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Patricia Gray Interior Design
patriciagrayinc.blogspot.com
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An Interior Design Blog, by Patricia Gray, an award winning Interior Designer who has who has created personalised environments for celebrities such as John Travolta and recently has been published in Architectural Digest magazine. She shares her thoughts and ideas about design.
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Let There Be Light

Have fun with accent lighting. Finding just the right lighting is one of the most difficult things for me as an interior designer, but when it happens it is magic. I think of the room as the perfect ...

01 apr 12 1 person likes this

Highlights from Paris - My Paris Restaurants

  Café Campana at the Musée dOrsay Paris After an inspiring stroll through the new Impressionist Gallery on Level 5 of the Musée dOrsay you arrive at the breath taking new new Pavilion Amont, th...

03 feb 12

My Paris by Night

      PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm in Vancouver. Here we write about lifestyle and WHATS HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art and travel...

02 feb 12 1 person likes this

Parking in Paris – How do the French do it?

This is a street on the Left Bank in Paris in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is not unlike parking on other streets in Paris. I was continually amazed at how the French managed to park their cars so clos...

31 jan 12

Highlights from Paris - Maison et Objet 2012

I have just returned from Paris where I attended Maison et Objet. Maison et Objet is Europes biggest décor show where I got the first look at the products, colours, and styles that will set the trend...

31 jan 12 1 person likes this

The Essentials of Fabulous

I just returned from a ‘fabulous’ six days in New York. It really is a special time at Christmas with all the lights and excitement…..more of my adventures in a later post. I just wanted to share wit...

10 dec 11

First Impressions

I was meeting with a client recently about a new home they are building and I was discussing my philosophy of the importance in creating an environment that nurtures and supports the needs and lifest...

27 oct 11

A Perfect White Geranium

  To my delight and surprise this morning I found this last perfect white geranium in my garden as the nights are turning cold and crisp and we are rapidly approaching winter. It is hardy and pu...

26 oct 11

HOMEFRONT

In pursuit of happy endings…….. I have been published this month in HOMEFRONT magazine Pages 16 – 20. Thank-you to Homefront’s Editor-in-Chief, Caroline Tapp-McDougall and writer, Lindsay Jackson. Ph...

20 oct 11

5 iPad Apps for Interior Design

I got a new iPad this summer as a gift from dear clients on the completion  of their  home and it has changed my life and the way I do business. No longer do I have to carry around my lapto...

10 oct 11

Interior Design Russia

Well I have just been published in Interior Design magazine in Russia. We really live in a global world and it is exciting to be so connected by the internet, blogging, Facebook, Twitter and all the ...

04 oct 11

Williams-Sonoma 5 Interior Design Blogs We Couldn’t Live Without

Thank-you Williams-Sonoma for picking this blog! 5 Interior Design Blogs We Couldn’t Live Without By Jay Johnson It’s easy to smell a phony when reading a blog; the words don’t ring true, they sound ...

29 sep 11

Black and White Photography in Whistler

I have taken up photography. Is there ever a lot to learn. I started by taking a digital photography course at Emily Carr University. Then after much research and trial I decided on my camera and len...

15 sep 11

Qualicum Beach Smiling Rock

I was visiting Qualicum Beach this weekend and someone put this rock down on the beach path. It put a smile on my face. Thank-you – whoever you are!   PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning inter...

29 aug 11

10 Things to do in New York in the Summertime

1. Sit on the grass roof terrace at Lincoln Center. This stylish sloping green lawn is situated on top of a restaurant at the recently remodelled Lincoln Center and overlooks Lincoln Center’s reflect...

26 aug 11

Luxury Home

“An upfront interview process allows this Vancouver design firm to meet all the design needs of busy professionals”. Luxury Home PATRICIA GRAY INC story by Romy Schafer photos by Roger Brooks For nea...

18 aug 11

White Paint and Other White Necessities

I have to admit a secret of mine...I am a white SNOB - okay now you know my innermost secret. I use only white candles, white dishes, white towels, white flowers (although I have been known to buy co...

04 apr 11

Ottomans, Benches, Foot Stools

Ottomans have become a favourite of mine to use in family/media rooms and dens. I like using them for several reasons. First and foremost they serve as the indispensable coffee table. I like to make ...

21 mar 11

My Vision of Heaven

A beautiful door, sunshine, a pea gravel garden path!  Photo Credit PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm writing about the world of interior design, architecture, lifestyle...

13 mar 11

A Glimmer of Hope

When I opened the blinds in my office this morning this is what I saw….could you hear me clapping my hands? I even did a little dance around my desk……. so happy, so happy. For those of you who live i...

09 mar 11

Steve Jobs on Design

I love this quote by Steve Jobs. What do you think? Is good design more than just looking pretty? Photo Credit

03 mar 11

Vicente Wolf and Inuit Art in Vancouver

I had the pleasure of spending time with Vicente Wolf on his trip to Vancouver where he spoke at the Buildex convention. Albarosa Simonetti had put together an itinerary of  Native Art Galleries...

01 mar 11

West Coast Homes & Design

This is an article that was just published in West Coast Homes & Design. PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm writing about WHATS HOT in the world of interior design, archit...

19 feb 11

Dreaming of Summer

Summer is just around the corner – or is this wishful thinking on my part? At this time of year my thoughts turn to thinking of summer and imagining the warmth and taking time to relax outside. So my...

17 feb 11 1 person likes this

Dreaming of Summer

Summer is just around the corner – or is this wishful thinking on my part? At this time of year my thoughts turn to thinking of summer and imagining the warmth and taking time to relax outside. So my...

17 feb 11

10 Things to do in Palm Springs

1.  Visit Old Town La Quinta Old Town La Quinta is beautiful! The archways, the Saltillo tiles, the flowers, the mountains, every building is lovely to look at. It is an experience, not just pul...

24 jan 11

DIY Grace Kelly Hermes Bag

  Kelly Bag What woman hasn’t lusted after a Kelly handbag from Hermes. I know I have, but with a price tag over $10,000.00 I think twice. Even though the price tag is so high there is a waiting...

21 jan 11

Palm Springs Thousand Palms Oasis

Two years ago when I first visited Palm Springs I remember driving past Thousand Palms Oasis Preserve in the Coachella Valley and thinking to myself how scruffy the palm trees looked and why on earth...

17 jan 11

Adoptable Adorables

These pictures broke my heart. These wee ones are looking for their fabulous forever home too! Meet Tinkerbell, General Lee and Bogart. These precious pups were rescued from high-kill shelters in Cal...

15 jan 11

Stuart Membery

I am please to welcome Stuart Membery as one of the valued sponsors of this Blog. Stuart Membery is one of the worlds celebrated designers and his work spans Architecture, Interior, Fashion, Fine Art...

13 jan 11

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