Oh, How I Love it!

I'm obsessed. There, I said it. The latest edition of Style at Home Magazine did a Christmas spread with the co-owner of one of my all time favourite stores - The Cross in Vancouver, BC. Her home, the styling, the photos and those adorable children...so beautiful! I love all the soft colours and gold with a splash of vintage mixed in. My favourite tip for Christmas, from this, is the fairy lights she has displayed around the mirror, so precious.

The Cross always has amazing styling and love all the little touches added to this home.  Enjoy!

Whistler Inspiration!

I have a sticker on my car that says "Whistler is my Happy Place." I know, I'm a nerd like that, but it's true. I have been going to Whistler, BC since I was a kid and with just a 2 hour drive from home it's one of our family's favourite little get-aways.

I'm excited to be working on a little project at my 'happy place.' The condo is a great open space but a wee bit old school in some of the finishings. So far we have painted, new counter tops, new sinks, appliances and kitchen knobs. What a difference (before and after shots to come). We are working on a budget and it's amazing what you can do with a little inspiration from the local Home Depot.

Next, we're moving on to the fun part - the furniture! Here are few shots for inspiration. We are thinking neutrals and lots of texture and maybe even a little 'woodsy' wallpaper thrown in there for fun. I thought these pics are nice to share as this time of year we can all add a nice throw or new pillows to make our home a little more cozy/cabin feel. Enjoy!

Images via Pinterest, Homedesign, archdaily

A Stunning Space!

When thinking of some of my favourite spaces, this condo featured in Style at Home always comes to mind. So girly, so soft, romantic, glamorous and so white! I love this space and maybe one day when my girls are a little older I can channel this style of decor. For right now I'll just swoon. Enjoy...

Oh, that chandelier!

The floors, that painting...

White, cream and grey...sigh

Love the wallpaper 

Now, that's romance!

Images via Style at Home Magazine

MK - I Love You!

Who is MK? My man...Michael Kors! :-) I have been a huge fan of his clothing, bags and accessories for years and my love just keeps on growing. I just got back from a fantastically fun girls shopping weekend in Seattle. We had a great time hitting the shopping trails and realized we're not much of night owls anymore ending up with 3 large pizza's and vino in our room at 8PM - a perfect evening actually!

Okay, back to Michael (Kors that is...). I scored a beautiful and functional sweater with toggles that will be my go-to for this fall. I pulled out my brown MK bag from last winter and feel ready to go. I love his mix of classic with the trends. Here are a few of some my other faves. Enjoy...

Cream belted coat...lovely!

Love the colour and shape for the season

Kinda addicted to a cross body bag

Hello beautiful cuff

Love this dress! Black panels...very slimming

Pavee bracelet, beauty

Rockin a little leather

Python - the new classic

This this  might be my fave - a studded dress!

Skinnies and a toggle sweater - Love

Classic with the colour of the season

Some Home Lovin...

You know when you're drawn to something but it's not your 'normal' so you don't take note that this may be something you like or a reason you're drawn to it. Or am I making no sense here? I'm probably making no sense so let me explain. Over the past year I really have come to notice what seems true for me in life. Whether that be things I enjoy with my family, hobbies, activities, what and who makes me joyful etc, etc. So this rant now comes down to something quite frivolous. I'm realizing that my style in home decor seems to be taking a bit of a shift. A shift I've been in denial of (oh, the drama! :).

I'm inspired lately by a more eclectic look. Maybe it has to do with the fact we have little girlies and I kinda think the constant chaos happening in my house might blend in with this look. Here are a few photos that were on Danielle Oakey's blog from Lonny that have inspired me to get out of my 'style denial' and put it out there that I'm having some home lovin over this look. Do you like? Enjoy...

All white (as I love it) and my favourite thing is the kids art work hung by the bed, how perfect!

Open shelving - need me some open shelving.

Great wall paper and art wall

Love the low bookshelf along the wall and the mix of textures in this room

Family Photos!

This summer we had family photos done by the very talented photographer Meagan of Meagan Baker Photography. I was so excited to have my little family captured in pictures and am in the process of finally displaying them in our home. Here are a few shots of me, hubby and the girlies. I love how they turned out! Be sure to check out Meagan's work if you're looking for family photos! Enjoy...

Playroom: A Before and Almost an After...

I'm determined to get back on the blog bandwagon! My littlest daughter is going through a 'needy' stage and literally occupying all my attention and free moments these days. It's all a stage though right? I'm excited to share some pics of my little Miss P's 1st birthday and some beautiful family photos my girlfriend took of us last month. But, for now I wanted to share a little peek at a playroom I've been working on...

Way back, I posted this inspiration board and as all these things go it takes a bit of time to get it all together. As you can see from the photos we still need to actually fill the frames, take off the price stickers (yes, it's still a work in progress) get bedding for the new amazing daybed and add the finishing touches. I'm loving the way it's coming together. I've included a few before shots of the room which didn't really have a kid playroom vibe going on. It's now bright, fresh and fun for the kids (well, I should point out it's for the grandkids - it's my parents playroom). More shots to come! Enjoy...

The Inspiration Board!

The Before...

The Before take 2...

And here we go (please ignore bedding etc, but you get the idea :-)

Started the bookshelf styling - one of my favourite things to do.

Start of the gallery wall. We added the moose last minute but I love him - adds some whimsy to the room.

City or Suburbs?

That is the question...

My hubby I lived in the city of Vancouver for 12 years before moving out to the suburbs (near where we both grew up) 2 years ago. We love our house, the area, the school, friends...but...we miss the city! With 2 little girls now added to our family and the oldest one starting kindergarten next year (yikes!) we are really starting to think about where we want our girls to grow up, what we want to expose them to, what we enjoy personally (you know, all those deep life thoughts :-). So, that rambling actually leads me to a blog post about design. We went looking at some homes in Vancouver to see what our vibes were saying about are we 'city or suburbs' and we came across the coolest decorated home that has me totally rethinking my style! I was in LOVE with the way the owners had styled their home, you got a real sense for who these people were and I love when a home represents it's owners. It had me thinking that I want to add a bit more whimsy and eclectic pieces to my place. Adds personality. Here are some pics, which really don't do complete justice to the cute details. The owners had put different wallpaper on each stair with numbers - so fun! Enjoy...

Dining Room - painted a beautiful dark blue/grey

Kitchen was cute (and white how I love them)

Such a great living room. Lots of fun pieces that would make for great conversation but was also inviting.

Fun bedding, funky painting

Love the mix of midcentury and industrial. So eclectic

Cutest kids room with stripes on the ceiling.

Photos courtesy of MLS