Cabana Facelift

This year we needed to change our pool liner.  The pool is about 10 years old and the white liner desperately needed to be replaced.  We replaced it with a blue granite vinyl liner with no boarder.  It was a huge transformation from the white to this Mediterranean blue, we are thrilled with the new colour!

But, who would have known that changing the liner would have me going through my paint catalogues in the middle of the night!  I needed to freshen up the cabana with something neutral against the Mediterranean Blue of the pool.  I thought the cedar against the blue complimented each other but I wanted it to look tranquil so I decided on Benjamin Moore's Edgecomb gray HC-173 and HC -168 Chelsea gray.

We are thrilled with the results and how easily we updated the look of our backyard with just a little paint!  Plus it gives us 1 more summer to hold off on building the pool house!!   hope your inspired to give YOUR HAVEN a little facelift!

enjoy!

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Your Haven NY ..

This past weekend my friends and I headed to NY for some Retail Therapy.... together we left 6 husbands and 17 kids.  We shopped in style and ventured through NY with a stretched white limo.  Our philosophy, it was less expensive than calling 2 cabs (which if you've ever been to NY getting a hold of 2 cabs at the same time is a challenge in itself!).  

While shopping at Saks Fifth Avenue, I couldn't resist but to take some pictures of the following home displays.  The set up for Mackenzie-Childs has me thinking about all the wonderful mad hatter displays I had seen in NY at Bloomingdales & Saks Fifth Avenue about 4 years ago. It was all the rage when Alice in Wonderland premiered.  The amazing, whimsical and artisan creations has me rethinking my daughter Lauren's Room...

 

At the escalator they had Missoni set up with these great iconic pieces.  The cushions are incredible!

 

 

 

 

My visit to Bowring!

I was out shopping this week and went in to Bowring, haven't been in the store in quite some time. 
I thought I would include some pictures of some great pieces I had found throughout the store. 

 

This was a great console table! Lamps are fabulous as well!!

This is a great sofa, the shape and assortment of fabrics

These are great planters, love the colour!

I loved this table, I think it would be perfect as a sofa console.  

Made in........ WHAT!!!!!!!!

Last week I was at Chapters/Indigo and they had put a fabulous collection of Portuguese cooking together, complete with Portuguese INSPIRED dinnerware.   I will say that I was so disappointed when the vignette I was looking at had the story going on, but when I flipped over the Dinnerware.... MADE IN CHINA!!!! what were they thinking!!!!

When I visited Portugal about 3 years ago for The Bay; at the time I was buying Stemware & Flatware for the company, Myself and the Dinnerware buyer visited many ceramic, glassware and hand painted factories, I am 100% confident that they would have LOVED to supply Chapters/indigo with MADE IN PORTUGAL dinnerware and serve ware to complete the look and the story that chapters was trying to create. 

Everyone is so busy these days, so taking the time to shop in a  retail environment when so many of us are now shopping on line, really means that the retailer really needs to step up their game and take the vision right down to all the elements needed to make the shoppers inspired to recreate the look & feel...

Although, I still love Chapters/Indigo but this vignette was a complete disappointment!!!
Now...., I may be a little biased, being Portuguese and all ;)    but I really think they could have done such a wonderful job with this....  maybe next time!

here are some pics anyway!  enjoy...

 

 

 

Spring has finally arrived!!!

After a LONG winter, I can not wait to start adding some life back into the house.  Fresh florals, pastels and bright pallets.....  

Check out some of the great images & items I have come across that will brighten various areas of YOUR HAVEN....



image courtesy of Chatelaine



Hints of colour... Love that!
 

Some great Spring items to help inspire a setting....

         
Divine Cream Tea by Sloane Tea Company

I love the tin containers on ALL their tea's...Not only is the Tea exquisite, the container is stunningly beautiful!  what a great accessory! 

The Divine Cream is designed with soft pastel pink and gold detail... its so pretty!.    This would scream spring in my kitchen, of course paired with a beautiful displayed tea set and a crystal vase holding pretty pink & cream peony's...

plus... this is a great Mothers Day gift idea....



Adding a Flowery Spring feel to your family room or front entrance....


Try this...

Bluebellgray cushions from Chapters (same cushions used in the above picture)

This is just a perfect inspiring piece for a sofa or entrance settee.  Pair these amazing cushions with a cotton throw in either fuchsia, green or blue.... so vibrant!  Mix in the cushion below from Dwell Studio to offset the floral design and mix in some great baskets.... just enough to inject some spring into your space!

Dwell Studio Labyrinth Citrine Pillow (available at Hudsons Bay





Hope your inspired to create YOUR HAVEN.  xoxo

Re-Designing Bloor & Islington

I am working on a Condo Lobby, Party Room and Common Room at Bloor & Islington.   This project is so exciting for me.  I am so thrilled to be doing the design.    This project will take several weeks to complete, here are the before pictures and as soon as the project is completed I will update this post with the after pictures!