Interiors

Have you ever thought of furniture as gendered? Maybe not, but this pair of chairs really brings your attention to the fact that furniture 150 years ago was designed with men and women’s physical differences in mind, but also their social status too. If you look closely today, you might recognize some of it as inspired by queer and feminist theory. If you’re interested in seeing more, look up work done by Gabriel Ann Maher. As a side note, it might it might interest you to know that the thrones at Buckingham Palace for Queen Elisabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are the same size, colour, and shape. It a world where everything they do is symbolic, this says a lot.

This table was only the second dining table I ever painted and I love it to bits. The harlequin check makes me feel like I’m living in wonderland and my Mackenzie Childs butter dish is a fun accent to play it up even more!

I painted the table one rainy weekend when I was stir crazy. It’s a table that we ate dinner at every night when I was young (except when we had harvest dinners in the field, of course!) and my mom never really loved it. So when my parents were out, I decided to grab some paint and do it up. I think they were a little shocked when they came home.

Oh well. It’s safe to say that it is definitely loved more now that it ever has been before.

Apparently doing a faux brick wall is harder than I thought. Of course you can do it on the cheap with panels from most local hardware stores, but that looks too fake to me. And as much as I love wallpaper, it doesn’t work for me either. But I ordered these panels from Windsor Plywood and Lumber (Regina) and they really did the trick. It gave my husband and I the challenge to work together as a team, and by golly…I think we achieved it without too much fuss. Every time I look at this wall I am proud of our effort and pleased with the mood it sets in the room. Couldn’t be happier.

This area rug just pulls the whole room together and adds a level of coziness that every basement needs. Annex Interiors in Regina has a great selection, and I am so thankful for their help in selecting this ‘Lorien’ rug for this room.

Every heard me talk about bringing nature indoors? I’m not always quite so literal, but I love the pop of colour that these little birdies bring against the black wall and traditional portraits.

I studied music for 13 years with the same teacher. I knew she taught me dedication, perseverance and a whole lot about music. I did not know she also taught me to love stylish design.

When I hadn’t practiced enough, she would banish me to the room with the Steinway to keep at it until I had finished my task. I spent many hours in that gorgeous room as a teenager. My favourite part was the lavender wall with a chartreuse green couch that spanned one side of the room.

I guess I loved it so much I wanted to incorporate those colours into my own home.

Cheers to all she taught me!

Well, not exactly. But I love these little brass nic nacs that add a little exoticism to my dining table.

Maybe it’s because I’m a fairly dramatic person, but when i decorate…I like to see some drama. Sometimes I even imagine my portraits talk to each other (and all the Harry Potter fans grin).