High Street Design

While recently attending my undergrad Homecoming, I spoke to a lot of friends who own homes or condos in and around the GTA. Many were looking to renovate by opening up their main floors, redoing their kitchens, bathrooms or basements and almost all struggled with a lack of storage. Whether in a condo, townhouse or a home, we can all relate to lacking enough space to store all the things we’re constantly bringing in. Beautiful fall weather, like we’re experiencing now, oft

Whether renovating your basement, striving for an open concept main floor or living in a newly built condo, structural columns are a common frustration among my clients. No one likes the unsightly look of an obstructive column and to be fair, they have a tendency of being located in the worst possible place from a design perspective. Here are a few suggestions on how to turn these structural necessities into architectural opportunities or, at the very least, a design element

I tend to work with a lot of new homeowners and one of the most common requests for their space is almost always a new sofa. Finding the perfect sofa is a bit like finding the perfect partner and can be equally as daunting a task. What fits one person doesn’t necessarily fit another, so it’s important to consider as many options as possible before making your selection. Not to mention sofas have a way of becoming permanent fixtures in our lives. What began as a temporary

We’ve all heard the age old adage “you can’t judge a book by its cover” but when it comes to buying, selling or investing in properties we’re equally guilty of judging a homes quality, value and interior based on it’s curb appeal. While visiting family over the long weekend, I couldn’t help notice how some homeowners do a better job than others when it comes to playing up their homes best attributes and detracting from less aesthetically pleasing features. Here are a few th