Category Archives: Pure Design

Falling Back Into Design

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Michele

I have been on a lovely hiatus from work – just long enough to miss it and to be curious about what has changed. Nine months is a blink in the design world so its kinda like I never left. … Continue reading →

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Knowing It All

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Michele

As a working designer, part of the job description is to be insanely informed on what is available. This, in and of itself, is a full time job but many wasted hours online and you can get half way there. … Continue reading →

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Getting What You Pay For

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Michele

When a quote comes in lower than expected, I get over the initial elation pretty quickly as my wheels start asking “Why? What’s missing?”. I can estimate with the best of them – I know how much a kitchen costs; … Continue reading →

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Light it Up

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Michele

I have been shopping fixtures, spec’ing placements and counting foot candles forever but with a recent build project, it has been constant for the better part of three months. Style aside, there is a ‘science’ to how large a chandelier … Continue reading →

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Cottage 101

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Michele

I just finished our new, well…new to us, cottage on the gorgeous Lake of Bays. Sigh. I love this place and everything cottaging means to my family. We have been two summers without our own so have been begging and … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Things – Kitchen Edition

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Michele

I love to cook – really and truly – which actually makes me a discerning kitchen designer. I know how much time you can spend in the kitchen on an entertaining weekend so believe it should be every bit as … Continue reading →

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Kitchens Galore

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Michele

I am in the throws of designing three kitchens – something I haven’t done in years and even then, it really wasn’t my bag. Millwork design is specific and precise and I am a broad stroke kind of girl. Not … Continue reading →

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Guiding Principles – Creating A Plan You Can Stick To

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Michele

As I take on more work, mostly because I love, love the clients I am able to work with, I am reminded of the design principles that make for a good plan. The artistic mind can be scattered – mine … Continue reading →

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The Back Up Plan

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Michele

I have been stuck on back splashes before but never more than the last kitchen I just wrapped. Sigh. We went with a horizontally textured cabinet in a putty colour which was going to be the statement of the space … Continue reading →

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Finishing Touches

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Michele

Great design lives in the details. Indeed. Your fixture and finish selections influence or set all together the design direction of a space and they tend to live longer than the more decorative bits, like furniture, we usually outlast. Faucets … Continue reading →

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