces after the new kitchen plan did not leave room for a full size table and chairs. Having a light fixture hanging over the new eating area would be an issue because then it would not...
View ArticleShould my Living Room Drapes Puddle? Yay or Nay
Okay so I desperately need drapery in my living room. I can't believe we've lived here over one year and still don't have drapery anywhere in the house. At first I thought I'd just wait and install...
View ArticleWaiting for Drapery
Well my Silhouettes have arrived and curtain rods installed so that I could get the exact measurement for the finished length. And NO they won't puddle, haha. Clearly I was so stuck on that romantic...
View ArticleTake Risks with Your Decor Rather than your Clients
Two years ago, when we lived in our townhouse downtown, I chose the wrong fabric for my new chair and ottoman. I was so embarrassed. That's why it's taken me this long to tell you about it. I had my...
View ArticleThe Ivy Wall Inside my Design Studio: Before & After
I decided to order the wall of ivy instead of the very cool, huge leaf because I wanted it to look like a real garden wall right inside my studio. Here's the lonely blank wall, waiting for some...
View ArticleThe Counter Stools in my Kitchen
Have you noticed that you can't stick any old bar stool at your kitchen island? They really do have to be customized to coordinate with your kitchen. I have received a few emails asking if your...
View ArticleEclectic Art in the Hallway
{Front Door Colour: Cloverdale 7669} The art wall in my hallway has looked like this almost since we moved in over a year ago. I couldn't stand the wall sitting empty so I filled it with mostly empty...
View ArticleWhat I did on the Way to a Super Bowl Party
Since we live in the West Coast of British Columbia and are only 2 1/2 hours from Seattle, most of us cheer the Seahawks. And, as you know, they won last night, hooray! That's enough about that, haha....
View ArticleMy Patio Plans this Spring (Include Snakes)
We have lived in our new house in the country for exactly two years now. We took possession in the middle of April in 2012. First, we renovated the interior and replaced the kitchen. Then last Spring...
View ArticleOutdoor Vignette on my Patio: Before & After
As you know, I'm decorating my patio this Spring. Our deck most definitely needs to be replaced, but we can't do that without replacing the vinyl siding first. As we're not prepared to go there quite...
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