Friday Fun: Design Influences
Design InfluencesAs a designer, I know that everything that surrounds us is influential. None of us design in a bubble. It goes without saying that the more you experience the world, the more design will factor in your life. Influences and inspirations can come from a variety of places as you can see below. They can come from architecture, holidays, food, fashion, the environment, nature, and the list goes on. Ā Sometimes it is hard to determine what came first, the...
10 New Dos and Donāts in Decorating
10 New Dos and DonātsItās that time for another episode of Dos and Donāts. We always get great feed back when we do these blog posts. Do you want to play? Basically, we post images of vignettes that we see that have something wrong in the picture and then you see if you can figure out what is wrong.Ready? Letās do it!!The glaring misstep here, for me, is the height of the paintings. They are āfloatingā in relation to the...
The Reveal: DIY Powder Room Makeover
Tinaās DIY Powder Room RefreshThis powder room makeover and DIY, came about when American Standard asked us to use their new 'Speed Connect' faucets in one our projects. Tinaās powder room was the lucky winner of a little refresh. Read more about the ābeforeā HERE.Our first order of business was to come up with a plan. What did we want to do? The floor was in great shape as was the toilet and sink. The counter and vanity needed some...
Adding Spring To Your Home
Today's Design Tip is how to add spring to your home! Itās April! How did that happen? Spring is here and itās time to lighten things up in our home. So, how can you add Spring into your home? We show you how.I like to change out the cushions on my bed. In winter I like darker colours but come spring and I just want to lighten it all up. Iāve got larger light blue silk cushions on my bed...
Design Challenge: Style a Coffee Table
Last week we were invited to do a 'Design Challenge' on location for The Ladies of the Links, Wine Tasting night at Beach Grove Golf Club. WeĀ challenged the women to style a coffee table! Once they completed the design challenge, they had to instagram their creations, and then their names were entered in a draw to win our home decor prize.We were very appreciative that Ambiente Gifts, Decor and Design from Tsawwassen loaned us several boxes of accessories so...
Design Tour Coming Up: Los Angeles
Designers Collective is taking a group of design enthusiasts to participate in a design and lifestyle tour of Los Angeles in June, and we are pretty darn excited about it.Why a travel design tour?Well it's because traveling is inspiring. It is a great way to discover new ideas and gives you time to think in a completely new context. We open our eyes a little wider when we are in a new place. Imagine, four days of design and...
Style: Athleisure Fashion Trends
Fashion Trends-AthleisureHave you heard of the fashion trend Athleisure? This is new to me. I thought people were just getting more casual with their day-to-day wear OR taking gym clothes out to the real world. Fact is, this is actually a THING! It seems Kanye West has this all figured out and now it is the latest fashion trend. So I thought we could explore what that looks like in OUR world and not Kanyeās.[caption id="attachment_4488" align="aligncenter" width="305"] Tina's son...
Valentine’s Day Gift List
Valentine's Day Gift ListGift giving is very personal. With Valentineās Day next Sunday, we thought we would take this opportunity to give you a few gift ideas that we personally would love to receive.First off, we love everything we have had in our Local Love Pop Up shop for the past couple of days, so naturally our participating artists are on the top our our list...
LOCAL LOVE Launches
Local Love Launches and it's PartytimeWell! Last night we had the launch to our SECOND foray into the Pop Up market. We held a Pop Up in November of last year, (did you miss out on that? Click here to read about it) and it was such a success we decided to try our hand at another one in the lead up to Valentines Day.We approached Ian Tan of the Ian Tan Gallery to see if he might be interested...
Timeless Holiday Style: 6 Items Straight from your Closet
Timeless Holiday StyleHo ho ho, the holidays are here! Tāis the season to be merry and fashionable. But wait, do you really have the time or energy to go out shopping for yourself? Well, luckily weāve compiled a list that will allow you to shop your own closet this year without racking up the credit card or wasting your precious energy. Get your own timeless holiday style with these 6 items you can pull straight from your closet. A Mid-Calf Length...