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the marion house book
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a collection of stories about my toronto victorian home
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objects we surround ourselves with

While I’ve been waiting for this baby to come along, I’ve had some time to catch up on my design magazine reading. In the April edition of Elle Decoration UK there is an interesting artic...

22 h ago 2 people like this

yasmin’s kitchen

This weekend it was a delight to open up the Style section of our national newspaper The Globe and Mail and see my design partner, Yasmin Zeitler’s kitchen. Yasmin and her husband Lorne have a ...

2 days ago

nursery is ready!

I think this might be the final piece of the jigsaw puzzle. The nursery is updated and ready – all we need now is the baby! You might remember that I wanted to freshen up the nursery without ex...

6 days ago 3 people like this

fidoodle butterfly flip doll

Last week, a couple of my friends got together and took me out for one last evening of fun before baby number two arrives. It was a great evening with good food and stimulating conversation and of co...

23 may 12

flowers for you

Last week I introduced you to three creative women in our neighbourhood and today I’m happy to tell you about another phenomenal woman hard at work in the community of Parkdale. Sarah Nixon has...

22 may 12 1 person likes this

diy tom dixon like beat lights

In Monday’s post on Smock Cafe I mentioned that I would be back with an amazing DIY on how to make your own Tom Dixon like Beat Lights as featured in this new neighbourhood gathering spot. I fi...

17 may 12 1 person likes this

new kilim rug in hallway

You might remember that I told you a few weeks ago that we had a new kilim rug in our hallway due to the old one being moved up to Henry’s room. New is probably not the right word as this carpe...

16 may 12

smock cafe and wonder workshop

What happens when you throw three creative forces behind a new business? You get Smock Cafe and Wonder Workshop! A whimsical, new cafe and arts and crafts oasis for parents and their children situate...

14 may 12 1 person likes this

the design process – cutler design

When Natalie Cutler of Cutler Design reached out to me a few months ago with the project I showed you earlier this week on Hello! Neighbor I was excited to find out more about the design process she ...

10 may 12 1 person likes this

hello!neighbor-va ncouver edition!

I’m mixing it up a bit with this month’s Hello! Neighbor post. We’re taking a little road trip out to Vancouver to peak in on Kim and Morgan’s townhouse in the South Granville...

08 may 12

getting messy over here

I’m over at Trina’s fabulous blog, la la lovely, today getting messy in her great new series, Monday Mess. Come on over and check out what part of my house I’m not even going to att...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

soothing nursery moodboard

As I mentioned yesterday, my goal is to update the nursery without exerting a lot of energy (I don’t have much to give at this point!) and without spending an exorbitant amount of money. I̵...

04 may 12 2 people like this

updating the nursery

Some of you have been wondering what I’m going to do to update the nursery. The truth is not much! I have neither the time, patience, money or heart to change something that doesn’t reall...

03 may 12 2 people like this

post baby summer wardrobe

Henry was a winter baby so I spent my first few months huddled inside venturing out only when it was necessary. It was a lovely, cocooning time but there were moments when I couldn’t wait to es...

02 may 12 1 person likes this

kristin sjaarda photography

I’m sure many of you are familiar with photographer Kristin Sjaarda. If you don’t know her by name then for sure you know her work. She has been photographing the Hello! Neighbor stories ...

30 apr 12 3 people like this

soft moodboard for spring

I’ll let you in on a little secret. The moodboard below which I just finished for HGTV actually comes more or less from a palette we (Marion Melbourne) are currently working on for a dream cott...

27 apr 12 2 people like this

home tour with local filmmaker

Sometimes I come across spaces that are so spectacular and so realized that they blow my mind. Rob Pilichowski’s home, in a converted car repair shop in my neighbourhood, is one of those places...

26 apr 12 3 people like this

canadian designer tea towels

It appears like I’m already a little late with this post even though I just found out about these beautifully designed tea towels yesterday! The Bay (Canada’s biggest department store) co...

25 apr 12 2 people like this

henry’s room – the reveal

We made it! With only a matter of weeks before baby number two arrives we managed to get Henry moved from his nursery and into his new bedroom. The other night he told me as he headed to bed that he ...

23 apr 12 2 people like this

henry’s room – coming together

By this weekend, Henry’s room will be pretty much finished. Of course, there will be small details I will want to work on but it will 80% there. He has in fact been sleeping in the room and his...

19 apr 12 1 person likes this

hello!neighbor-ve ronique&mathew

A few weeks ago, during a spring downpour, I had the opportunity to meet Veronique, Mathew and their son Declan. It was a dark and stormy day yet the moment I stepped through their doorway the greyne...

18 apr 12 3 people like this

cherry blossoms

On Friday night after a long week of work we headed down to High Park to have a picnic and see the cherry blossoms. It was a perfect spring evening. Henry insisted on bringing his new scooter and rid...

16 apr 12 1 person likes this

inspiration from readers

One of the best things about having this blog is all the information you (my readers) pass along to me. I sometimes feel like I have hundreds of people helping me with every project! You generously i...

13 apr 12 2 people like this

house & home house tour

Almost a year ago, the team from House & Home Magazine came over to our house to do a photoshoot for their Makeovers issue. I know many of you outside of Canada had a hard time getting your hands...

12 apr 12 3 people like this

the best – coconut macaroons

If you’re looking for a fast, easy to make cookie that also happens to be gluten-free then the coconut macaroon is your go-to treat. During my first summer off during interior design school I a...

11 apr 12 6 people like this

nesting

Nesting. Before I had kids I would have laughed this off as another one of those things that people make up but honest to goodness it’s true. I remember it happening with Henry and sure enough ...

10 apr 12 1 person likes this

toronto life – table settings

Last week, I mentioned that I wrote a couple of stories for the special City Homes issue of Toronto Life magazine. Today I thought I would show you how the second story I worked on turned out. My cha...

06 apr 12 2 people like this

henry’s room – paint colour

Work has finally started on Henry’s room! Yesterday, the electrician came by and installed a new fixture in the ceiling and all this week the drywaller will be busy putting up new walls, taping...

04 apr 12

easter moodboard

With Easter coming up at the end of this week I pulled together a pastel-inspired, table setting moodboard for the people over at HGTV. Personally, I love decorating at this time of year. Spring flow...

02 apr 12

guest post – mason studio

Today, I’m happy to hand over the reins to one half of the design duo behind Mason Studio – Ashley Rumsey. You might have seen her and her partner, Stanley Sun’s work at the Interio...

30 mar 12 1 person likes this

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