AH! Design

11/25/2021

Work in progress on a living room for a cherished repeat client 🙌

11/23/2021

No regrets on this choice of built-ins for these brand new kids' rooms and each is different. I love the antique swords we displayed in this one :)

All the bespoke cabinetry built into this room plays well with the unique shape of the room, grounds it's purpose, infuses the space with detail and character, and has all the display and storage he would need without cluttering up the space with a mishmash of furniture.

02/06/2019

The interior design is coming along swimmingly here despite the drama.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real-estate/the-market/article-in-ottawas-glebe-neighbours-wrangle-over-a-new-build/

In the neighbourhood near Parliament Hill, irate homeowners amass $12,845 war chest as they look to preserve their streetscape

10/19/2018

Original artwork/mural created for a home in Rothwell Heights.

The panelling around this house is still to be refinished and the wall sconce in the middle of the painted panel needs to be installed but the painting is finished, I think. It's always finished and never finished lol

I felt that the infusion of organic, dramatic, whimsy was an appropriate contrast for the slick, contemporary, rectilinear character of the home... This is a foreshadowing of the fragile, ephemeral, human element of the interior...

10/09/2018

10/05/2018

Well. Not a dull moment! Now that we have moved past this controversial approval process, the whole home interior is moving ahead full steam. It will be glorious! Exquisite details that suit their tastes and delight the senses to come. This is an exceptional family that I have had the pleasure of working with for over 5 years - now on their new home. This neighbourhood is lucky to have such a hard-working, accomplished and engaging couple and family for neighbours.

https://ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/egan-infill-or-outcast-when-old-neighbourhoods-grow-newer-boxier-via-demolition

Of all the issues not getting much traction in the municipal election — and it was a lifeless affair even before multiple tornadoes literally sucked the air out of the city — there is a…

08/10/2018

Preparing a home for sale sometimes requires some more extensive work... Like replacing an original 1960's kitchen with something a bit better configured, modern, bright, clean and high-functioning... A fresh backdrop for the pleasures of living. Spring 2017. Beacon Hill North, Ottawa.

08/09/2018

This part of the design process is particularly exciting... Hand to paper... Forming ideas. This is how this home and all its details will come to life ...

Tailor made for a special family.

09/27/2017

I have loved working with this family on their incredible waterfront home for almost half a decade :-) It is shocking to me that they have agreed to sell it to buyers that approached them out of the blue!

They have a refined yet adventurous approach to the colours, textures and features in their one-of-a-kind French Chateau inspired home. What a thrill to be able to create such unique and personalized spaces for their daily enjoyment to unfold in. I think I'm going to miss seeing these vibrant and lavish silk window treatments we laboured over the most.

On to the next challenge at the next inspired home with them - very exciting.