Multi-generational

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.

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Give Design to Haiti

On January 16, 2010 By

There are so many ways to help when disaster strikes and the quickest and easiest way is to send money. It seems to be a knee-jerk reaction for all of us but it left me thinking about the hard work of re-building and who was going to do that in Haiti. I know that search [...]

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2010 NKBA Kitchen & Bath trends? My West Coast predictions

On January 13, 2010 By

You’ve heard about have seen the reaction videos on YouTube, but have you thought that designers react to association analysis of predictive consumer trends? I a reaction when I read the press release NKBA Reveals 2010 Kitchen & Bath Design Trends yesterday because I’m not sure if it’s based upon American, North American or trends [...]

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144 sq ft micro home by BC’s own twelve3

On January 4, 2010 By

Vancouver Island (BC) – John Stewart says the future is small and he wants you to live in it. Twelve3 is a Vancouver Island based company specializing in 123 or 103 micro homes and are high-tech and affordable. Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Not so! It comes complete with a dishwasher, [...]

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Profile Smart Toilet w/integrated Sink = 85.49% ROI

On November 22, 2009 By

The Smart Toilet by Caroma was recently explored by TreeHugger at GreenBuild Expo and I’ve been waiting for this one for a while. This may look odd to you, maybe even repulsive, but I have to tell you that it’s kinda like the slow-cooker of [...]

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Let the spirit move you in ways you’ve never been moved before

On October 11, 2009 By

I just came across this awesome bath fixture company, Spiritual Mode (JAPAN), thanks to Apartment Therapy Unplggd post The Beignet Bath Tub from Spiritual Mode. Basically a sugary doughnut, the Beignet was the inspiration for this design. Back in interior [...]

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THE BIDET – A DIRTY MYSTERY SOLVED

On October 1, 2009 By

Admit it. It’s ok. No one will laugh. You’re confused about the bidet. You don’t know what it is, what it does, how to use it, or why anyone would want it. I’m sure you’ve exclaimed “What the heck is that!?!” when you first saw one. Perhaps you’ve never seen one. Perhaps you’ve seen one [...]

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Avacacado, harvest gold, groovy: KOHLER in 1969

On August 25, 2009 By

No word of a lie that I thought that avocado green was the cat’s meow years back (circa 2000) and loved our little apartment off 14th St in the Sun-Alta neighborhood of Calgary, AB. But 1969 was a strange time for us all. Apparently my mother and father hadn’t meet (and who knew [...]

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