There is still snow outside my door, not for much longer I hope. I am anxious to see the leaves break their wintery shells under the warm Spring rays. Along with the change of seasons we see a whole new colour palette appear: blades of green grass, purple and pink magnolia blooms, white and blush…
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5 Steps to Mixing Patterns: A Child’s Play
Mixing patterns can be scary. To some people it is so scary that they would rather trust a completely unknown hairdresser with their beloved luxuriant mane rather than risk mixing a ticking stripe with a floral print. I get it, it is unsettling, but without risk comes no reward. So I thought that I’d give…
Make It: A Tasseled Ikea Hack
I have a super small second bathroom upstairs where a proper vanity simply doesn’t fit. The only option then was to incorporate a free standing sink, a small tiled shower and the “loo”. Hence storage has always been somewhat of an issue. So I recently got the RÅSKOG Utility Cart in black and quickly put it to work…
Trending: Indigo
Long before there were synthetic dyes, Indigo, made from the flowering Indigofera plant has been used for centuries. It is a timeless color that elicits feelings of majesty and spiritual depth. All I am of the believers that indigo activates the right, creative side of the brain or to reduce stress and increase compassion. Blue, just like a good…
Un condo de jeunes professionnels dans le Mile End
Dans le coeur du Mile End, populé de vieux appartements typiquement montréalais avec leurs longs corridors sans fin et leurs escaliers extérieurs, se situe ce nouvel édifice où les unités détonnent de leur environnement par leur caractère urbain et leur ossature dépourvue d’artifice. Il en est donc revenu à la brancoli design d’y insuffler un peu…
Arrête de mettre ta langue dans sa bouche
Je suis née d’un père québécois et d’une mère française. J’ai grandit toute ma vie ici, je suis québécoise et j’en suis fière { la plupart du temps du moins}. Mon mari est québécois et nos enfants aussi. Mais de ces 3 enfants, un a choisi de ne parler que l’anglais. Oui je sais, on…
Favorite Links: Love is in the Air
“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.”— Victor Hugo Donuts make a heart grow fonder. This recipe is pretty yummy. These floral letters spell out love loud and clear. The coziest breakfast in bed set up. #goals The BEST plain white T I’ve…
Greenery: More than Just a Colour
Pantone elected Greenery as being of the colour of the year, a hue that does not reinvent anything and actually makes me think of a trend that was, {to my taste} overused in a not so distant past. Just remember those backsplashes, ceramic vases with tall blades of faux grass or even the subway tiles in that “celery inspired”…
7 astuces pour utiliser notre vaisselle antique au quotidien
La vaisselle de notre grand-mère ou celle qu’on a collectionnée précieusement au fil du temps, une assiette à la fois, on l’aime d’amour et pourtant on a peur de l’utiliser plus que pour les grandes occasions. Pourquoi? Parce qu’elle est trop vieille, fragile ou spéciale? Personnellement, je pense qu’on ne devrait pas garder que pour…
Maison & Objet: My Top 10 Brand Discoveries
Hi from Paris! What a trip it’s been so far. I have never had the chance to come and visit the Maison & Objet show in the past and I can tell you that I don’t know why I’ve waited so long! The salon is dizzying by its sheer size with it’s 8 pavilions and…
Visite Libre: Une maison vintage moderne à Rosemère
Entre deux voyages là où il fait chaud et un chalet dans les Laurentides, un couple de nos amis et leurs enfants ont fait de la charmante ville de Rosemère leur point de chute. Dans une maison des années ’50 qu’ils ont gutée puis rénovée à leur goût, ils ont su marier leurs deux styles très différents…
21 Best Christmas Decors on Instagram
Let’s face it, Instagram is the new Pinterest. The place where one finds endless pictures of inspirations, personal life moments caught in time and otherwise well curated vignettes. It is the life we wish we all had, with a lot of work and prep before the camera snaps the shot. That being said, it is…