Hello hello virtual lovelies! What a week it has been… I mean WHAT a week! I feel like it has been months since I last wrote and yet it all happened in the last 4 days. Ouf. After...
Hi, Gabrielle here again for another Top 5! Most of you probably know I spent the last week in New York City for Blogfest 2012. Blogfest was a pretty impressive event in itself (in fact you ca...
Bonjour les D&D’s girls !!! J’ai toujours beaucoup aimé les états du Sud des États-Unis. Cette ambiance si particulière, l’architecture très coloniale et ces arbres indéfinissab...
Hello hello lovelies!! What a weekend it has been. Like two girls on a mission Gabrielle, of Savvy Home, and I left Montréal on Friday to attend the second edition of the BlogPodium in Toronto...
Painter Enrique Garcia Lozano puts his money where his mouth is… by living in a gallery style loft, surrounded by his exposed work. In the vast space of exposed colu...
Hi all! Gabrielle here from Savvy Home here for another top 5. I’m spending the week at Blogfest 2012 in New York City, so I thought it would be fun to talk about decorating styles in th...
I really love flowers! For the obvious pretty reasons of course but also for their architectural and decorative qualities. Although this year fashion and home decor trends are on full colour m...
With the weather finally turning to warm sunshine days, I’m sure I’m not the only one dreaming of a beautifully appointed backyard. Too often I’ve seen backyards left underus...
Bonjour les amoureux du design et du mariage !!! Le mariage, c’est comme une recette de cuisine. Il faut beaucoup de patience pour avoir un résultat magique. Beaucoup de patience pourquoi ? Pou...
Cuisine Kraft Maid pour Home Depot La cuisine… c’est le coeur de la maison, mais aussi une des pièces les plus couteuses à rénover. Armoires agencées et spacieuses, comptoir...
Interior Philip Gorrivan, styling: Stacy Kunstel, Photographer: Michael Partenio I guess I am a closet rocker. Black lacquered surfaces, grommets and nailhead details have (somewhat) replaced ...
Ever since my childhood I have always been giddy when it comes to exposed brick. Whether on walls or on floors, bricks ooze an air of centuries past, carrying with each one stories of dinner p...
Vanessa has officially labelled my decor style as “traditional with a twist”. In fact, it’s kind of become my slogan in meet and greet situations: “Meet Gabrielle, the ...
It is not too often that I get to meet someone with such great sense of personal style in my own backyard! I entered Maryse‘s house last week and was immediately taken aback by the great...
After years of living on “builder’s white” apartments, the first thing I wished to do when I bought my first home was to paint! I wanted color on every wall, in every room. Fast ...
If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time, you undoubtedly know that bookcases are my favorite thing in a home. Strangely enough, my contemporary side has a tendency to resurge w...
Bonjour les D&D girls ! Ici, Charlotte, votre chroniqueuse mariage. Sous un temps complètement … (je n’ose pas le dire), comment faire pour vous donner le sourire? J’ai opté pou...
I have a chair fetish! Mid Century numbers, classic bergères, Bent wood Thonet’s, leather club chair or iconic Chippendales… I love all chairs. Call that equal opport...
Monday’s post got me a little nostalgic of my beach bum college years back in California when life constituted of a great tan, a little studying and a whole lot of surfing. Beach life wa...
Hi D&D’ers! Gabrielle from Savvy Home here again for another top 5. You may know that I recently moved into an apartment. Well actually, “moved” is a big overstatement be...
I am feeling blue this morning… navy blue that is! It started with this picture of Chinese urns and it got me thinking. Year after year I notice in my wardrobe a ton of navy, maybe it is...
In Bella Goldman‘s Swedish apartment everything is white… from the walls, built in lacquered furniture, decorative items and even the parquet flooring. And yet, despite this snow white c...
I rarely take the time to sit down to read a book and yet, I’ve always had this romantic idea of the reading nook: a corner purely dedicated to reading and comfortable beyond belief. The...
Coucou tout le monde! Vous n’avez pas remarqué à quel point la nature commence à se transformer. C’est le printemps et les petits oiseaux chantent dans le ciel. Nous sommes à deux doigts ...
Good morning Monday! With a little “Spring” in my step (pun intended) I am delighted about the weekend that just passed. My kids got chocolate last week and I got my treat this wee...
Androgynous everything has been “the thing” for some time. Jeans, sunglasses, spectator shoes, and even fragrances that suit both a man or woman, furniture and decor elements that ...
Mirrors: futile objects used for vain self observation and self absorption… They don’t always have the best reputation, especially with the opposite sex. Even though they can be ov...
Rassure-moi Vanessa… Je ne suis pas la seule à être régulièrement prise de rages de magasinage, hein? C’est peut-être l’arrivée du printemps, mais j’ai de la dif...
Alright, I have to confess something… I am a nervous wreck!! After a year of working on an idea (or in that case many ideas) the day has come to put it on camera. Yu...
6h15: Les enfants sautent dans notre lit: “Maman, Papa… le lapin de Pâques est passé, il FAUT aller voir dehors les oeufs qu’il a laissé.” 7h15: No...
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