Happy Weekend Everyone!! Mother's Day is coming up soon and I am bringing you some of my favourite gift ideas in case you are still looking for what to give the most special person in our lives!!

Here is a quick option of gifts from $10 all the way to $299. Click on the pictures for more information on the products and a quick link to their website!

Hope this was helpful!! Enjoy the weekend and Happy Shopping!!

Hello and Happy Friday!! I want to talk about the shade of the moment and that is Navy Blue. Have you noticed everywhere you look whether it is in interior decor or fashion design, this beautiful colour is right there in front of your eyes? Well that is because this is the colour that is trending right now and has been for a while!! 

There was a report from Pinterest where they revealed there was an 80% increase on pinnings with this colour so far this year, so that means we will keep seeing lots of inky hues around us! 
What I like about this Navy colour is that it could be as enjoyable and flexible as the grey shades that were so popular in the last years and you can still use it as a backdrop to place furniture and accessories around it. 

You can click on the images above for more information and prices. What do you think? Would you be trying some blues this year? Don't forget to leave your comments below, I'd love to read them!! 

Happy Saturday!! Today I'm celebrating Earth Day sharing with you my top Eco friendly decor items for your home. 
Nowadays, I see more companies and people out there getting more conscious about the products they are using and being more mindful of our planet. I love seeing that, because at the end of the day this, is where we live and what our children and grandchildren will inherit from all of us, so the least we can do is put our little grain of sand towards a better, cleaner and safer place to live. 

As you can see, you can be eco-friendly without sacrificing style... Happy Shopping Everyone!!

Hello Everyone!! I am so sorry I have been absent from my blog for a bit, I was in Mexico planning my sister's wedding as she is getting married in July. I spent one week in the state of Guanajuato, and I have to tell you that this is one of my favourite parts of Mexico. This gorgeous state makes you feel like you are in Europe with cobblestone roads everywhere you look, colourful houses and small alleys around the towns. I visited Guanajuato, Leon and Queretaro, but the city I love the most is Guanajuato, it is such a romantic city and it has lots of historical attractions to enjoy.

While I was there, I was introduced to a gorgeous boutique hotel that absolutely blew my mind... Villa Maria Cristina Hotel has 38 suites, including one private contemporary villa. This hotel opened its doors in 2005 so it is fairly a newer hotel. The general design is inspired by the town of Guanajuato through its internal paths, stairs, alleys, Catalan mosaics and French cast iron columns, besides the Belgium façade house.

If you are planning to go to the Mexican interior, you must visit the estate of Guanajuato and stay at this gorgeous hotel. For more information, rates and availability click HERE.

All photos are courtesy of Hotel Villa Maria Cristina 

Happy Sunday Everyone!! It is time for our Home Tour of the month and today, I would like to share with you this gorgeous home in California!! 
I was getting some inspiration from MLS and stumbled across this beauty, I immediately fell in love with it and knew I had to share it with you! 

First of all I am in love with the architecture of this home, designed by EBTA Architects. This home is  brand new and the style is California-mediterranean with panoramic ocean views. I really like how there are lots of outdoor spaces, both in the front as well as in the back of the home and I absolutely adore the detailing on the windows and the front door.

Hello!! Today I'm bringing you my favourite decor pieces under $200. Check them out!! 
To shop these awesome pieces or for more information click on the pictures :)

Hope you enjoyed my picks under 200!! Till next blog... XO

Happy Friday!!!! Ok, so it is spring out there and even though here in Vancouver doesn't feel like it yet, it is that time of the year where some of us like to re-decorate our homes and bring a bit of the colours of nature inside. These thoughts bring me into this debate of fresh vs faux flowers. 

Although I absolutely love fresh cut flowers, the whole idea of buying new flowers every week can get a bit pricey and time consuming, that is why some times silk flowers are not a bad idea. Nowadays you can find pretty good quality silk flowers that pretty much look real!
A few years back I couldn't stand to look at fake flowers, I thought they were ugly, the colours were not right and some of them looked so plastic and absolutely fake. When I got into home staging I found myself in the need to decorate with fake flowers, because I believe nothing finishes up a room better than a beautiful arrangement of flowers (of course fresh flowers will be a million times better!) however in a new built home, where no body lives there full time, it will be so hard to get fresh flowers as they will dry out and get droopy, and lets be honest... Who wants to see that, first thing when walking thru a staged home for sale?. 
This is why I started to turn around and looked for the best looking faux flowers out there to place in my staged homes, now I use them all the time, they help make a statement and I don't have to look after them!
In my home I use a bit of both, I really like the low maintenance flowers and with my busy life I don't really have time to stay on top of fresh flowers regularly so most of the time I opt for the faux kind!

