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Magazine Winners & Guest Posting

On August 23, 2010, in Giveaway, Guest Post, by Karla

Hi Friends! I’m just popping on to say a quick hello and to announce the six winners of the House and Home Condos Lofts and Apartments issue. We did things the old fashioned way over here for the giveaway…. Scraps of paper, a bowl, and a little hand to draw names. Did the trick! Here [...]

House & Home Condos Lofts and Apartments 2010

The word is Blessed

On August 16, 2010, in Good Stuff, by Karla

Almost two years ago I closed my little home decor boutique. Partly a business decision {there was a nasty recession going on, you may have heard!}, partly a family one {Carys, the best surprise I’ve ever had , was due to arrive}, I knew without a doubt it was the right decision. But we all know that [...]

The Laundress Winner!

On August 16, 2010, in Giveaway, by Karla

Sorry for the late post everyone, it’s been a busy Monday! But here I am finally to post the winner of The Laundress Gift Basket! Lucky Jess from The Love List is the winner! Email me with your address Jess so I can send off your package. Hope you all had a great Monday,

Blast From The Past {Sarah’s H&H Cover}

On August 12, 2010, in Good Stuff, by Karla

So if you are a fan of Kerrisdale Design on Facebook, you may have seen me post a link yesterday to a great candid interview with Sarah Richardson on Passion Profiles {click image to be taken to the interview}. It was such an inspiring interview that my friend Victoria from DesignTies and Edin Interiors [...]

Rough Week for the Girl

On August 11, 2010, in Life, by Karla

Give a Girl a Break! We all have bad days now and then. My poor Carys {18 mo} is having a rough week. Monday – dislocated her elbow at the Library {ouch!} and the doctor couldn’t get it to cooperate with being put back in. Tuesday – after a night of little sleep, the doctor has success [...]

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The Other Gwyneth

On August 10, 2010, in Fashion, Good Stuff, by Karla

Back In The Day I remember back in grade 11 English one of my favourite teachers Mrs. Baerg gave us an assignment….create a scrapbook of our life. All the details of what our future life would turn out like. University, our spouse, children, home, hobbies, and whatever else we wanted to include. In my book [...]

Wallpaper for Wee Ones

On August 9, 2010, in Decorating, by Karla

When decorating for my tiny clients, {just as for my grown up ones} I always aim to create a space with staying power….timeless, classic, with pieces and patterns they won’t tire of easily. With the kiddie clients however {though I’m the first to steer clear of theme-y rooms or tv charactors or anything else stereotypically “kid”} [...]

Giveaway! Gift basket from The Laundress New York

On August 4, 2010, in Giveaway, by Karla

Giveaway Time!!! I think all design-lovers appreciate products that have been created with a great attention to detail. You know, those products who not only perform great, but have fabulous packaging and stellar marketing overall? The Laundress New York is a line like that which I carried at my former home decor boutique and LOVED. As [...]

{Design To Go} Family Room Sneak Peek

On August 3, 2010, in Kerrisdale Design, Projects, by Karla

Hello all it’s me- the truant blogger, Facebooker, and Tweeter. Yup, I dropped off the face of the social media earth the last week. What can I say? Work and life has been busy, and the backyard and summer fun has been calling my name more loudly than the computer has in my spare moments. [...]

Odds & Ends

On July 23, 2010, in Good Stuff, by Karla

Hello friends! Today’s post is a bit of a mish mash, so bear with me as I do a little housekeeping {much prefer this kind to the real thing !} The Goods I received some lovely comments over on Brooklyn Limestone after my guest post {thank you!}, and many were wondering some of the sources for [...]

Nothing better than A Day In The Country

On July 21, 2010, in Good Stuff, by Karla

A week ago we took a Saturday morning jaunt to my friend Heather Cameron’s blueberry farm, Missing Goat. What a lovely spot! I first met Heather through my store – she would borrow products for photoshoots/magazine articles {she’s an amazing stylist for magazines}, and she very kindly took the pictures of our little store that were sent into [...]

They call me the Killer {of plants, that is}

On July 20, 2010, in Confessions, My Home, by Karla

As I have mentioned before, I have a black thumb. It’s true, me and house plants don’t have the best track record, and there have been a string of sad, sad, plant deaths in our household to prove it. Just ask my husband…he’s very good at keeping track of these sorts of things AT LEAST I’m [...]