I can’t even begin to tell you how enamored I am with this shoot from the newest Kinfolk magazine. It’s weird in the best kind of way. It simply embodies my feelings surrounding upcoming seasons and has instantly given me that kick in the pants to will winter out the door. Spring, I am so ready for you!

source & photography | Kinfolk

| Made out of hair. It was disturbingly entertaining |

Each year, The Gladstone Hotel empties its rooms to make way for artists and designers alike to come in and transform each space. The event is entitled Come Up To My Room and it has quickly become one of my favourite yearly traditions. From deep and meaningful installations to silly, quirky and interactive displays it’s the perfect way to spend a thoughtful Sunday. Last weekend, I headed over to the west end of the city to take a look at what was in store and I couldn’t have been more impressed. Here’s just a glimpse of a few fantastic pieces that took over each surface of the hotel this year.

|yarn, strung every which way|

|one of my favourite pieces – entitled “dwell”|

|an oversized wreath made out of cut up yogurt containers|

|a wall filled with spools of thread|

|mixed media installation using wax & string|

|thousands of tiny pieces of paper, folded|

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As a designer, art is the thing one thing I often find the most troublesome. Not only can it absolutely make or break a space, it’s such a personal experience and one that cannot be forced. As they say, art needs to find you (which can be frustrating at times, let me tell you!)  In general, it takes me a while to connect with a piece, and though there is no denying the incredible talent that exists in this world, there aren’t many pieces that have completely moved me to date. When I stumbled upon Florian Nicolles illustrations I stopped dead in my tracks. I feel very attached to each and every one of these pieces and I officially NEED to find a way to make them mine.

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I am dying over these Gray Malin photographs of aerial beach views (taken from a helicopter no less!) Not only do I want to blow them up and hang them, well, everywhere, but I’m so tempted to dive right in and join all the fun.

I’m headed up to the cottage for the long weekend, but I’ll be back on Tuesday with more goodies! Have a good one, guys. xx

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I’m seriously loving these sweet illustrations. Painted by Katie Rogers as an exploration on viewing objects in a different light, they really strike a chord with me. I just adore the idea of a few conventional items stripped down to their bare bones.  How great would they be framed in a nursery?

I think it’s fairly safe to say that our apartment is more or less complete in the decor department. Apart from the bedroom, which always seems to be the last place to receive that special touch (why is that?), everything else has fallen into place.

Most recently, we’ve added art to our otherwise naked foyer. After a recent stint at an antique store in Prince Edward County, I stumbled upon this beautiful burlap flour sack. For a mere $10 I decided that it needed to come home with me, not yet sure where it would end up. In the end, we framed it in a $34.99 Ikea frame, resulting in a huge, 28″ x 40″ piece of art for just a few dollars. It instantly warms up the empty wall in our entryway and I could not be more pleased with the results.

When we first moved in to our condo I was concerned how we would fill up our many, many blank walls on a quite limited budget. But with a little patience, and a touch of creativity it’s all coming together.

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An unbelievably reasonable Leigh Viner print, (or an even more reasonable original! A few hundred for an original painting is pretty spectacular). How beautiful are these?! I can just imagine them in so many settings.

all photos found via photography moves (by Cylla von Tiedemann)

Cylla von Tiedemann, an incredibly talented Toronto based photographer, has just launched her new site: photography moves. Having a large knowledge and background in theatrical photography, she’s going to begin teaching workshops to those whom are eager to learn. These workshops are not your standard workshops though. Essentially, they will take place throughout the world, from Berlin to Montreal, to Mallorca and then some. The trip will encompass the entire travel experience from local food to culture to learning how to take gorgeous photos of talented dancers with the help of some of the worlds most incredible backdrops. How amazing would such an experience be?! I don’t know about you, but I’m sold.

found via Design Crush via Rob Dobi

Buy art, help Japan. All of the proceeds from purchasing this beautiful piece go towards helping disaster recovery in Japan. What has happened is a tragedy unbeknownst to the vast majority of us and I can’t even begin to wrap my mind around what each and every individual is going through at this very moment. Anything we can do to help, whether large or small, will not go unrecognized. 

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There are more here, if you’d rather another.

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Are you as sick of this blogging hiatus as I am? I feel like I’ve been gone for a year and I really miss you guys! Things are slowly (emphasis on this) getting back to normal around here, thank goodness. So far I’m totally on top of all of my new-to-me projects at work, and we’re almost done decorating our new apartment too (::happy dance::)! Unfortunately in order to be on the ball I’ve exhausted almost every molecule of energy I own and I seem to be coming down with some sort of bug. I’m ignoring it though. Ignorance is bliss, right?! Anyway, I did not come back here with the intent to complain (although a little cuddle and a smidgen of sympathy never hurt anyone).

We officially move on march 19th and I’m so excited for life to get back to normal. I have a bunch of fun things planned for when I do return, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, it’s taking all my effort to not climb into one of these cloud homes. How fun are they?!

I’ll be back as soon as I’m able

xx Jacquelyn