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Why Most Designers Start in the Wrong Place
Most designers ask about style first. I start with feeling and build entire designs around how you need your space to work for you.
The 10 Elements of Interior Design That Actually Matter
Join me on LinkedIn for a live session on December 16 at 12:30 PM: "Interior Design That Delivers - Every Time." I'll be walking through my design process and the elements I prioritize that most designers overlook.
There's a gap between knowing what matters in interior design and understanding how it happens.
What Executives Get Wrong About Hiring a Designer
Real designโthe kind that transforms how you experience your homeโis about strategic decisions that enhance your life. It's about understanding who you are, what you need, and translating that into a space that serves you at the deepest level.
This is especially true for executives. You're not hiring a designer to copy a look from a magazine. You're hiring someone to create a sanctuary that restores you, a space that reflects your success without performing for it, and an environment that works with your life, not against it.
The Human Side of Design: Why Perfection Isn't Part of the Service
The Human Side of Design: Why Perfection Isn't Part of the Service
I need to tell you something that might surprise you after 20+ years as a Toronto interior designer and decorator:
I make mistakes.
Not often. But they happen.
The Design Detail That Brought Back a Childhood Memory
This is what luxury interior design really meansโit'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.
The Sixth Wall: Your Ceiling
Your ceiling isn't just empty space above your head โ 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.
How Strategic Interior Design Enhances Your Professional Brand
Smart business leaders understand that every touch-point matters. Your home isn't just where you liveโit's where your personal brand comes to life through every design choice, creating lasting impressions with everyone who enters.
Toronto Condo Interior Design, 3-Part Blog Series
BLOG POST 1/3: Making Every Square Foot Count: Space Optimization in Toronto Condos
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.
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 personalityโnot just Instagram trends.
Interior Design FAQs
A blog about commonly asked questions for interior decorators and interior designers Toronto.
The Science of Interior Design & Our Well-Being
Design has the power to improve physical and mental health, positioning interior and designers as facilitators of wellbeing.
DONโT RUSH THE DESIGN PROCESS
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฐ. ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ - ๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ... ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐'๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ..
Storage Solutions
Organizing interiors of cabinets can happen in two ways: Custom or Do-It-Yourself
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.

