We are revamping our Brand and of course our website.  We've been wanting to do this forever it seems (or like 3 months after we did it the last time...) and have set the wheels in motion to getterdone.

To that end, we've been snapping pics of some of our new projects to add them on to an update portfolio page - we really haven't revamped it in at least two years now.

Can't wait.

Here's an office space that we did last summer - finally took some photos of it this past week. It's a very different look for me!!

In my head it is all done. We just need to wrap it all up in a pretty bow and (I kid sorta) send the bill to the husband and voila we're good to go!! Am I evil? Okay just a bit evil but it is going to be oh so amazing. We're moving the room around a bit but in doing so, I think we'll open it up. Using colour and pattern boldly will also add volume to the space and make it feel bigger. Jaw Droppingly Gorgeous and bigger. Still entirely family friendly but more conducive to entertaining which this couple is more than gifted at doing.

CANNOT WAIT!

One of the reasons you would hire a designer or decorator to oversee your design project is for their vision. We see things - I often say that in a very creepy "I SEE DEAD PEOPLE" kinda way.... but it's true. We see things others can't see including the possibility in your own pieces. Sometimes these pieces need to be re-imagined but other times they just need to be restyled or moved to a new location and voila you've shopped your own house. Don't underestimate the value this service alone is - worth every cent of the designer's hourly rate and often it's not something you want outsourced to an intern or underling even if they are talented. You want experience to make the magic happen.

Here's a sampling of a dining room suite that we've re-imagined for our #Brooklin project. I don't have a picture of the transformed dining table but I have the chairs and they are divine. Staci at Switch Studio did an amazing job on these. Cannot wait to see them in place in just a few short days!!!

Bless Ken from Fieldstone Windows for the patience he has shown in dealing with our front door. Of course, he probably thinks that now that we are moving forward I have decided on which door we are getting.... bwwwaahhahaaaahaa that would be too easy.

I know Ken thought we were all set but I had a AAAAAHAAA moment over the weekend (Damn long weekends have me looking at my own house too much) which was really more of an AAAACHHOOOOO moment - allergies - and so I rethought it. I don't want a 'too casual' door. I DEFINITELY do not want a country door. I want it to be Notting Hill Posh. BUT it also has to let in as much light as possible given that there's a porch which makes it dark dark dark.

I'm a total traditionalist with my own exterior because it is a red brick Victorian circa 1856. I don't want a fancy colour on my door I want black gloss. I want brass hardware and for goodness sake I WANT A KNOCKER!!!!!!!!!!!! And a mail slot that won't slice my fingers off. I DESPERATELY need a house number somewhere on my house too.

But other than that I'm totally easy right? Don't answer that.

Dirty Birds. Tsk Tsk Tsk.

Didn't have it in me to put together a post after seeing the devestation in Oklahoma yesterday. I feel guilty at the same time that I didn't post something. Talk about a conflicting conversation with myself. My twitter feed last night was two personalities - sorrow for the families in Moore and outrage at our ridiculous local and federal governments here and a few The Voice comments added for good measure. I AM COMPLEX.

But this is a design blog though so I'll leave all that to my various psychiatric outlets - my new name for Social Media.

We are prepping for installations. This is often more work than the installation itself. Of course, this means that there will be design porn VERY SOON. I mean VERY SOON.

Here's a sampling of what you will get to indulge in.