I am still in love with the colour pink so I gathered some photos of rooms that use this colour for those of you who share my passion for pink.

S.R. Gambrel	Zege
Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz	Designers Guild
1100 architect	Zege
The Rug Company	The Rug Company

Although if I ever end up redoing my kitchen it would have a modern streamlined vibe, I still have a love and fascination for kitchens that are quite the opposite. I’ll call it “rustic”. You know, muted colours, pots and utensils hanging on the walls, lots of open storage to display beautiful dishes, and large furniture in place of cabinets. It’s such a welcoming look, imagine a big centre island with family and friends gathered around, helping with the cooking while sharing great conversation.

Living Etc.	Dwell
Tim Clinch	House of Pictures
Simon Upton	Elle Decor
House of Pictures	Marklus Combe-Whyte

Karim Rashid is a brilliant designer, and I’m proud to say grew up (partly) in Canada and went to the same university I did (Carleton, here in Ottawa). He lives in a space EXACTLY as you would imagine – filled with vibrant colours, bold patterns and alot of white. See for yourself.

 

Bilyana Dimitrova	Bilyana Dimitrova
Bilyana Dimitrova	Bilyana Dimitrova
Mark Luscombe-Whyte	Simon Upton

I love bold artwork – and using words as art is a great way of making a statement. It’s an in-your-face approach of getting a message across or just a fun way to decorate a wall. Whatever the motive, here are some ideas of how to use words (or text) as art.

Art Rep Team	Fox-Nahem Design
Ken Hayden	Living Etc.
Pierce Allen	Pierce Allen
Zege	Zege

Dutch designer Maarten Baas has quite the imagination. I was totally blown away when I saw his work. He is so talented and creative that Moooi adopted his Smoke designs and his furniture has been bought by museums and collectors such as Philippe Starck. Did I mention he is only 29 years old?

SMOKE
Burned pieces of furniture, preserved with clear epoxy.

CLAY FURNITURE: Industrial clay, hand-modeled on top of metal ‘skeletons’, surface painted with colored lacquer.

“HEY, CHAIR, BE A BOOKSHELF!”
All kinds of products became a bookshelf, coated in P.U. coating.