George Brown Con Ed Calendar Girl

I was recently invited to share my story and some of the experiences I had as a graduate of the Interior Decorating Certificate at George Brown College of Continuing Education.

I agreed to an interview and a photoshoot for the calendar because I believe in supporting the institutions who helped you get to where you are today , but it was definitely a surprise that they ended up putting my mug on the cover of the 2015-16 course calendar. Just call me a calendar girl!

The photo shoot for the calendar took place at my home aka my office, and even Edie enjoyed getting in on the action!

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Welcome to Jessica Claire Interiors!

For any new readers out there, my name is Jessica Waks and I am a Toronto-based interior decorator, gourmand, and mother of twin boys. I started my original blog way back in 2008 and have since worn a few different hats, most notably as the Design Editor of Style At Home and as a media personality on television shows such as Cityline and The Marilyn Denis Show.

Now with my maternity leave behind me, I’m excited to share the next chapter: Jessica Claire Interiors. My goal is to take on a select few decorating jobs at a time in order to be able to balance work with family. It was hard to leave my position at the magazine behind, but being my own boss gives me the flexibility I need right now. I’ll still produce the occasional editorial story on a freelance basis and will be doing some media appearances now and then, so I hope you’ll follow along with my latest decorating adventures here.

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