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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Jack and Charlie’s Nursery: Part Two

Having twins meant I had to get creative with the furniture layout of the nursery. I had designed the footprint of this bedroom as part of the second floor addition and had only counted on fitting one crib.  (click here to read the full magazine article

Once we found out twins were on the way I knew I’d have to do away with any extraneous furniture. I bid farewell to the sizeable bookshelf I had been counting on and said hello to wall-mounted shelving from Pottery Barn Kids for display and book storage instead.

For safety reasons, cribs shouldn’t be situated in front of windows, so I had to keep that in mind when space planning. I ended up putting the two cribs on the longest side wall and set the dresser/change station in front of the window, with the glider and ottoman in the other corner. The room sports a decent sized closet so I chose a dresser with a combination of drawers and cubbies which made keeping items like swaddling blankets and bibs and burp cloths easily accessible. Selecting storage baskets from the Land of Nod in a bright blue added an extra dose of colour to the white furniture.

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