What are your thoughts on chalkboard walls? I think kitchens are the best spot in a home to use chalk paint for writing recipes and notes to your loved ones. Kitchens are the true heart of the home, and it's a wonderful place to add chalkboard paint. I prefer black chalk paint over the green ...

Today I wanted to share with you this modern kitchen design that I was quite drawn to, the main point being its pendant lighting. The overall design of the kitchen I am not a huge fan of, mostly because of the dark wood cabinets and counters. I have dark granite counters and I'm constantly having ...

I hope you all enjoyed the long Holiday weekend. I certainly did. I went out to North Beach in Point Ryes Saturday and was lucky to have spotted a sperm whale. The weather was so warm at the beach, it felt like Summer. A perfect blissful afternoon with my friends at the beach enjoying our ...

Upcycling Cardboard can be so fun and awesome! Below you'll find 10 ways to Upcycle cardboard. I hope these inspire you and most can even be enjoyed with the kiddos... 1. Indulge- upcycle corrugated cardboard scrap Pendant lighting. 2. Pop Deluxe. For those of that are looking for Eco friendly wall art. 3. Handmade decorative cardboard ...

Happy Wednesday everyone! I thought I'd share with you these gorgeous computer-generated photorealist fabrics. A fun trend in fashion (as seen in the skirt & scarf below), that's quickly making its way onto the interior design scene. Since it's so new I had a hard time finding photorealistic fabrics online. However, they're mostly being used ...

I can't get enough of polka dots! I love them in interior design and I love them in fashion. You can never really go wrong with polka dots and spots when used in moderation. With that said, polka dots are especially chic right now and pretty trendy. Below I gathered up some affordable but fabulous ...

This is my first post of 2013. I thought I'd share a few big home décor trends of 2013, I collected a fun list of popular trends that are in the design industry for you to consider. 1. Gold finishes: Image via Home Furniture CatalogsThis is an easy one to try. If you like ...

Lately I can't get enough of the rich, dark drama of black and gold color combination. The other day while baking sugar cookies and decorating a gingerbread house with my girlfriend I managed to squeeze in some down time of rounding black and gold color combos. This color combo was big in this years fashion ...

Alternative Chritmas trees, I'm a huge fan of this year! I just posted a post on modern alternative Christmas trees and I saw these branch and stick trees while working on modern the tree alternatives post and thought these branch trees deserve their own post because they're creative and different looking. Well if you've already put ...

Do you not have enough time or room to put up a Christmas tree? To be honest with you I'm still trying to grasp that Thanksgiving has just passed and this year is almost over. For those of you that are traveling over the holidays and are forgoing a tree this year but still want ...