I love this beautiful combination of fresh and faux flowers that Randi from Randi Garrett Designs created at the entrance of her home. I bet  you can't even tell which ones are real and which are the fake ones!

I placed this orchid planter in this home to create a barrier between the end of the stairs and the front door as my clients believed in bad feng shui when your stairs face your front door.

These are a few different ways I have styled faux flowers in the homes I have staged before. 

This gorgeous orchid arrangement I bought from Costco looks incredibly real!! Even the cashier at Costco kept asking if it was real and kept touching it because she couldn't believe me when I told her it was fake, haha it was quite funny!

Any way, that is my take on faux flowers vs fresh flowers! What is yours? Do you like them or dislike them? Do you use them or do you have any tips to share with me? Please leave your comments below! I would love to read your thoughts.

Till next time, XO! 

Happy Monday Everyone!!
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend, wishing you all a great week ahead!!

I am sharing with you one of my favourite accent chairs in the market right now, known as The Spindle Chair. I have been seeing this chair for a while, and every time I say... I love this chair!
There are a lot of companies that carry the same style of chair, maybe slightly different in some aspects and different prices too! 

Overstock.com offers this beautiful version of the spindle chair from Studio Designs, it is done in this dark brown finish with your choice of Dark Taupe or Latte seat and back cushion colours. It is 10% off right now... ONLY $377.99!

ZGallerie has this great version of the chair, it can be purchased with the matching ottoman and it is done in a cream white finish with a natural colour back and seat cushion. Price for this set is $599 for the chair and $299 for the ottoman.

Horchow.com carries this gorgeous one on their website by Old Hickory Tannery, it is called Ellsworth Natural Spindle-Back chair. It has beautiful studs on the arms and the edge of the seat. It is made in the US with Italian materials and it is definitely priced higher than the other two chairs I've shown you. Now on sale for  $1699.

Basset Furniture offers a custom made chair called the Pippa accent chair and they have over 150 colours and fabric options you can choose from and since this is a customizable chair, price is available upon request. 

And last, but definitely not least I love this design offered by The Cross Design and Decor. The chair is called Loft Chair Grey Wash and just like the name, it's finished in a grey wash tone with a flax colour fabric. What I like about this chair that makes it unique and different from the others is that the back is tufted and the seat and back cushions are attached to the chair. There is also studs along the arms and seat edge. This chair sells for $2175 CAD

What do you guys think? Which chair is your favourite? There is definitely one for every budget and colour preference!! 

Enjoy the week, XO!

Today, I am brining you 4 furniture picks for LESS!! I think we all like good stuff, but sometimes some of us can't afford the really nice things without breaking the bank. As an Interior Decorator I find I like to change my home decor often, so spending a lot of money in all of my furniture most of the time, does not make sense. This is why I like to find the look of the items I like for LESS and only invest in those pieces I know I would love for a very long time!! 

These are my picks for today's blog, Check out these amazing sofas and arm chair at incredible prices. What I love the most about these furniture pieces is that you are still getting great quality furnishings but for a fraction of the cost, as you can see for the amount you will pay for one sofa from the Luxe collection you can furnish the whole living room with these great finds!!

Designform Furnishings offers great comfort, quality and trendy design pieces I personally LOVE!

To purchase these items or to look at the rest of their collection click HERE!

Happy Sunday All!! I have been wanting to share with you this Ikea hack I've seen on different sites. Last year I really wanted to get two coffee tables side by side for my living room but didn't want them break the bank.  As we all know coffee tables can be very expensive and needing two was going to be even more money.
​After doing some research, I kept seeing this Vittsjo coffee tables spray painted gold and I decided to give it a try!! 

I was very surprised to find out how fast and easy it was to get my tables done and how great they looked in the end.

You can use these tables together as nesting tables or you can use the smaller ones as end tables in the same room or in a different room. I decided to use the smaller tables as nightstands for our spare bedroom : ) 

I did these tables last summer and I have to say that after cleaning them and using them every day, the paint is beginning to wear off of the edges so I will be re-finishing them this spring as soon as is warm outside. Overall I am really happy with the finished product and I get lots of complements on them!!

What do you think? If you are looking for affordable, beautiful tables, I highly recommend giving this Ikea hack a try!!