Monday Meandering

Happy Monday!  Hope you had a great weekend. Mine was filled with all kinds of holiday fun! 1)  The new issue of Lonny went live today and I am smitten (as I always am) with art walls in the issue.  In fact, this entire Denmark home in shades of black and white was jaw dropping.  The above two images are one wall in a small studio apartment.  It expands the space and just goes to show that if you hang art that you love, it works. There are no rules!  I would love to have an art...

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My Holiday Mantel

Happy Tuesday!  Are you getting into the Christmas/holiday spirit yet? The folks at She Knows Canada contacted me to share a Christmas decor tip with their readers awhile back.  So, I got cracking on decorating the mantel.  I didn’t even pull out the boxes of ornaments and decorations from the basement as I wanted to do something different from Christmases past.                                                       ...

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Where I’ve Been and Where I am…

Hi there! Happy Friday! Just wanted to let you know that I’m featured in an article in the Toronto Star online.  So fun to see my living room on their home page and mentioned next to Debbie Travis and Colin & Justin. You can read it here. I also have a little mention with some other fab bloggers in the latest issue of Dabble magazine.  It’s on one of my favourite design projects – bathrooms. You can read the entire issue here. If you can’t read it, I say “If you share the bathroom with your spouse/partner, two sinks...

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OOAK Ticket Giveaway Winners!

The lucky readers who won a pair of tickets to the One of a Kind Christmas Show (chosen by Random.org) are: Casey in TO Brittany Lisa Jura Kaman Mrs. F EJ Heather M Designwali Anon Nov 20th 8:46 It was nice to see readers who have never commented before leave a comment!  Thanks for reading! Please email me at decorhappy(at)gmail.com so I can advise where to pick up your tickets.  Have fun at the sho...

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One of a Kind Christmas Show Tickets - Giveaway

It’s that time of year again! The One of a Kind Christmas Show starts this Thursday and the folks at the show want you to attend!  They have given me 10 pairs of tickets to the show to give away.   All you have to do is leave a comment below – easy!  And with 10 pairs of tickets, your chances are pretty good!  If you don’t have a blog (i.e. no way to reach you), please leave an email address in your comment so I can contact you if you win.  Contest closes Wednesday, November 21st at 8:00 am.  I will...

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Monday Meandering

Hope you had a happy weekend! Yesterday, the weather here (just outside TO) was incredible.  It gave me time to do some much needed gardening/winter prep and have one last jump on the trampoline before we take it down for the winter. 1) My latest ideabook for Houzz is live and I wrote it on, of all things, pitchers. Lately, I have been noticing them everywhere in all sorts of beautiful colours and materials. You can read it here. 2)  The folks over at Posterjack are having a contest where you can win a Sony camera. Like...

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Upholstered Headboards

Happy Monday! It’s mornings like this when it’s cold out that you just want to stay in bed with a good book. Unfortunately, my bedroom is in need of some TLC and will be redecorated next year. I still have the same wood bed that I have had for 20 years!  Without a question, my next bed will have an upholstered headboard. This post I wrote over two years ago is one of the most popular on the blog – everyone else is enamoured with headboards as am I.  I have seen so many gorgeous headboards lately, so it’s time for another round...

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Fabric & Wallpaper: Mr. Decor Happy’s Den

So, I have been slowly but surely working on Mr. DH’s den (aka the “man cave.” ) I received creative and inspiring input from my design savvy blogging friends and took something from each. After I figured out the layout (it’s a small room, so this was easy), I put my mind to the colour/pattern scheme.  Mr. DH likes navy and grey (and it’s manly – no pink allowed in this room) so I knew those would be the main colours. Interestingly enough, four out of the five blogger moodboards had a shot of orange/tangerine.  So when I spied...

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Korhani Home Fashion Show

On Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of attending the preview of the Spring/Summer 2013 collection for Korhani Home during Toronto Fashion Week. The models were sporting beautifully tailored clothing crafted from Korhani Home’s carpets and home accessories.  Once again, they didn’t disappoint with their beautiful and colourful patterns and textures. This year’s collection showcased three themes each having a distinct feel. “Belle du Jour” featured Parisian inspired garments/rugs: The glitz and glam of the roaring...

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Style at Home Limited Edition Collection

To mark their 15th year anniversary,  Erin McLaughlin and her design team at Style at Home created a Limited Edition Collection of housewares, bedding and bath so that you can have a well-styled home too. You may have already seen my instagram photos or heard about this via my lovely blogger friends that were in attendance with me at the preview.  These products are still available and would be a nice addition to your home or make a great Xmas/holiday/hostess gift. I snapped the photos below of the products which...

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