Displaying posts from April, 2021

Big Red Sun is a landscape and garden design studio, plant nursery, and lifestyle boutique located in Venice, California, and I am so happy to have discovered them. Their love of succulents and container gardening is such an inspiration. Makes me wish so badly that I lived in a warmer climate.

There is a design firm here in Ottawa that pops up on my Instagram feed every now and then and it hit me that I should finally feature these talented folks. West of Main aims to create beautiful spaces that complement beautiful lives. Influenced by designs from around the world West of Main can assist clients in developing connections to styles inspired by culture and diversified by texture. With a belief that natural elements possess a timeless beauty, West of Main’s designs combine nature with modern pieces to create a chic, elegant and unique style. This is what everyone seems to be after these days, and why I titled this crowd-pleasing. It works for almost everyone. I’d of course add in some vintage bits and some funky mid-century lighting…..

Furniture/Decor: West of Main, Builder: Glenview Homes

Forgive me. I seem to have developed a new obsession, French beach houses especially in the Cap Ferret region. French chic meets a casual, sun-kissed lifestyle in this holiday house by L’Atelier Delphine Carrère. Sigh! I wish I was there right now.

Photography by David Duchon-Doris

“Lonika wanted to recapture the original charm of this railway worker’s cottage and designed bespoke joinery throughout. She set about combining antique pieces, fabrics and strong colours. The palette is warm and cheerful, offset by neutral tones on the floors and walls. Though the cottage was mostly pulled together over a six-month period, it has the layered look of an interior that has been added to slowly over a number of years.”

Lived in and loved. Stylish and family-friendly. Achievable and aspirational. Queen’s Park, London residence by Lonika Chande.

The weather had been incredible this past week. It seems we skipped spring and went right into summer! I’ve been spending all of my time in the backyard and the greenhouse and I could not be happier, especially as we just started another month long stay-at-home order. Speaking of the outdoors, I spotted this home featured on Nuevo Estilo and it is located among the glorious vegetation of the mountainous region of Spain’s Asturias. The home is light and bright and warm, and the views are magical. What a sweet spot for a family retreat! (Architects: Jaime Gaztelu and Ana Fernández de Mendía; Interior Design: Noel Marichalar and Isabel Taboada of M&T Decoration; Photos: Montse Garriga)