Efficient? Yes. Gorgeous design? Heck yes. Do I want my next kitchen to be a perfect balance of white and charcoal like this kitchen? Yes yes yes! This is the newly renovated and impressively well appointed kitchen in Sparrow Manor.
What makes a winter chalet retreat feel cozy and rustic? A neutral palette of greys, black and weathered whites are the perfect backdrop for the natural warmth of wood, and lots of it. This Osler Chalet designed by Connie Braemer won an award of excellence from ARIDO in 2008.
Poketo.com is a handy little website with seriously cute little gadgets for around the office and home. The Desk-It is a weekly sticky notepad that helps in Sunday through Saturday organization. I have a huge desk calendar that sits unused under my keyboard since I have to lift up my keyboard every time I want to write something new, so annoying! And high up on my want now list is the super cute Music Balloon portable and rechargeable USB speaker. Another handy little item for the home are these 5 Minute Candles that are packaged to look like a book of matches! I love anything that is miniature and useful!
Painting: “Girl In Burnt Sienna”
Medium: Oil Paint
Size: 16” x 18” on Canvas Board
By: Eva Robertson
Nothing is as clean and refreshing in a kitchen as white cabinetry. Let’s take a look at some of my recent favorites shall we?
Why does white cabinetry seem so appealing? Because it is classic! Time honoured and true, these white painted, face-framed cabinets are symmetrically balanced and are enhanced by the Calcutta Stone countertop and camel back apron sink. This particular design is by Karen Williams.
What do you like best about the above photo? The calming sea-blue and cream tones? The neoclassic shapes of the bench and chair? I have my eyes on the Alexandra Side Chair.
The Yale Key Coat Rack by Graham and Green is fun fun fun. The exaggerated size of a typical house key is put to use as an artful coat rack. They have a similar smaller version as well for keys!
Alphabet Photography is a fantastic art company headed by Jennifer Blakeley. She has taken pictures of pre-existing architecture, and objects found in their natural surroundings that look like letters in the alphabet. Put them together to spell out a last name or message for truly ingenious personalized artwork. Click here to see what yours would look like! Wouldn’t this be such a great wedding gift?!
This is what you get when you combine opulence and technology. A backlit Amethyst stone tub deck looks absolutely divine in this application by Stone Source. Since many of the semi-precious stones are translucent, the result is a soft glow that radiates and enhances the stone’s natural beauty.
POW! BOFF! BAM! No, you aren’t reading onomatopoeia’s from a Batman comic, but these would be the sounds of colour and pattern coming to life from an Amy Butler Rug. Each pattern of these hand-tufted rugs are bursting with vibrancy. Gone are the wash of blah blah neutral throw rugs, kick it up a notch and live alittle, and for goodness sake add some much needed colour in your life. Oh my, these rugs do get me going don’t they? This hot number is called Caracas.