Family’s are living in multi-residences under one roof – this means that the demands on our households have changed dramatically. Working with a variety of ages, heights, abilities, and needs requires careful planning and considerations.

Simple isn't boring

There’s a new wave of designing with a return to understated elegance. No need for the over the top, elaborately decorative rooms, just spaces that are authentic, historic, and artful. Simple is just as beautiful.

Farm-to-table

It isn’t what we use our kitchen for that’s changed, but rather how we use them. We’re focused on farm freshness and natural products that are safe and healthy. That means that our planning centres are different that out-of-the-box kitchens.

Posts by: Corey

Featured on VCC’s Kitchen & Bath Design Program advertising campaign in one of my kitchen designs.

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Getabako: Let’s get some shoes

On February 28, 2011 By

Shoe box under, or, shoe cabinet, or tansu. Usually located near the entryway or porch of the house.

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I’ve been having a bit of an identity crisis of sorts lately. I think it’s from being pulled in so many directions lately, but honestly, it’s something I should be able to have complete control of. But you know, I’m not the only one.

Oh, I don’t know, how receptive do you think people [...]

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Are you a design fascist?

On February 15, 2011 By

There are two types of designs in this world: 1) fascist design, and, 2) democratic design. Both of these design philosophies pose their own problems and they both have their own type of results, but in the modern media age I think it’s very dangerous to portray yourself as any designer with totalitarian methods [...]

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Off to San Diego t’mo, for a night of debauchery with a bunch of Kitchen & Bath industry folk.

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It’s almost done.

I had an instructor in design school who refused to let us design with corner sinks. This project feels like a true testament to her words of wisdom, because it was just a sight for sore eyes before.

Previously: Backed into a corner: a kitchen hostage situation

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The other day, I was chatting with @ArneSalvesen, a local Vancouverite and Certified Kitchen Designer who writes his own blog, Useful Spaces, and soon to be a fellow alumnus of the Brizo Blogger 19 (what a long title, I know, sorry,) and we were bantering back [...]

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