Autumn's Glory

When decorating for the fall season there is really no rhyme or reason, nothing to overlook.

It really is all in the placement of the elements you find. The beauty of the season can be found on a crisp fall walk or in your own back yard and from the gardens within it. Be sure to keep your eyes open and plan as you pick. The beauty will be in the form, texture and colour of the elements of nature.

For rich browns and deep purples look for : Smoke Bush Leaves, Red & Purple Grapes, Fall Viburnum & Hypericum Berries

  For Your Greens look for: Under-ripe Persimmon, Green Pepper Berries and foliage & Lemon leaves 

 For your Reds look for: Pomegranate, Japanese Maple leaves, Fall Viburnum berries, Ripened Bittersweet

For your Orange tones look for: Maple Leaves of Fall, Bittersweet Berries, Ripe Persimmon, Viburnum (early fall) 

Use these in all different and unique containers for fall like this double hurricane or my my personal favorite some antique silver pitchers from Pottery Barn 

 Attach Small Bundles with twine and hang on wall with old pictures or vintage cards 

Better Homes & Gardens

Stuff Large Glass Hurricanes Like these shown from Pottery Barn and add small berries with stems and leaves to dress table settings.

 


 Pottery Barn has some beautiful Pieces for Thanksgiving this year. Dress your Thanksgiving Table with Beautiful edged white or cream plates and add these stunning Turkey Plates and lay upon a beautiful linen table cloth. 

Keep the wine chilled with this Gorgeous wooden Trough on your sideboard and float some cranberries on top of the ice. 

This Stunning Foucault's Iron Orb Chandelier from Restoration Hardware would look stunning above any Thanksgiving table 

 

 And Fabrics.....Oh how a love fabrics. Use these fabrics from Waverly in all the beautiful colours and patterns in forms of Napkins, Pillows & Drapery. They will add warmth to any room or any setting

 Happy Fall Everyone 

and enjoy everything it has to Offer!

(Picture taken from Country Living Magazine)

A Couples Lakeside Escape.......In the making

Over a year ago I started work on a new build cottage on the banks of the beautiful  Centennial Lake in Calabogie. It has been a work in progress that has been one of the longest projects I have worked on. 

As you can imagine this job was not an easy one to take on. It is located about 1 1/2 hours from my office so the drive back and forth would not be easy and would be expensive for my client. This means the amount of time I would usually spend with on site visits would have to cut in two....or truthfully probably more like quartered. 

I was working with a Contractor my client had already hired on and communication has been difficult at t50es. The pace has been a little slow but is coming together. I did however get a chance to get my contractor on site to lay the beams, doors and do all the gorgeous trim work....this was a must!

Anyways it is coming together......and not without it's problems...but coming together just the same. I have decided to take you on the journey with me as I try to get this place ready to be the hideaway this couple has dreamed of.

Here we Go!

Just to show you were the job was at here are few of my original photo's

The Pictures Below are the kitchen area

So this is where I come in folks....So much to do!

below is the kitchen part way....keep chugging along boys!

Below the finished kitchen....well still some "Decorating" to do but the kitchen install is now complete

 NOTE: Please pay no attention to the island stools...yes I do realize they are too short.....they are hand me downs and a temporary solution until we shop for new one......ahh shop, such a lovely word.....

 I designed the kitchen with part shaker style cabinetry with bead board inlay and mixed with flat panel cabinetry with a small beading around the edges. The main set of cabinets are painted in Providence Olive HC-98 and the island is finished in Gloucester Sage HC-100. I chose a dark granite counter and a gorgeous mosaic back splash. The tiles are in shades of cream, tan and olive that is part polished for some "bling" and part unpolished. The floors are a wide planked rustic Engineered hardwood. Chandelier over the table and island lights are Murray Feiss from Marchand Electric in Ottawa.

Next we will look into the main floor bath and Laundry room....Stay tooned folks!

Birthday Wishes...from across the Hall

Last month, I posted a bedroom that I did for a young girl who had requested "Sonya Kinkade Design" makeover her room as a Birthday gift. This young girl has a teenage brother who while I was making over her room kept strolling by the door all day trying to get a peek inside.
The night it was finished, while his parents were relaxing the young man asked if he could speak to them for a moment. He had a request.....a Birthday request......can you see where this is going?
I got the phone call the next day asking if I could makeover his room too. I finished his room this week. As with his sisters room, nothing major was done to the space other than a few new pieces of furniture, artwork, bedding and fabrics and furniture layout. The room is tiny, but I got everything in I wanted. The end result..."He Loves it" Happy Birthday!!

Here is the "BEFORE" pictures of the room

Here is the "FINISHED" room