Happy Monday, fellow design lovers! If you’re anything like most of our beloved inner-city clients, you understand the struggles that come with small-space living. One of the biggest woes? Trying to create functional dining and work spaces that don’t encroach on your limited living space (TV trays anyone?). But no need to despair because we’ve got you covered with this week’s […]
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Small Space, Big Living: Flexible Seating
The turn of the weather doesn’t mean a slow down for us here at the Interior Design Shoppe. We’re rolling out of bed early-ish, sucking in our post-holiday turkey bellies and delving into that good ol’ inner-city design! One thing that we’re constantly sourcing for our fabulous city-dwelling clients is flexible seating options. Many small-space […]
Contemporary Bungalow Remodel
This is the great room we created for an inner-city living young professional couple with a growing family. They were living only in the front room of the home, and felt very closed off from one another when someone was cooking. Moving the kitchen from one side of the home to the other, and opening […]
Soft Graphic Girls Nursery
For this eclectic inner-city girl’s nursery, mom and dad wanted a room that their little girl could grow into! We blended a mix of contemporary and midcentury furnishings, lending a fresh look with a hint of nostalgia. The carefully painted horizontally-striped wall creates a fun feature while a gallery of antique gold frames adds a pop of vintage […]
New Traditional Eclectic Great Room
This inner-city Calgarian family wanted to create a look that incorporated their love of vintage, modern and texture. This is their only living area, so an oversized comfy leather sofa for the family to curl up on was very important. The reflective funky metallic retro wallpaper pulled everything they owned, and new purchases together to […]
Bright Modern Eclectic Great Room
This Bridgeland condo was a lot of fun to decorate! Our fashion-savvy, hip new mommy & daddy clients wanted to refresh their space to make room for all the baby stuff in their lives, while keeping it trendy, modern and eclectic – just like them! The colour palette was inspired by the home-owner’s impactful high […]
