Years ago my mom owned a house cleaning company. During the summers, I’d often work as her assistant. One area of the city where she had numerous clients was Wildwood Park. I was always intrigued by the back lane entrances and the way the fronts of the homes faced each other, all connected by wide […]
A few weeks ago I started a blog series titled: ‘Renovations: Reality vs. “Reality” TV’. My goal is to share with you years of experience in the design / building industry and to offer some insight on how to best prepare for the realities of renovating. Let’s dig into step 1 of 3: Understand the […]
Renovating …it’s a scary process, especially if you’ve never done it before. There’s a lot on the line…time, money, mess, uncertainty (did I mention time and money?) If you watch HGTV it goes something like this… Dating phase: Client, designer and contractor meet and get to know each other. Concepts are developed. Everyone is starry […]
Our latest design project in the office has taken us all the way to the Polar Bear capital of world; Churchill, Manitoba! We arrived here on Monday morning to get started on the new project. Janine and I were so excited to meet the locals, get to know the area and really experience the culture […]
I was having a conversation the other day with my sister-in-law; a physician working in a rural community where their clinic is over capacity. She is on the committee that is looking to renovate the facility and has been given the responsibility of compiling ideas for the new design. My first reaction was (and I’m […]
