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HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor | May 17, 2009

Grace Bonney’s 10 Favorite Designs on June 2009 Canadian House and Home

I met and chatted a little with Grace of Design*Sponge last February when she sat on the Design Bloggers panel at IDS 09. She is a sweet girl. Canadian House and Home wrote a two-page story on her. Grace told us to check the work produced by contemporary Australian and Mexican artists. She loves the way [...]

ENTERTAINING, PICNIC | May 26, 2008

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Picnic Inspirations | Fabupost 001

I started over my post series that highlighted great posts from my blogroll. I named this collection of fabulous posts Fabupost. Dressing up Tartlets and Sandwiches The honor goes to La Tartine Gourmande with her post about a Celeriac and Long Pepper Tartlet and a picnic with the man of her life on this Memorial Day. Her [...]

ENTERTAINING, TABLESCAPE | May 7, 2008

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Centerpiece and Tabletop Ideas for Mother’s Day

I was planning to showcase the actual Mother’s Day table I designed for my mom but due to my surgery, I will skip this year. I still can talk you about the design. Mother’s Day Tabletop Ideas My scheme revolves around my baroque black & white dinnerware set. It is becoming a [...]

HOME + GARDEN, HOME decor, OUTDOOR space, TRENDS | March 8, 2008

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Purple, Khaki Green and Yellow Green | More Color Trends of 2008

These pictures from Habitat illustrate well the trends I saw at the Interior Design Show (IDS) Toronto 2008 last month. It also demonstrates that a little color goes a long way. Deep Dark Luxury The purples, chocolate browns, deep blues and khaki greens of 2008 are colors that you do not have to be [...]