interior design vancouver: What's Hot this Year in Home Decor? This Vancouver Home Stager went to Investigate-Part 2
- 03/11/12 03:03 AM
What's Hot this Year in Home Decor? This Vancouver Home Stager went to Investigate-Part 2 WOOD AND ROOTS – Twisted, gnarled roots are all the rage this year and serve well as bases for glass coffee tables, and console tables. Their interesting shapes serve as a naturally beautiful but functional piece of art. The addition of wood also gives the eye a rest from all the shiny, sparkly accessories that are de rigueur. The combination of matte and shiny objects creates depth and interest.
NOSTALGIA – What’s old is new again. I’m transported in time when … (27 comments)
Modern, elegant, contemporary, laid back, relaxed. These would be adjectives I’d use to describe the furniture styles at the fall Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show.
One of my favourite displays was Once A Tree Furniture. Beautiful dining tables constructed of spectacular woods. I also loved the huge, organic oversized vases they had displayed on the table, one standing up, and one laying down. Wouldn’t this make a great centerpiece on a table in a staged home?
Urban Barn had some great, new, contemporary art and I … (14 comments)
Drinks and appies were on the agenda at the Vancouver Home & Interior Design Show this past Thursday. As a show opener, Cookworks offered some amazing gourmet appetizers, and a no host bar was set up, to enjoy a nice glass of wine while taking in the sights and sounds at the most recent fall Home Show.
Wendy Casey and I bumped elbows with Glen Peloso (a Canadian design celebrity) and star of “Take This House & Sell It” and “Restaurant Makeover”, while milling around the reception … (14 comments)
I belong to a cooking website called Rouxbe. This site was started up a few years ago here in Vancouver, and now has paid subscribers from all over the world. The cool thing about this site is that instead of publishing recipes, it has very clear video instructions on how to make each recipe. What that heck does this have to do with home staging, you ask? Well, I was creating an antipasto platter the other day for a party I was invited to, and decided to … (26 comments)
Imagine walking into an adorable restaurant/cafe in Montreal, and being surrounded by an assortment of delectable chocolates, decadent desserts, mouthwatering crepes and sublime hot chocolate, made with real melted chocolate, like your grandmother may have made. This is exactly what happened on a recent trip to Montreal. All our senses screamed and cheered as we walked into Juliette & Chocolat. Not only did this cafe promise a feast of edible delights, but it also offered a feast for the eyes. Juliette & Chocolat is an interior designer's dream. Located in … (27 comments)
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Sally Weatherley
Vancouver Home Staging, Home Stager Vancouver, B.C
Author Bio: Sally Weatherley is the owner of Exit Stage Right, home staging and redesign. She is a Canadian Certified Staging Professional, and a member of Professional Real Estate Staging. Sally also holds a Management Certificate from the Interior Design programme at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), and holds a certificate in textile design from City & Guilds of London textile programme. Art and design have been constant throughout Sally's life.
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