This greeted me as soon as I walked through the door. Hard not to be happy when you look at this. I could think of a dozen or so projects of ours where this would be amazing. I like happy colours.

I died over this chair when I saw someone post it on twitter. Died twice as hard in person. OH SWEET JESUS that fabric is amazing.

I adore stripes. On a sofa even more so. ENOUGH WITH SOLID SOFAS.

Mix and match your fabrics why don't you!!!

Adored their fake fireplace. Tried to sneak it out under my coat with no luck.

Hubs and I in total agreement. We need to own this sofa. It was beyond comfortable and it will fit in our house. This picture doesn't do the colour justice.

This however DOES do the colour justice. Don't worry I'm not going to put an acid lemon sofa in my house. There are other leather colours. I can't believe I'm considering a leather sofa for my house. I mean WOW.

Our #Brooklin project will see Phase Two happening in the basement come January 2014. These stools will be there. I love love love this plaid.

My bestie needs these teal bad boys in her house. Maybe under the acid green console table in the foyer???

Never met a tufted ottoman I didn't love but one with a shelf underneath??? PERFECTION!!!

I need to find a spot in the studio for this chair. Asa took one seat in it and fell in love with the chair. I mean the guy keeps things pretty close to his chest but his immediate affection for said chair was apparent to all. Then I sat in it and understood exactly what the fuss was about. Surprisingly, it is comfier in the leather than the fabric version of the same chair.

The cocktails were delish but so were these chairs.... LOTS AND LOTS OF FLORALS!! I'm happy as a clam with the patterns and prints that were abundant at #hpmkt

Very swanky.

WOWSAS

Our fabulous hosts.

Seriously the showroom you could spend a week in and not see everything.

VERY proud owner of a pair of Jonathan Adler mugs from Zinc Door.

Dransfield & Ross - Painterly fabrics were EVERYWHERE to my great pleasure. Pattern was in abundance minimalism was hard to come by!!!

Abandoned Belgian Farmhouse was still being clung to by the knock offs. The updated look is what I call Big Sur. Bleached and Cerused woods but with a polished look to them. They are approaching a Ralph Lauren inspired casual beachy chic. This is from Studio A which is a Global Views company.

Y'all know I've been proclaiming Golds return for what, three years now? Well the market is definitely in agreement now. I also think that Canadians embraced gold a lot sooner/faster than their cousins to the south.

Hammered metals are everywhere much to my great delight. I really love a mix of metals. So much choice out there.

My new patio furniture. GAAAAAHHHH so so chic. I kinda don't want to share who this is by is that wrong? There are clues to be had... I didn't photoshop it out but I was tempted...

I found lighting for days. I do find their showrooms overwhelming though especially if you have to look up a lot. Currey and Co are always a delight. Bethanne and Clive outdid themselves!

OBSESSED

Lotsa furry.

My love of Indigo is definitely catching on. I found SO MUCH everywhere in every possible configuration.

Embroidery was EVERYWHERE. Embellishment has returned in full force. I feel that's a good sign in terms of overall market recovery. When people want to adorn themselves and their homes the market is in an upswing. Minimalism is BAD for our industry. 

So much pretty. I have a client who's bedroom these would be perfect for!

Then there was John Strauss' booth designed by Carisa Bell and featuring MY RUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!! BTW the coloured hides have landed as in they are at my office. I CANNOT WAIT TO SHARE!!!

Lanterns. They have the most amazing lanterns. ::jump claps:: (I saw this picture and went holy hell there is still so much to show from this showroom)

GINGHAMMMMMMMMMM oh can you just imagine this with a check wallpaper and matching fabric??? I love love love love love.

Sweet Lil Fox.

See earlier comments yesterday about my mirror obsession.

The perfect mauve.

KILLING ME.

HOW MUCH FUN WOULD THIS BE IN A KID'S ROOM? Yes I'm shouting I can't help myself. It was all I could do to contain myself and keep my arms from flailing in euphoria as I walked through the showroom to avoid breaking everything. 

I may make this face a lot to let the excitement ooze out whilst keeping my arms/hands inside the proverbial car when I'm in a very exciting showroom.

ROOMS FULL OF PORCELAIN WARE IN THREE COLOUR WAYS I AM IN HEAVEN OH MY GOD I CAN'T STOP SHOUTING. I think at this point I began to hyperventilate.

So perfect it comes in silver too.

::merely comatose::

For the love of all things HOLY. HOW AM I NOT ONE OF THOSE STYLE SPOTTERS? I mean I could easily film my own reality show/design revival show walking around #hpmkt. I am an impassioned design freak. I tried to hug and kiss this entire room. I'm certain Lisa thought me crazy. The walls were the most perfect shade of navy. I may have tried to lick them.

