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Yesterday I visited the Dyson Canada offices to see a pretty neat new concept from the brand in action: the Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer that washes and dries all in one sleek package!
Let’s battle the winter blues with a bit of bright, cheerful decor! Decorating with yellow or introducing it into your home decor accessories can be as easy as pie, so whether you want to tackle your living room, bedroom, kitchen or favourite reading nook, here’s a roundup of a few of our favourite items to make winter happier.
Keep reading to find out where you can source these beautiful items …
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Tara Doody, the winner of Style at Home’s 15th anniversary Eat, Shop, Decorate contest, gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the ultimate three-city European vacation and shares her top three moments from the trip.
Tara with her sister Shae, who she brought with her on the trip.
Read on to find out Tara’s favourite memories from Rome, Paris and London!
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One of my most hated chores growing up was vacuuming the house. The big, clunky, heavy beast of a vacuum made it difficult to maneuver and carry from floor to floor. And, as time went on, the bags and filters would fill and clog making any attempt utterly futile.
Clearly I’ve been traumatized.
Living on my own now, in a modest bachelorette apartment, I have a lack of space and storage, which meant I:
(a) Didn’t have much room to store a vacuum
(b) Could manage with sweeping and mopping
Though, after buying a new rug, I realized my multiple surface floors presented a new challenge. I finally caved and decided to try out the new Dyson DC 45 Animal vacuum, the latest digital slim model that debuted in Canada this past summer.
Though the model doesn’t come with a “therapeutic” setting, I think it has healed me because I’m no longer traumatized by vacuuming anymore! Here’s why:
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Being a member of the tribe, preparing content for Style At Home’s holiday issue last year was a total educational experience for me. I decorated my first tree, found out what a Christmas cracker was and dove headfirst into my premiere produced Christmas story, fittingly based on the style of my design icon: the one and only Dorothy Draper. It was such a blast for me to let my imagination run wild and translate the over-the-top decorator touches of my style idol into a holiday tableau. Sara Cation and I pulled quotes from Draper’s books to emphasize the design lessons behind each vignette and it was refreshing to think outside the traditional red and green holiday box.
We decorated the tree so it would resemble a bright chintz that I’m obsessed with by Designer’s Guild called orangerie. We achieved this effect with a flocked white tree studded with faux blooms, both by winward, along with jewel-toned ball ornaments in complementing colours. Fun fact: our ornament hooks went missing so we used silver paperclips instead that luckily blended into the white flocking!
One of my favourite things I commissioned for the shoot was an artasnal tiered cake by Cake Opera Co. that perfectly embodied the hand-painted feel of the chintz fabric. It looked especially divine on the malachite-hued Aldo Tura bar cart from Ribbehege and Azevedo.
Choosing china for the dining table was a treat as I always enjoy sourcing at Cynthia Findlay Antiques. We layered gold and white china on the striped table cloth for a graphic effect and the result was very glam and festive.
Check out the December issue for more pics and some great insight into the history of Miss Draper herself!
It was a delight to interview hip Vancouver designer Peter Wilds for a feature in Style at Home’s January 2013 issue.
His ability to juxtapose opposite elements like masculine and feminine, elegant and industrial, unique and classic is impressive. As is his talent for making the quirky look chic – his obsession with skulls single-handedly made me feel better about my love of guns (…in terms of home decor, that is).
Peter Wilds in his Gastown, Vancouver, studio. Photograph by Janis Nicolay
But what I didn’t have room to include in the article was where Peter’s style comes from – how he got into the business, where he got started and what inspires him. How lucky, then, that blogs aren’t nearly as limited in space.
When the days grow a little shorter and a whole lot darker, it’s only natural to want a few warming colours brought into your life.
This week you have a $40 budget. Which do you splurge on: a bright pillow for your home decor or a bright knitted dress? Keep reading to learn more about each item…
style at home limited edition home decor collection unveiled at trump hotel
- by Elaine Song
- Sep 26, 2012
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Yesterday marked the official unveiling of the Style at Home Limited Edition Home Decor Collection! To showcase the line in a way that would highlight the quality, style and beauty of the products, the Style at Home team redecorated a two bedroom suite in Toronto’s luxe Trump Hotel.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the “Breakfast in Bed” event!
My obsession with Madeline Weinrib’s Black Mu ikat print borders on ridiculous, so my jaw nearly dropped when I received a peek at Pottery Barn’s fall preview and I feasted my eyes on their own more affordable and accessible black and white ikat printed textiles. Read the rest of this entry »
