The next project I’m featuring is our recent redesign project in the Highlands neighbourhood in Edmonton. My clients purchased this home in advance of moving back to Edmonton from out east - in fact, we technically saw the home in person before they did! They were wanting to start fresh with new furniture and decor and we were excited to help them make their new house feel like their home. We focused primarily on the living room, dining room, den / office and primary bedroom. But there were also some updates to the kitchen and stairwell too. The overall vibe for the space was to be fresh and inviting, perfect for entertaining as well as cozy evenings in, dog friendly and a timeless yet modern feel.

Well, it’s been a while since my last post on our own home renovation but since we recently had Darren Lebeuf over to photograph our home and I’ve got some great photos now, I feel like it’s time to share the biggest transformation of our project! So let’s go all the way back to 2017 when we bought our 1950’s semi-bungalow and decided to do a full renovation before moving in. The design of this area of our home is one I’m extremely proud of. The goal was to create a lovely primary bedroom, add laundry and a full bathroom, maintain a second bedroom and ensure there was lots of storage. All this in a space that previously had two bedrooms and a random sink in the hallway.

I had a good chuckle the other day when an astrology account I follow posted on Instagram a “you can only choose 2” list for each astrological sign. For Taurus the options were, “be right about everything”, “unlimited supply of fine wine”, and “the power to shrink your bed and take it with you”. As a Taurus - that is a hard decision to make – I like being right, I like fine wine and I also really love my bed. But the reason I’m telling you this is because I really, really love my bed and you should too! Here’s why, and what you can do if you’re not currently as in-love with your bed as you could be.

There’s a part of me that doesn’t even know where to begin this post. This project started in 2018 and finished in June 2021. I had to go back in my files to even remember what this project started as and fun fact, my logo was even different back then! But seriously. I was originally brought in to help my client update her kitchen. It started with just doing the design plan. Then it expanded into me handling the sourcing and overseeing the project. Then we added on updates to the living room and dining room, which then turned into the main bathroom being renovated, and since we were there, we might as well do the 3 bedrooms and the ensuite too.