Design that Reveals
Design that Reveals
Creativity is my love, interior design is my focus. Whether it be full service interior design, re-decoration or even online design through Design in a Box, I am passionate about all things creative. Here, I will share insights into projects, inspirations and what's going on in the world of design from Calgary and beyond. Would love to have you follow along.
my bedroom reveal May 10, 2011
publications: my home in avenue magazine Jun 14, 2012
exciting news! Jul 13, 2011
We’re back from our spring break vacation in Palm Springs. It’s the second year we’ve gone and it won’t be our last. We spent the majority of our days poolside, soaking up the sun, lounging with magazines, word search puzzles and music… perfection. The girls were in the water more than they were out, showing off hand stands, dives, back flips, and trying out their underwater synchro moves. Me, with camera close by at all times, managed to capture some ‘moments’ if you will. The smaller details in a larger picture capture more of the story than expected.
Sunglasses and a pool… a match made in heaven.
A heart shaped dry spot on the pool deck my daughter spotted and quickly photographed. I love hearts!
Underwater kisses between sisters.
A reflection of the mid-century modern home we stayed at through the lens of my husbands aviators.
A perfect row of palm trees.
I loved how our younger daughters eye lashes configured into triangles after being in the water.
I seriously can not stop looking at this image. The water is a second home for our oldest and this photo embodies her love of it.
I adore taking photos. I’m no pro, but I’ll keep learning and practicing in an effort to continue capturing moments like these.
Nyla Free Designs Inc. is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs Inc. also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
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A few weeks ago we completed a main floor installation I’ve been looking forward to seeing come together. Unique pieces, pattern and colour as well as the courage to trust has yielded great results.
You may have seen this cafe sign a time or two if you’re following me elsewhere and here it is, finally in it’s home. It is one of my favourite pieces in the space. That and the houndstooth bench – I’m in love!
Here’s a quick peek. (I’m getting good at these teaser shots, aren’t I??)
Happy Friday!
Nyla Free Designs Inc. is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs Inc. also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
While across the pond last September for the London Design Festival during BlogTour London we visited Decorex, the UK’s premier luxury design and interiors show. I couldn’t help but notice the incredible number of sculpted pieces, whether furniture, lighting or accessories, it was a predominant design element in numerous booths.
We’ve come through a ‘phase’ if you will of boxy, square, clean lined and somewhat minimal however there’s a movement towards added detail and shapes with softer lines and curves, and I like it.
What do you think? Are you ready to embrace a softer side of design?
Take a closer look at these great lines here: Graham and Green, Ochre, Julian Chichester, William Yeoward, Louise Bradley, Cox London
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
This is one of my favourite parts of a project. The beginning stages where the conceptualizing and ideas are flowing, the colour palette is set, furniture selected and go ahead given.
There always seems to be a jumping off point in a project whether it be an existing piece of furniture, a favourite colour, or in this case, glass lamps from Mottega in an aubergine colour. Combining accents to compliment the lamps along with neutral fabrics and furniture finishes, we created a master retreat complete with sitting area and desk.
Watch for a before and after post next week!
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
Tent London is a multi faceted design show and considered one of the most creative events in the design calendar. It boasts over 200 established, yet up and coming interior product designers. These companies are pushing boundaries, with colour combinations and graphic patterns, a trend I spotted each and every row I traveled.
Seaside inspired, Zoe Murphy uses textiles and imagery on recycled furniture encouraging a ‘love what belongs to you’ mindset.
Vintage toys, childhood memories and travel continue to inspire the designers of Mini Moderns where they’ve mastered the art of pattern in their own voice on such items as pillows, wallpaper, fabrics, rugs and ceramics.
Luxurious bohemian patterns is all you really need to say to pique your interest of Surfacephilia. A sketched approach to the design of wallpapers, cushions, bone china and greeting cards, the depth and interest in each pattern caught my eye instantly.
It doesn’t get more classic than black and white, however award winning print design company Erica Wakerly, has taken the graphic combination and softened it. Their approach to interior textiles and wallpaper is described as ‘Modern and delicate. Distinct, but not overpowering’.
Lovers of colour and inspired by their surroundings of nature, art and fashion, Parris Wakefield Additions collection is bold and graphic. With a strong and successful background in graphic design they’ve embraced interiors with their collection of cushions, fabrics, rugs and wallpapers.
