fieldstone windows & doors – quality for your home

When it comes to upgrading your home, one often thinks about new windows and doors. They add so much value, both for re-sale and for comfort from the elements. So it’s important to choose wisely for the style of the home as well as the function you need. What to choose may be daunting, but whom to choose is easy – Fieldstone Windows & Doors. They have only top quality products and with Rose to lend you her expertise on what to choose, why would you look elsewhere? Sarah Richardson knows to choose Fieldstone Windows and Doors – why wouldn’t you?

antique brass is coming back and can be gorgeous

Here are a few examples on how antique brass can look awesome mixed with the brushed nickel and oil rubbed bronze so many of us already have. As for polished brass – it’s the rare piece that can still cut it so I say it has to go most of the time. Hope the photos tell the right story for your home updates.

a little valentine’s day help – just add flowers in pink

Add them one at a time…

Add them in a small sweet bunch…

 Add them creatively…

Or add them in large quantity!!

trees for good health… and beautiful gardens

In the Toronto Star today there is an article talking about how trees are best for helping ailments of the 21st century – Mark Cullen writes that it helps stress and even cancer and ADHD! Here is the article – Trees.

I think trees are amazing to look at and indeed they help clean the air, so why not plant some in your own backyard this year? I know I will. I have two more spots planned for trees in my garden and I will look forward to when they start to really thrive to help make my own personal space feel fresher and more relaxing. Trees are so easy to care for and make for great design so why not help your environment out.

awesome railings to consider for your main staircase

Railings are quite expensive to replace so I am often at houses where the 1980′s oak railings are put to rest with some white paint on the spindles and the newel post and banister either stained to match the wood floor or simply painted black. It is simple, cost effective and very classic, much like replicating the look of this first photo.

But if you are in the market for new railings, here are a few other options you may want to consider just to shake things up.

the new retro modern

Retro from the 60s and 70s is so in right now. It has clean lines and reminds us of a day when life seemed simpler. But don’t just copy from yesteryear – make it 2012 with some hits of modern. Here are a few examples of what others have done that say a lot about the new retro modern.

more 2012 IDS inspiration from new furniture designers

Check out their sites, linked below each photo, for more details and inspirational furniture pieces. Such creative and talented designers!!
 jeremy kehoe studio resource furniture kino guerin palette industriesveni vidi vici design inc mumaheidi earnshaw design brooke batchelor design

the 2012 IDS and some of its inspiration

neat ways with walls / partitions

Some great inspiration for when you need to create a wall to divide a space.

experiment with shades of white – and add texture

A white on white colour scheme can be beautiful, but you have to consider textures and shades of white so that the room doesn’t feel flat or boring.

There is plenty of texture in this dining room from the linens, to the table to the wall treatment and even the shiny chair and rugged pottery.

There are several things that makes this work, yet they are are durable and wipe-able: smooth beadboard and subway tiles, shiny appliance, detailed mill-work and textural plants.

The candle light adds so much to this white space because of the gorgeous cut-outs in the holders and the tapered candle sticks. The blurred backsplash is a take on white, so think of grey (or beige, whatever your preference) as a shade of white to add depth and interest.

Cottage in shades of white and hits of wood to keep it warm and inviting.

This traditional living room would feel very different if treated with colourful walls and fabrics, but it works in all white because of the metals, woods and pops of colour in the flowers.