Christmas Decor at the Annual St. Annual Christmas House Tour

This year I was one of the Interior Decorators to 'Deck' a house for the Annual St. Andrews Christmas House Tour in Oakville.  The owner, Shevawn Adams is a Registered Interior Designer and has done a fantastic job of keeping the historic home true to it's time while adding the necessary modern conveniences for today's lifestyle.  I was thrilled that she welcomed me into her home to decorate it for Christmas.  The theme I decided upon was kept minimal, using natural elements - Birds, Birch bark, natural greenery etc, so as to not compete with the architecture and artwork throughout the home.  The homeowner was pleased with the end result and so was I.  Hope you like it!!

 

ViFloor

I recently spent some time at an event hosted by VI Floor in Etobicoke.  They are a leading importer and distributor of soft surface flooring offering both residential and commercial as well as offering custom design. Delivery is 5 - 6 weeks.  Pricing is very good and quality excellent.

They are the exclusive distributor of commercial matting products from Holland. Vifloor imports only the highest quality of residential products from Europe. The Dutch manufacturers have been able to produce wool carpets with no dye and chemical free.

Some of the many samples of carpets available

Custom Designs

A fully stocked warehouse ready for your custom rug

RUSTIC, NATURAL, ORGANIC, RECLAIMED

Referring back to my post on the 'trends & themes' found at this year's Highpoint Furniture Market we saw much of the rustic, organic and reclaimed pieces.  This is a very warm and natural look and will never really be out of style - it is still hot!  Here are a few photos of spaces to help you with achieving this look.....

Mick de Giulio

Betsy Brown

Jill Sharp Brinson's Atlanta House

  David Netto

 Better Homes and Gardens

 Interior Design Magazine

 Better Homes and Gardens

  

 Urban Farmhouse Magazine 

  

 Wicker Emporium

Wicker Emporium 

Wicker Emporium

Wicker Emporium

Interior Design Magazine

Here are a couple of interesting pieces...

Glamour at Home

A previous post highlighted some of the trends seen throughout the Highpoint Market this past fall, so I thought I would post some pictures of the various trends starting with glamorours spaces.  It is notable that most glam spaces have sparkle and reflective surfaces.  Some have high contrast creating drama

dishfunctionaldesign.com

iseecubed.com

betterdecoratingbible.com

wikdig.org

 uutvdome.ru

mylifescoop.net

newrooms.biz

interiors by studiom.com

Sheridan Nurseries - getting ready for the holidays

I recently attended a couple of great events at Sheridan Nurseries - A ladies night Out where myself and a colleague of mine, Deb Darlington offered complimentary design & decorating consultations to the ladies in attendance.  It was a lot of fun since I never seem to tire of coming up with solutions and creative decor ideas. Our little space below with the paint and tile samples we brought to assist people



The 2nd evening was a wonderful night to say thank you to those who frequent Sheridan Nurseries, for our support throughout the year.  We were treated to great food and beverages as well as inspiring demonstrations on creating holiday containers.  Of course there were draws and lucky winners went home with the completed urns and other gifts.  We were all given a bag with great gardening information so we can plan for summer, as well as our choice of poinsettia or floral arrangement.

Beautiful decor ideas

Some of the nice container urns

 

Above photos courtesy of my colleague Deb Darlington
Beautiful Themed Christmas Trees

Chantilly

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Gingerbread

Magnolia

Old World

North Pole