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The fine details of a kitchen design

Posted on May 25, 2019 by Sheri | 3 Comments

I’ve recently gone over the last step with my clients for their kitchen. We have just gone through the fine details of their kitchen design. What exactly does that mean? Fine Details of a kitchen design When I work with clients to design their kitchen, we discuss numerous questions. The entire focus of a new kitchen always revolves around function….

New Project: New Beginnings for a young couple

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Sheri | 8 Comments

I have been working with a really nice couple who have just purchased their first new home. To add to all of the excitement, they are expecting their first baby in July. As I always like to name my projects, I’m calling this one ‘New Beginnings’ New Beginnings There are some big changes coming to this home. Let’s start with…

Smart Home Appliances: They’re not only smart but sexy too!

Posted on May 11, 2019 by Sheri | 20 Comments

I first started to write about smart homes after attending KBIS 2019 in February At that time, I had no idea that I would write about smart homes three more times! I’ve written about good, better, and best options for a smart home as well as smart home switches. This week, I thought I would round out all of my posts by…

Smart Home Switches: It’s as easy as 1-2-3

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Sheri | 14 Comments

Last week, I wrote a blog titled, ‘Creating a Smart Home‘. In that blog, I went into some good, better, and best options. This week, I’m going to specifically talk about Smart Home Switches. Why? Well – I’m using them in our investment property Love At First Sight. This project is all ready to turn over to my real estate…

Creating a Smart Home: Good, Better, and Best Options

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Sheri | 12 Comments

On Friday, I had the opportunity to be part of a small group of interior designers who came together to learn more about smart home technology. A huge thank you to Debra Blake Designs for setting it up. Smart Home Technology When it comes to a smart home, many people don’t really know what that means. While there are easy…

Creating a renovation budget: 3 Steps to ensure success

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Sheri | 8 Comments

While creating a renovation budget is not rocket science, it does require skill, knowledge, and manipulation. Ensuring the task list is checked off (known as labour) as well as making sure the functional design is pretty (known as the sourcing), these two key elements are essential to a successful, on-budget renovation. While it is very common for clients to not…

3 Reasons I love working with a property investor

Posted on April 13, 2019 by Sheri | 14 Comments

As an interior designer, I work with a number of property investor clients. These projects are typically “buy and flip” projects however, I have worked with clients who have purchased property to rent out (known as “buy and hold” properties). I have had people ask me how they can get involved in all of this fun. Recently, I had the…

Kitchen Backsplash Choices: What I went with and WHY

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Sheri | 19 Comments

As you all know, we have a little project on the go that I’ve called, “Love At First Sight”. You can read about this project here, and here. I have had a clear design vision for this home right from the start. There has only been one area that has caused me some sleepless nights: the kitchen backsplash! Kitchen Backsplash…

My Home Office: A few of my favourite things

Posted on March 30, 2019 by Sheri | 22 Comments

I’m not sure if many of you know, but I have a home office. While I have been asked to move into a number of office spaces, I really don’t wish to leave my cozy space. I’m writing this blog as part of a blog link up or blog hop. You will see at the bottom of my blog, some…

Kitchen Cabinets: The difference between custom vs IKEA cabinets

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Sheri | 22 Comments

Since January, I have started to work on 6 new kitchen designs. In my past kitchen design work, I have worked with both my custom cabinet company as well as with IKEA. When it comes to looking at kitchen cabinets, what is the difference between custom cabinets vs IKEA cabinets? DESIGN When working on a kitchen renovation (or any renovation…

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