Stunning Butler Residence by PATH Architecture – Contemporist Hot purple & gray colour combos – Apartment Therapy Foscarini’s Twiggy Floor Lamp is so cool – Trendir The Roca Box…..Modular bathrooms! – Yanko Design Great pictures of bookshelves in Interior Design – Patricia Gray Design Blog

Am back in cold rainy Vancouver now and nicely jetlagged must I add!  In keeping with my last few blog posts about Hong Kong, thought I would talk about the shopping there.  For those of you who have never been, Hong Kong is crazy!  It is definitely a shopper’s paradise and anything that you want [...]

We have been working on the renovation of a bathroom in Burnaby for a few months now.  It’s always so exciting when a project gets underway and you see the transformation of it before your very eyes.  Here is a before picture of the project: The before washroom was only a powder room style set up [...]

Using white and off-whites to create beautiful interiors- Apatment Therapy LED Light sculptures that create a cool effect- Re-Nest LED Interactive table with the power of touch- Like Cool Sounds Waves, Sounds Stairs, That will blow you out of this world! – Pico Cool The Cloud space, exploring a new dimension above the rest- Dezeen

How do you feel about accent furniture and lighting which resembles weaponry or has been re-purposed from weapons?  It brings a whole new meaning to “Love not War!”   Metaphorically speaking, it can represent the fact that we do not need to use weapons to fight, but rather can use them functionally in everyday life to [...]

In a Modern Age with limited resources and much concern for the environment, we are seeing an ever-growing number of sustainable, green, re-used & re-purposed designs and products.  Innovation is key, and with your imagination, almost anything is possible.  For instance, take these two designers who have created modular furniture and seating through the utilization of [...]

Typical California styling… ‘DUDE!’ – Apartment Therapy Architecture that looks like it’s from ‘Out Of This World!’ – Dezeen Kara Mann, a rising Chicago interior designer – Pico Cool Furniture Set to TRAVEL! – Like Cool Your ticket to Heaven, Home in a Church- Re-Nest

Just because I know Pip loves Kelly Hoppen, and adores her style as do I, I thought i’d do a little dedication!  Coming across Ms. Hoppen’s townhome located near London’s Portobello’s Road Market, my jealousy, envy, and desire hit the roof!  As a world-renowned designer, you would expect nothing less for her own home.  Here [...]

In design there are a multitude of elements that designers have the ability to work with, manipulate, and utilize such as color, texture, pattern, scale, light, shape, form, layout, and so forth… BUT when provided with ONLY one material & texture, your creativity begins to find new and innovative methods in the challenge in hopes [...]

Working in the design industry, and especially in the Architectural Capital of Chicago, you tend to rub shoulders with the who’s-who’s of the industry.  It is always nice to mingle with architects, interior designers, industrial designers, artists etc… as it always helps to broaden your perspective of the design industry, and usually after a glass [...]