I mean GHOFOIEHOFDKkfljlskoekjtkhaosiboeiljoreiuroahgboupoiigohtojoaioght Right?

ARE YOU SHIZZING ME? K - #Boston we need this pair for your master bedroom.

ANNNNNNDDDDDD  I'm Dead again. In all seriousness this is what Designer heaven looks like in my world. There were about two dozens more pictures but suffice it to say, you want more hire me and I'll gladly put it all in your house.

My Gorgeous Friend!!!

Never met a pagoda etagere in gold that I didn't love.... That green wallcolour is the perfect shade of green. It's totally Kate Spade green for the walls.

Um you had me at hello.

This is Lisa's room - she had an influence on the whole showroom but this was mostly her line in this room. The room really did catch her essence. Calm and welcoming - inviting and soothing with  touches of whimsy and warmth. It was like getting a big ol' hug from Lisa. She has a smile that dazzles and dances. So proud to be her friend and hell I get to own a piece of her!!!!!

Lisa loves Celtic Knots and they are everywhere in her collection. As a lover of the same, this just pleases me to no end!!

Just when I thought I was over crystal based lamps - BOOM the lines and proportion on this one are exquisite. The shade shape and ratio to the base are perfect. It's funny, I often pass on lamps outright without a second thought and when I see this lamp I know why. When you design the shade and base in perfecto proportion it's magic. It's captivating - despite the materials used it's just so damn compelling and must be used - ahem #Brooklin??

At this point, it was getting embarrassing and I feared sounding insincere but I kept walking around the room saying - "Oh my god I love it, this is amazing, this is fantastic..." but it was true. Had Lisa not been touring me around, had I not known it was her collection I would have been jumping around the room like a kid on Christmas morning trying to hug each piece. I mean security would have been called. Can you tell that I love my job just a bit???

I find floor lamps often underwhelming or the opposite, entirely overwhelming and not in a "clutch your pearls I must own it" kinda way... this lamp yet again dazzles. The base is in the shape of a Quatrefoil. I haven't met a quatrefoil I didn't love either.

Demi Lune console table - yum. The objets brilliant and so so needed.

Lisa and I sneaking into the mirror in the back - these obelisks can come with or without the base. Sigh.

I have a lamp hoarding problem. Oh and mirrors and chairs too. Okay maybe fabric as well. Sigh part deux.

Sweet Jesus.

Always on the hunt for the perfect console lamps. They are tricky to do well. They have to be the right proportion yet again. So many people mess up the console lamp. My face often contorts when I cross paths with them on instagram or blogs. These are sublime.

I was fist pumping by the time I got to this table.

And then I got to this one, my knees buckled and I lost consciousness for a moment. VERY favourably priced.

And then a choir of angels started to sing. Objets that look like they are vintage or happened upon are so very hard to find unless you spend a significant amount of time hunting around for them. Being able to open a catalogue online and have them at my fingertips. Well this designer died and went to heaven. (I know you so had me pegged for hell right? - I can appreciate why you'd think that).

BOOKENDS????!!! ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDING ME????

Mat Basalt. Resurrected and Dead again. I know I'm on picture 18 here in this blogpost but I kid you not, I am not even halfway through the showroom yet. I was going to try and make it all in one post but who am I kidding. To do it justice, I could literally do a week of blog posts on just this showroom alone.

It's always a JOY to shop your client's own collections and such a blessing (not just to the budget). The design is always better when you are able to utilize the personal touches/momentos collected by the owner. So much art and treasures to be found at our #Spruce street project. I was thrilled to be able to curate.

The way the light is cast through the front windows into the dining room - which by the way is OFF THE FARKING CHARTS.

We were waiting for a huge new piece to arrive - it's 6ft long and about 18" tall so I had to tape it out and then build around it. It's not entirely finished I'm too short to finish it off and definitely not limber enough.

The key to an art wall - honestly - do not measure it out to within an inch of it's life - wing it and for heaven's sake do not use the same frame. Always look amateaur hour. It needs to feel collected even if it is all brand new.

Our client tweeted me this pic last night after the big piece arrived. It's actually 4 pictures of hers that she compiled for a photography assignment and then recompiled them for this composition to fit the space. I'd originally wanted it to be one giant photo above the sofa, but the vastness of their art collection dictated that we needed to do an art wall vs one significant piece. Such a pleasure to give on that one!!!

Oh and the only thing outshadowing the art going up - the Antique Mirror Wall going up in the dining room. DAYUMMMMMMM. Our glass suppliers outdid themselves - don't believe me?

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM - I mean have you ever???!!!!!!!