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These Are 2021’s Emerging Design Trends, According to Houzz

August 27, 2021 by Claude Jobin

Have we ever spoken about Houzz.com? It’s a great site to look for design ideas. Today ApartmentTherapy shares with us emerging trends according to searches on Houzz.com. Art studios, home bars, wine cellars, home theatre, home gym and home office lead the way.

Most Popular TV Shows for Interior Inspiration

May 13, 2021 by Claude Jobin

Apartment Therapy presents the findings by money.co.uk as to which TV shows provide the most design influence. Turns out The Brady Bunch was number 1. Followed by Mad Men and Downton Abbey. Of course, a house whose father is an architect would be significant – but how many years later!!! Who participated in this survey? Is that TV show still airing? Oh so many questions! Mad Men, that makes sense – we’re very much into mid-century modern so yes to that. Downton Abbey: love that, but would really like to see who is using that as in inspiration and were they successful. Click here for the full list on money.co.uk (you’ll need to stroll down past other lists).

Which Canadian Interior Designer Are You?

March 15, 2021 by Claude Jobin

Good Monday morning!

It’s a bit chilly out there. Having enjoyed the 15°C, -13°C feels quite cold. I found this great little quiz on Realtor.ca. The questions are enumerated below – click here to do the quiz. Let me know who you are as a designer?

What word best describes your style?

What piece of décor do you think really finishes off a room?

What best describes your personality?

What is your favourite room in the house?

Pick a Canadian city to live in.

How often do you redecorate?

Stunning Redesign of a Duplex in New York

February 9, 2021 by Claude Jobin

I love the look of these rooms. I grant you this apartment is on Park Avenue and it may be slightly above most budgets, but it’s the freshness and the colour I’m enjoying. The look is achieved mostly with the colour of the furniture, the drapes and the art. Personally, I could have done without the quasi-turquoise dining room, nevertheless.

The 10 Most Imporant Design Lessons Interior Designers Learned This Year

December 26, 2020 by Claude Jobin

Apartmenttherapy has put together a list of 10 design lessons designers have learned this year. Indeed so many of us are using our homes in a different manner.

24 Clever Home Renovation Ideas

August 3, 2020 by Claude Jobin

Homeaddict.io presents 24 clever home renovation ideas. Some of these ideas are more extravagant than others, some are more doable, but all are amazing. I quite like the changing colour tiles. As for the garage lift, dramatic as it may be, it may not be suited to this climate! Some of the other ideas are great additions, others require extensive renovations, and some need to be considered before building.

30 Fabulous Finished Basements

June 27, 2020 by Claude Jobin

Homeaddict.io, my new go to website for home ideas it seems presents “30 Fabulous Finished Basement Ideas”. And some of them really are great! Love the bowling alley; I’ve seen some basements that could do that. The pool is quite the idea – though I can’t quite imagine the effort, and the cost of course is high. I’d also be concerned the humidity caused by adding a building a pool in a space that was not designed for one, but hey if you have that kind of money you can have someone figure it out.

My absolute favourite is the village storefronts!

A word of advice here: if the goal is to have fun and you plan on being in your house for a long time do what you want, knock yourself out. If however, the goal is to increase the value of your home you may want to design something more timeless that can suit a broader audience; for instance, I’d avoid the very woody gym featured in 14 as expensive as it likely was would not please everyone.

35 Home Library Ideas

April 24, 2020 by Claude Jobin

As we complete our 6th week of isolation I propose we virtually escape in these fabulous libraries proposed by Architectural Digest. Some are admittedly for a rather large Beverly Hills style home, but some are more doable. A few are to me too modern for my taste but others are more traditional. The “Soaring Wood Shelves” is a great room. I also like the “Library That Does Double Duty”. The “Double-Height Penthouse Library” is quite the room, I could definitely lounge there. I`d probably be very comfortable working at the desk in the “A Traditional Mahogany-Paneled Study”. I also like the “An Alluring Library Ladder” but I might want to change the colour of the walls. The “Sophisticated Storage” room is quite quite nice. Where would you retreat?

Bathroom Design Trends for 2020

March 15, 2020 by Claude Jobin

Interesting new bathroom trends for 2020. I must say I like them all. Of course, the marble is great, the black bathroom is dramatic, the chill vibes are cool. Then there’s the colourful tiles, careful with that one, bold tiles are fun, but they are not timeless, they date themselves quickly. Sometimes the trend comes back after 50 years but can you wait that long. In the interim they will bring you pleasure and that’s great just be cognizant they may not increase the value of your home.