If the Christmas light display post wasn’t enough on a special 12.12.12 day, well I have one more post for you. It’s my featured listing, perfect for the traveling executive. It’s a 2 bedroom fully furnished loft in the Westside Loft building on King St W that’s available for rent. Before I go ahead and Read the Rest…
Category Archives: Apartment
Cool Homes: In 650 Sq Ft + Contest
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakThis place not only wins the title of Cool Homes this week because it’s a unique small space, it is also located in Toronto, near Bathurst and Queen! Owners and designers, Claudia Bader, Timothy Mitanidis and Martin Tavares bought this run down boarding house with huge potential in their eyes. They renovated the home into 3 apartments and Claudia Read the Rest…
Creative Decor: Vintage Suitcases
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakI’m a lover of all things vintage, so this post should come as no surprise. I love when I walk into a home and see one of a kind items. The more interesting part is the way people are using their vintage finds, it can be very inspiring! I’m always searching for creative ideas that I can Read the Rest…
Mission: Clutter Free
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakWe all strive to keep a clean home, but sometimes life gets in the way and things start to pile up! It’s always good to take inventory of what’s actually in your home and practice the art of declutter our homes from things we don’t need or use anymore. This is not just another staging technique for when Read the Rest…
Cool Homes: Polish Style
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakToday’s feature is not so much a home, but nevertheless is near and dear to me as it’s from Poland, the country where I was born! The designer’s challenge was to design something minimalistic yet functional for people visiting Poznan in Poland and to also have all the amenities of a hotel room while feeling and looking like home. Read the Rest…
Guest Post: DIY Storage
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakI’m going to hit you with another guest post today. You are probably wondering what’s up with the guest posts recently, well when I went away on my snowboarding vacation, I asked some of my favourite people to write guest blog posts to keep you all entertained while I was gone. Unfortunately the wifi I was promised in Read the Rest…
Cool Homes: Basketball Court
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakI think this has to be the coolest piece of real estate I have featured on my blog thus far and I’m super excited to share it with you! The designers of the company, The Apartment, received a once in a lifetime opportunity to completely renovate and redesign the first US YMCA basketball court and suspended track Read the Rest…
Creative Decor: Painted Ceilings
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakI thought painted ceilings should make it into the creative decor section of my blog as they are often neglected. The trick is, that it definitely needs to be done right, if done wrong, the room can seem smaller and shorter, so it’s very important that you know what you’re doing. Here are some examples Read the Rest…
Non Traditional Christmas Tree
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakWith the holidays fast approaching, I thought I would acknowledge them and do a few blog posts during the month of December to be festive. A lot people tend to go crazy when it comes to decorating their homes/condos/apartments for the holidays and I must say that it can be pretty tacky and overwhelming at Read the Rest…
Cool Homes: Colour Wonderland!
Posted by:Aleksandra OleksakThis apartment made it to the “Cool Homes” list because this couple was not afraid to use colour mixed with vintage and rustic pieces, it was definitely love at first sight for me. This 1 bedroom apartment is located in England in a fishing village called Leigh-On-Sea, 1 hour east of London and is on Read the Rest…