IDS16 Highlights

Thursday night was the opening party of IDS, otherwise known as the Interior Design Show, here in Toronto. I will always have a soft spot for the event after having coordinated a feature space way back when at my first design gig, but I haven’t been to the show in a couple of years while in new mom mode.

Now that I’m back in the swing of things with work, I was pleased to be invited to attend a demonstration on opening night of the show from DXV, the luxury division of American Standard. The invite came with a fluffy embroidered robe, and let me tell you there is nothing like a touch of the spa to set the mood to see some luxury bathroom design!

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My Master Ensuite Before and After

The latest bookazine from Style At Home is all about makeovers and it’s a goodie! Chock full of dramatic before and afters, there is page after page of inspirational images that will get your creative juices flowing and ready to tackle your next project.  (click here to read the full magazine article)

My master ensuite, which we worked on as part of our big reno last year, is featured and it shows how we transformed a tiny cramped bath into a sophisticated and relaxing retreat.

Categorizing it as a makeover is an understatement because literally nothing remains from the original space. The bathroom was teensy and poorly laid out with a wee wall-mounted sink, toilet and narrow tub/shower. Thanks to walls that jutted out awkwardly to accommodate two separate closets on each end, it was a very weird shape and there was no way the bathroom could be used comfortably for more than one person at a time.

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