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Working from Home

November 13, 2020

Remember when homes used to have as many rooms as builders and designers could fit? Dining, living, kitchen, den, office, bathrooms, and bedrooms galore. Those might even only be on the main floor, not even thinking about the basement or upstairs. Slowly over the decades we have whittled it down to more open concepts and […]

Customization

October 31, 2020

One of the things we love the most about design is having conversations about what you need and how you use something. We love residential design because it is personal. It’s not enough to just give you a beautiful space but also one that is highly functional for you and your needs. While picking handles, […]

Things We Are Thankful For

October 13, 2020

With Thanksgiving still lingering, we thought we would reflect on some of our favourite design elements, and here are the ones we are most thankful for: Soft-close Everything From drawers, to cabinet doors. No longer will we hear the glasses clinking in place as the cool breeze of the door being slammed one hundred kilometers […]

Learning from Others

September 30, 2020

Traveling has been on the forefront of our minds lately. Both in the excitement of picking a new place to explore and learn from, and reminiscing on the places we have already been before. It’s no surprise that other countries and cultures do things differently and have solved the same questions with different solutions. It’s […]

Change of Season-ry

September 15, 2020

Season-ry may not be an actual word but maybe we can start a new trend. With the change of seasons we often want to change up our scenery, hence, we bring you Season-ry. Fall is on its way with more and more leaves falling each day. You can layer in a few pumpkins of every […]

Prolonging Independence

August 28, 2020

‘Ageing in Place’ is a term that has been around for a long time. The idea that you can build or renovate a home that you love, in a neighborhood that you love to live in forever. Before our professional lives as designers I believed that the term had to do with building a space […]

Floating Vanities

August 15, 2020

Floating vanities are a design choice that brings a big impact into any bathroom. That impact is because the openness underneath the cabinet makes the room feel bigger. With light dancing underneath and around, it tricks our eyes into thinking that it is smaller and lighter than it is. But even after making the choice […]

Healthy Freshness

July 30, 2020

We’ve been cooking at home a lot more these days and having a functional kitchen space that works for you is key. It all starts with the design and falling in love with your kitchen. One of the trends we are loving right now is growing your own herbs and microgreens. While this used to […]