Find the Right Designer

Your new kitchen is a bigger investment than ever. It pays to hire a design professional you can trust. On the messy journey called kitchen remodeling, there are advantages to having a professional designer as a guide. The pros can help you budget wisely, avoid mistakes, make the space beautiful and functional and open...

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Livet hemma (Life at home)

: : inspiration straight from the designers at IKEA. Here is Ikea's own blog .livet hemma. with lots of amazing inspiration from their designers, stylists, editors and more. Enj...

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Ottomans, Benches, Foot Stools

Ottomans have become a favourite of mine to use in family/media rooms and dens. I like using them for several reasons. First and foremost they serve as the indispensable coffee table. I like to make mine with tight tops and rather flat as opposed to padded with a pillow effect. This way you can set things on top of them...

Category › Design is in the Details , Patricia Gray

Stockholm home

: : love this wonderful Stockholm home bursting with colors and patterns. Everything feels so very Swedish. And what a beautiful happy family! From Swedish Design magazine .family livi...

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My Vision of Heaven

A beautiful door, sunshine, a pea gravel garden path!  Photo Credit PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm writing about the world of interior design, architecture, lifestyle, and travel. 2011 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™...

Category › Inspiration , Photography

A Glimmer of Hope

When I opened the blinds in my office this morning this is what I saw….could you hear me clapping my hands? I even did a little dance around my desk……. so happy, so happy. For those of you who live in Vancouver, you will understand. For those of you who live in more southern locations, you will think I have totally gone...

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Me=featured designer on .from sthlm.

: : I am incredibly proud to announce that I am this month's featured Swedish designer on .from Sthlm..From Sthlm. is an online webshop that was started two years ago and has since featured over twenty different independent Swedish designers, Lotta Kuhlhorn and Mrs Murphy are among a few of my favorites on the list.Every...

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from Scandinavia with love

: : found a new Scandinavian blog chock full with inspiration! Please visit .from Scandinavia with love. to see more wonderful photos of Scandinavian hom...

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color at ikea family live

: : here comes some interior inspiration from .Ikea family live.  this colorful home in northern Portugal is fantastic! it's totally my style, mixing lots of bright colors and patterns. it makes me happy to look at these phot...

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Steve Jobs on Design

  I love this quote by Steve Jobs. What do you think? Is good design more than just looking pretty? Join the discussion by leaving a comment. Photo Credit PATRICIA GRAY INC is an award winning interior design firm writing about lifestyle and WHAT'S HOT in the world of interior design, architecture, art...

Category › Inspiration , Inspirational Quotes

Vicente Wolf and Inuit Art in Vancouver

I had the pleasure of spending time with Vicente Wolf on his trip to Vancouver where he spoke at the Buildex convention. Albarosa Simonetti had put together an itinerary of Native Art Galleries and we spent the afternoon looking for Inuit dolls made of Caribou antler for Vicente’s private collection. As well as showing...

Category › Albarosa Simonetti , Vancouver , Vicente Wolf