Vali girls

Jun 16, 2012 Val 0

Re-turned

Lovely wooden birds who were furniture parts in a previous life.

May 6, 2012 Val 0

Rocking Horse

As simple as it gets. A rocking horse made from a tree trunk, by Hilla Shamia.

Aug 8, 2011 Val 0

District Millworks

Custom-built island made from reclaimed wood and eco-friendly materials. From District Millworks in L.A.

Apr 5, 2011 Val 0

Dinder House

A ridiculously huge home in Somerset. But, great unexpected use of scale and colour in each space.

Feb 21, 2011 Ali 0

Tones of Sepia

I fell in love with this house and the owners decorating style. Via Etsy.

Dec 6, 2010 Val 1

Metropolis Living

New(ish) in the Junction. You’re making me homesick, Toronto.

Nov 29, 2010 Val 1

Mjölk

Not only does Mjölk deserve their own post, I can’t believe we haven’t shared their Nordic decor-deliciousness here. Identity and website by Toronto friends Sali Tabacchi.

Nov 25, 2010 Val 0

Poppytalk

A Vancouver design blog gathering inspiration and promoting talent. Crafts, recipes and vintage goodness.

V is for Val

A cheese-eating, bike-riding Canadian, now living in Amsterdam. Loves great design but creeped out by ballpoint pens. Alternate dream jobs include animals and cooking, but not cooking animals. Personal mantra gifted from an expert on the subject: Fortune favours the brave.

A is for Ali

Design hybrid by day. After hours she shoots film with toy cameras, sew clothes from books with Japanese instructions that she barely understands and hangs out with her husband, two beautiful girls and three crazy dogs. Personal mantra is "Don't worry, everything is going to be amazing". And for the most, it is.