Category Archives: Where to Buy

Humour me. I am pretending it is really spring; not pretend spring where it may or may not snow on any given Tuesday. In April. Who doesn’t love sitting outside (when it isn’t snowing)? And sitting outside isn’t a comfort … Continue reading →

Although I have been on a blog hiatus for the last two months, I have been writing like a mad woman – creative short fiction. And I finally have the balls to share a bit of it. Holy Week School … Continue reading →

We are settling into everyday life in Auckland. Girls are busy with school (although have opted out of after-school activities for the time being having just wrapped everything at home – insert HAPPY DANCE here!!) and Dave is working regular … Continue reading →

Driving here has been an education. I have a bit of prior experience but it was in the Caribbean where one road brought us into town and that same road brought us back. This is more intense – with traffic … Continue reading →

Anything can be made pretty. Anything. I had a long conversation recently with a girlfriend – newly separated and looking for a new home. Her budget is very strict and everything she is looking at is falling short. It isn’t … Continue reading →

Accessorizing is the life blood of design and more often than not, it is those finishing details that have the most visual impact on a project. Ironically, if not tragically, they are often the last on the project agenda despite … Continue reading →

I am part of a family of total cottage sluts – we will go where ever we are invited, happily – or used to, pre-becoming cottage owners once again this summer – and I am intimately aware of the time, … Continue reading →

We met with our forth and last architect candidate yesterday. Hooray. Being in the business myself, I know that a generous wedge in our decision-making process rests with whether or not we connect with the architect. This is a relationship … Continue reading →

I spent the morning at Acqua Cucine on King West sourcing for a few bathrooms I have on the go and generally getting a serious helping of exquisite Italian design with a side of the rest of the inspired EU. … Continue reading →