If I had $170 to spare, I would totally spend it on this mini donut maker. Look how cute those donuts are!
Okay, so I know St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and green-themed parties, foods, and decorations are dominating Pinterest and blogs, but around here, the green stays far away. While I wouldn’t paint my walls green, I do love greenery in my home. I absolutely love having living plants in every room around my home. If I lived in the French countryside (yeah, if), I’d definitely try to have a green house. I’d probably call it a conservatory or a garden room (look at all of these beautiful conservatories).
via Home & Garden
Okay, I’m now off topic. Let’s get back to what I really want to talk about today: quatrefoil. The quatrefoil is a four-leaf symbol that we see a lot in art and architecture. It was most popular in the gothic and renaissance eras (read more here). I’ve gathered some photos of quatrefoil products and gorgeous interiors with quatrefoil details.
quatrefoil headboard, Christopher’s of Nantucket via DecorPad
quatrefoil pillow cover, Decidedly Chic
Suzanne Kasler’s home, via Architectural Digest
quatrefoil mirror, Horchow
quatrefoil detail in this gorgeous farmhouse kitchen, Magnolia Homes
quatrefoil necklace, Van Cleef & Arpels
via AM Dolce Vita
quatrefoil photograph, via Posterjack
Playful pom pom trim is a great option for accenting pillows, drapes, gifts, Christmas stockings, clothes, and so much more. It’s easily found online and in fabric stores.
white pom pom trim, $16.50 for 3 yards, Snowy Creek Designs
The latest issue of Toronto Life published another article about Toronto’s crazy real estate game. This time, the article was focused on a section of Forest Hill where home owners/developers/architects are basically one-upping neighbours/competitors and building monstrosities that may or may not fit in with the Forest Hill aesthetic (I guess it depends on who’s judging). The article honestly made me laugh out loud. Toronto real estate is ridiculous, and it blows my mind that a $3.25 million house comes with only 1 garage (for example). It also seems unbelievable that $1.5 million houses are torn down for new builds. Or, even when they’re not torn down, they require unbelievable amounts of money to bring them up-to-date.
The article – and my ongoing fascination with real estate – pushed me to browse the Toronto real estate listings. Here are some of the pricey properties that caught my attention.
500 Wellington St. PH1001, Toronto, $7.9 million
88 Davenport Rd. #2401, Toronto, $8.988 million
100 Glen Rd., Toronto, $9.5 million
50 Yorkville Ave., Toronto SP 1, $11.9 million
50 Yorkville Ave., Toronto #2402, $12.995 million
118 Yorkville Ave., Toronto, PH901, $18.9 million
I also expanded my search to all of Canada to see what $10+ million dollar properties looked like elsewhere. Here’s a sample:
650 Lowry Ln., North Vancouver, $10,988,800
2156 SW Marine Dr., Vancouver, $11.9 million
13283 56th Ave., Surrey, $12.888 million
1116 Highland Place, West Vancouver, $19.7 million
Magog, Quebec, $25 million (click the link – it’s basically a castle)
And, now, for something a little closer to home…this gem in Kitchener, Ontario is full of white, and it seems like a major deal at only $2.5 million!
12 Westgate Walk, Kitchener, $2.5 million
What was that about “if I had a million dollars”? Seems like it can’t buy a whole heck of a lot in Toronto (besides Kraft Dinner, naturally).
I’ve got a bathroom/laundry room renovation on my mind these days. I would really like to start the reno this spring, but I’ve had little time to finalize the design plan. It’s not going to be anything too complicated as it is a small space, but every reno needs thoughtful consideration and planning. Am I right?
I’m looking at the design details of these laundry rooms and they’re making me wish I had a large enough space to incorporate all of them!
drying rack drawer – via Eleven Gables
sorting drawer – via Sunny Side Up
clothes hanging rod –Â via Home Bunch
closet fold-down ironing board – via Home Bunch
Fornasetti overload – via Berkley Interior & Lifestyle Design