What I loved about BlogTour London and the London Design Festival was the diverse visual eye candy that did not disappoint day after day. Each show, showroom tour and not to mention BlogTour London participants, brought a different approach to design, inspiring avenues of reaching their end product as well as a style so apparently unique to everyone, you couldn’t help but be filled with the vigor to go forth and create!
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
A visit to ELTE is never complete without the fuel to spend 4-6 hours shopping the entire store. While there in January the cafe was closed making way for one bigger and better. I got a peek behind the tarps during construction but I’ve just learned the new cafe is complete and open for business. Congrats ELTE!
Love the dramatic black walls and industrial chic approach to the design. I’m looking forward to having coffee and yummy food close by for my next visit.
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
I love receiving packages at my doorstep. They are often samples or small items for clients, however this particular package was addressed to me! Have you ever wrapped a present in a box, within a box, within a box, within another box? That’s exactly how this was delivered so needless to say it took some time to get to the final box and unveil the treasure inside.
Crate and Barrel is celebrating their 50th Anniversary this year, which is a pretty big deal, no? The Arzberg Teapot has been a Crate and Barrel classic since December 7, 1962, when the first stored opened in Chicago. Inspired by the Bauhaus school, its perfectly simple shape was designed in 1931 for the Arzberg porcelain factory in Germany. A young college student by the name of Gordon Segal first bought the teapot as a birthday present for his mother who loved making tea in the afternoon. When he opened the very first Crate and Barrel store in Chicago with his wife, Carole, he bought it again. And again. And again. In a 12-month, 50th anniversary celebration, 12 international designers have been given the Arzberg teapot as their artistic canvas. Each is a limited-edition collector’s item, numbered and signed by the artist.
I was thrilled and honoured to receive a limited edition Arzberg tea pot as a gift from Crate and Barrel. A typography collage of 50′s, designed by Bonnie Cauble. Thank you so much Crate! It has a special place on my bookshelf.
There’s a new tea pot for each month and the January and February editions are already sold out. See the collection online at Crate and Barrel and pick up yours while you still can.
Here’s to another 50 years of great style.
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
At Nyla Free Designs Inc. we have what’s called styling day. When a project is ready for install all furniture, accessories, artwork and the like are delivered, placed and styled for our clients. It doesn’t always happen in one day but we sure try. During this day, there’s so much going on and to be honest sometimes it gets messy before it gets beautiful. I make sure to bring along our toolbox filled with necessary tools and supplies to make styling day as smooth as possible. Every designer, decorator, stager or stylist should have one. If you do, what special tools do you have to make your life easier? Here’s a look inside mine ~
The other essential tool (not shown) is my phone or larger Canon camera to snap photos of the ins and outs of the day itself as well as the ‘after’ shots revealing all your hard work and vision coming to life. Don’t forget the photos!
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
Ok, I’m being a tease. Just one image from my Vancouver condo install is all you’re allowed. I’m keeping the rest of the project under wraps for now, however I’m sharing one of my favourite shots which gives a sneak peek of the warm, West Coast natural and airy feel of the space.
At 3:15 I was furiously snapping photos when I was supposed to be on my way to the airport by 3 to return to Calgary. Oh the things we do for photos! Thankfully, many of them turned out, and I made my flight on time.
See my day in the life post as well as the project sneak peek for more on this exciting condo we furnished and accessorized from top to bottom.
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
Hello! I’m off to Vancouver bright and early this morning to bring to life a condo project I started back in the fall. Delivery of all the furniture and drapery installation happens today, art and accessorizing tomorrow, flowers and final touches on Saturday. Sunday my clients will return home for the big reveal. Exciting!
Below is the inspiration behind the selections to give you a sneak peek at the overall feel. We’ve taken cues from natural elements and added touches of modern, alongside stunning colouful artwork and a city view.
If you missed Monday’s post, pop over to ‘a day in the life’ to see where it all began.
Nyla Free Designs is a full service Calgary Interior Design studio. Our goal is to bring your home to life by revealing your style and infusing unexpected elements of design and detail. If we can help with your project please let us know! See the contact page to get in touch.
Nyla Free Designs also offers an online design service through Design in a Box.
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