Dining Room Inspiration

This wall right here has a lot of nerve!  That one in the back with it's off centered pass through and it's door way opening.  As much as I love standing in the kitchen looking through the pass through, I just can't seem to get comfortable on this end of things.  I've since painted the space all white and that helped somewhat but it's still a work in progress.

I've thought about closing in the pass through or removing the wall completely but each has it's negatives.  I have also thought about doing this amazing paper, or possibly a skyline idea and even thoughts of painting it black. 

And then it hit me one day as I was going through old back issues of Canadian House & Home, I should do wall panels!  Joel Bray's condo featured in February 2012 completely inspired me, check out the video here.   Above is a small area in his living room, fabulous right?

Wall mouldings add so much interest without having to commit to a paint colour or a wall paper pattern.  It's the perfect solution.  It's a classic, timeless solution!

images via 1- mine own lovely before pic | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

keri

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House and Home - The Spirit of '85

Going through old boxes can be a daunting task.  We decided to have a yardsale at my in-law's a few weeks back and in doing so opened up a can of worms, by opening up boxes, that haven't been opened  for 20 years!

Out of one of these boxes came the beauty you see here below.  The November/December 1984 edition of Canadian House and Home, titled "The Spirit of Design '85"

Amazing right?  I love discovering and reading these old articles.

My favourite read from the issue?  The predictions at the end of the designer interview section.  "When it comes to walls, Bailey and Thibodeau favour the effect of a hand painted mural", and "Ann Swsain tires of the use of Russian blinds and prefers the simplicity of a soft drape".  Everything old is new. Amazing how these designs themes get recycled and updated with a twist for the next generation.

 The Kitchen and Bathroom articles are fantastic. It's funny how many of these exact kitchens and baths I'm replacing now.  Its like someone produced a magazine of all of my before pictures!

These are probably my the funniest articles from the issue.  They cover everything from faux finishes to wall paper borders, and yes, country stencils.  Some of the advice still rings true. Rich colours paired with a soft palette and warm woods with white, although not spoken of directly, feature heavily in the article.

When Keri was flipping through, she noticed the "Researcher" on this article, Susie Dimma.  I didn't know she used to go by Susie!

Bill

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Canadian House and Home

If you ask anyone that knows me they will tell you I have a bit of a magazine obsession.  It's my drug, my weakness and my weekly / monthly fix.  Secretly it's my dream job to work at a magazine, I'm just putting that out there.  Sure blogs and Pinterest are great sources for inspiration but nothing, nothing I say beats coming home and finding a new magazine in your mail box!  

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Canadian House and Home is on my list of favourite magazines and at the top of my list for favourite Canadian magazines.

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Always great ideas and lots of inspiration!  The above is just a small sample from Canadian House and Home's Pinterest board.   They even have a board for local Canadian design blogs....hmmmm I don't see three on there though...

Ooohhh and the best part about Canadian House and Home is their online TV!!

If you don't already subscribe to Canadian House and Home Online TV you really should.  Every Monday your email in box has a nice little surprise for their most recent episode.  I love taking a breaking, grabbing some tea and sitting back and watching.  

I'm off to watch the latest!

keri

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