Category: Decor

 
Feb
07

The Baby Room Craze: A Man Refuses to Over Spend

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Posted by Guest Blogger 2/7/2012 3:07:00 PM
Doesn't this just say it all: the room we had formerly set aside for our drunk friends to pass out in will soon be a room for our child to pass out in -- hopefully not drunk. Eames rocker, Paul Beer's house The guestroom has begun its transformation into
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Feb
07

Discuss: Home By Novogratz Episodes 11 and 12

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Posted by Alicia Cox 2/7/2012 12:17:00 PM
This week on Home By Novogratz , Bob and Cortney took on two very different spaces: a light-filled, modern townhouse for a young couple and a sweet, but small kids' bedroom for 4-year old triplets who needed storage and floor space. First up, Jan and
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Feb
02

Discuss: Home By Novogratz Episodes 9 and 10

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Posted by Alicia Cox 2/2/2012 9:58:00 AM
I apologize for the late post! Blame it on the office sickness that's lurking around Shaw Media headquarters these days. I really enjoyed Home By Novogratz this week because Bob and Cortney designed two spaces for families that were colourful, personal
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Jan
30

Design Eye Candy: The Very Best of IDS12 in Photos!

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/30/2012 6:26:00 PM
It's true -- we say this about IDS every year: it just keeps getting better! This past weekend I grabbed my camera (and my photographer friend, Kelly Lawson) put on some comfortable shoes and lost myself in the latest and hottest trends, products, and
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Jan
27

CB2 Opens in Canada!

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Posted by Nadine Sharon Anglin 1/27/2012 1:55:00 PM
We Canadians are a design savvy lot and retailers are taking note. Four years ago saw the arrival of the US-based retailer West Elm (part of the Williams-Sonoma family), and just a month prior, Crate & Barrel got its foothold in the Canadian market
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Jan
24

Discuss: Home By Novogratz Episodes 7 and 8

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Posted by Alicia Cox 1/24/2012 11:22:00 AM
Last night on Home By Novogratz , Robert and Cortney took on two very different makeovers : a NYC apartment makeover for four young models new to the city and a music room makeover for school kids who won a $50,000 renovation contest, plus two kids' bedrooms
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Jan
23

Countdown to the Interior Design Show: Outdoor Living

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/23/2012 5:20:00 PM
Let’s face it, it’s the middle of January and it’s cold. I, like you, am looking ahead to ‘spring’ and all of its wonderful design collections. The development of outdoor living space is a growing trend in modern design. I suggest you take a peek at the
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Jan
20

Countdown to the Interior Design Show 2012: Patty Johnson

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/20/2012 4:06:00 PM
For the first time in the Interior Design Show's history its producers are mounting a major exhibit on the main floor called OFFSITE/ONSITE – a series of experiential installations that will occupy 10,000 Sq feet of space of the lobby of the MTCC. Designers
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Jan
19

Countdown to the Interior Design Show 2012: Flos

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/19/2012 5:35:00 PM
As part of a lead-up to IDS 2012, my first posting featured the ‘must see’ exhibitors of Studio North . Now, for part two of this four-part series, let’s tour the ‘rest’ of the Nation’s finest Contemporary Fair ‘must visit’ booths! Shauna Levy and her
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Jan
18

Interview with Iconic Industrial Designer Harry Allen Part 1

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/18/2012 9:46:00 AM
In 2008 my husband and I walked into a design studio in Toronto. Almost immediately, a hot pink pig at the end of the room caught my eye. Its literalism (it’s a highly-detailed resin cast of an actual piglet) was at once vaguely disturbing and strangely
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Jan
17

Discuss Home By Novogratz Episodes 5 and 6

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Posted by Alicia Cox 1/17/2012 3:12:00 PM
We saw two very different episodes of Home By Novogratz this week -- the first client was NBA star, the Boston Celtics Paul Pierce. He wanted to re-do an old storage at his Inglewood, CA high school alma mater to transform it into a cool student-athlete
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Jan
13

Design Dilemma with Samantha Pynn Adding Interest to a Front Hallway

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/13/2012 5:23:00 PM
Sam Pynn to the rescue! The design expert and host of the web series The Mix and The Switch is back to help another lucky reader with her design dilemma . Get Sam's tips below on how to inject some stylish interest into a front hallway lacking pizazz.
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Jan
13

Top 5 Friday: Flooring and Rug Trends for 2012

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Posted by Jessica McLaughlin 1/13/2012 10:02:00 AM
When my husband and I were picking colours for our pre-construction condo nearly two years ago, the flooring was one of the biggest point of contention. It was the battle of light vs. dark and at the end of the day we kept it light. We've got a small
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Jan
12

Interior Design Show 2012 Preview 5 You Need To See

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/12/2012 11:08:00 AM
IDS 2012 is coming up at the end of this month and it promises to be a design feast ! Personally, when the Opening Night Party starts this Thursday I'll be headiing straight for one location: Studio North . For someone like me who follows industrial design
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Jan
11

Mood Board: Global Modernism with Weathered Wood, Natural Materials and Ethnic Textiles

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Posted by Guest Blogger 1/11/2012 4:42:00 PM
You’d have to be hiding under a rock not to notice that January is all about trends in the design world. A new year means it time to reflect on what’s in and what’s out. Unlike the fashion industry, trends in interior design take longer to shift and adjust.
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