Weekly Design Inspiration: 2024 Forecast
As we enter the halfway point in the year, we are starting to look ahead to the trends that are set to take the stage in 2024! We never advise our clients to design their homes based on trends, but rather to look for design inspiration that speaks to them. Today, we’re looking through some of the trends for 2024 and we would love to hear if you resonated with any of these looks…
Weekly Design Inspiration: A Vacation from the Island
Since nothing lasts forever in design, it’s only natural that every few years, we reevaluate what we love about our homes and what isn’t working for us anymore. Although many of us can’t imagine our lives without our kitchen islands, some people are saying that island life needs to shift and readjust…
Weekly Design Inspiration: Cottage Days
One of our favourite parts about the summer is the fact that we are often reminded of our childhoods spent at the family cottage, filled with memorable trinkets and lots of laughs. Today, we still have that same love for all things cottage and cozy design
Weekly Design Inspiration: The Backyard Retreat
As with almost all Canadians, we try to spend as much time outside as possible once the weather gets warmer. We love being outside with our friends and family and we love having an outdoor space that’s ready to entertain and delight! That’s why we are loving what we’re seeing when it comes to backyard designs lately…
Weekly Design Inspiration: Our Favourite Pattern Combos!
The wide world of fabrics is like a playground for designers, full of rich, vibrant designs. However, for most, it can be very overwhelming as well! This week, we’ve put together a cheat sheet of some of our favourite pattern combinations…
Weekly Design Inspiration: The (In)formal Dining Room
In many ways, the open-concept home brought us closer with our families; people could cook while engaging with their partners, parents could eat while watching their children play, and fewer walls meant a more casual environment. While we still love the open-concept home, there is an increasing desire to bring back some of the pomp and circumstance that formal homes provided…
Weekly Design Inspiration: Big and Burly
The trend we’re taking on this week is beloved for so many reasons; warm wood tones, vintage elements, and durability all come to mind. So it’s not a shock when we say that we are loving burl wood right now!
Weekly Design Inspiration: Brown(ie) Points
As the warm weather starts to roll in, we have been spending lots of time in the garden lately and preparing the patio for summer sunsets! We know that we have been getting so much of our inspiration from the earthy tones outside and it’s easy to see why…
Shop With Me: Accent-uate the Positive!
Here at CPD we are firm believers that everything in your house should say something about you. That’s why we love accent chairs that ooze personality! The textile, silhouette, and scale of the piece all communicate something to your guests…
Weekly Design Inspiration: Unconventional Solutions
It can be so easy to find yourself bogged down with the conventional design rules to the point that you find it difficult to come up with solutions for your home that don’t fit into the equation. When this happens it may be time to start embracing the unconventional solutions; things that may be a little different but actually bring out all of the best features of your home…