I’m headed back from Mackinac Island, Michigan today and hope to get back on track with the blog. Until then, I am introducing you to the chic Chester, Nova Scotia cottage belonging to my dear friends Philip Mitchell and Mark Narsansky that is the cover feature of the new July/August 2019 issue of Veranda. I’ve […]
In 2008, I posted photos from this house designed by Christian Liagre in Rosedale, Toronto. In 2012, I was invited to a dinner at the home while I was in town to promote my book Creativity at Work. I did not see the garden during that visit but I did just find new photos that […]
It feels everyone in the entire world is on vacation this week especially on Instagram. One place that looks like a lovely spot for an idyllic summer holiday is Cindy Crawford and Rande Gerber‘s family house on Lake Muskoka in Ontario, Canada. Although it has been described as the Malibu of the North so I […]
Everyday I’m surprised that some big brands aren’t on Instagram. But I’m also sometimes blown away by a small store or company that does it right. In the case of Love the Design, their Instagram account makes me want to hop a plane to Toronto to shop all their lovely vintage finds, artwork, and designs […]
One of my favorite things that have come about because of my blog has been my friendship with interior designer Tommy Smythe. I used to watch him on Design Inc. with Sarah Richardson and literally laugh out loud at all his funny quips. Now I get to experience them in person and this time on […]
There’s that joke that David Hasselhoff is really big in Europe. Well, I don’t joke when I say I’m really big in Canada. I love my loyal readers to the north and can’t wait to visit Toronto this week. Besides my conversation with Tommy Smythe and book signing at Indigo Books, I look forward to […]
I was excited to see Christie Smythe and her business partner Andrea Lenczner featured on The Coveteur this morning. They are the Toronto based designing duo behind the wonderful fashion line Smythe, worn by The Duchess of Cambridge on her trip to Canada last year. But more exciting to me is that Christie Smythe is […]
I was familiar with the brand Joe Fresh but it wasn’t until I attended the grand opening of their new flagship store last week that I really fell in love. My favorite Canadian interior designer Tommy Smythe knows the owner Joe Mimran and his wife Kim Newport, the designer of Pink Tartan, and was kind […]