A Schematic Life

When I think about designing and living in my next home, I think of something on one level, maybe a studio walk out with basement storage under, on a gently sloping acreage. So, I have been starting to throw some ideas around...how the open living will...

I never thought I would tire of minimalism, but I am swinging back to the "more is nice too" look. I have seen so many white kitchens of late, I wonder what's next.
I was thinking about colour...my favourite colour outside the neutral family...red. A pair of antlers and Wolf range dictated the next direction, which is what I am calling "Fox Trot Chic". One where slow food movements and growing your own food weren...

This house has been a challenge and a joy. While I loved the openness of the living area, most of the finishes were already feeling dated - and it came bare bones; no extras- millwork, appliances, the kitchen wasn't complete, and there was no kitchen...

I'm a west coast girl with wanderlust, and I like the ritual of dining outside, or bringing your furniture to street level, like Europeans do; one easily adapted to our mild climate, and unique natural landscape. Pass the BC Pinot and Sockeye Salmon...