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The Design Detail That Brought Back a Childhood Memory

This is what luxury interior design really means—it's not about expensive materials or trendy styles. It's about understanding someone so deeply that you can translate their essence into the details of their space, even the ones they'll never consciously notice.

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The Sixth Wall: Your Ceiling

Your ceiling isn't just empty space above your head – it's the sixth wall, and it's the most overlooked luxury interior design opportunity in sophisticated spaces. When properly designed by a luxury Toronto interior designer and interior decorator, it becomes a captivating visual element.

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How Strategic Interior Design Enhances Your Professional Brand

Smart business leaders understand that every touch-point matters. Your home isn't just where you live—it's where your personal brand comes to life through every design choice, creating lasting impressions with everyone who enters.

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New Home, New Look: Redesigning After a Move

Whether you're settling in or starting fresh, redesigning your home after a move is the perfect opportunity to reimagine your space with purpose and clarity.

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Performative Design Fatigue

Is your home starting to feel more like a showroom than a sanctuary? Discover why successful professionals across Toronto are experiencing "performative design fatigue" and how to create spaces that feel authentically yours. Learn the shift happening in 2025 toward richer palettes, collected materials, and interiors that reflect your personality—not just Instagram trends.

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Interior Design FAQs

A blog about commonly asked questions for interior decorators and interior designers Toronto.

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DON’T RUSH THE DESIGN PROCESS

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰. 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 - 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿... 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲..

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Storage Solutions

Organizing interiors of cabinets can happen in two ways: Custom or Do-It-Yourself

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Luxe your Life

Adding and mixing some bling, visual and/or tactile texture, organic materials, or otherwise, adds character, interest, will definitely elevate your space.

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Why hire a designer?

Designing a successful room is a combination of understanding how a room needs to work, to function and to be enticing and beautiful to spend time in.

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I had my own kitchen design dilemma…

I chose two cabinetry finishes - one, a muted lighting patterned tone on tone bronze combined with a high gloss navy blue.

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