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Midnight Affair

July 27, 2010 – 1:00 am

So I came across this: And it seduced me into doing this: What seduces you?

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2010 SocialLuxe Awards

June 29, 2010 – 1:00 am

SocialLuxe Lounge. Sounds sexy, doesn’t it? So does a party held here. Held immediately proceeding the NYC BlogHer 2010 conference, SocialLuxe is holding a party at Arena to celebrate women bloggers in a variety of categories. I’ve just had the distinct honour of being nominated for a BlogLuxe award in the category of “Most Provacative” [...]

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I See Music – Green Eyed Love

May 21, 2010 – 1:00 am

The legend. ‘The Green Muse’ by Albert Maignan 1895 Courtesy Musee de Picardie, Amiens. The nouveau connoisseur. The gentlemen’s club.

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I See Music – Worrisome Heart

May 15, 2010 – 1:00 am

When I hear her, in this way, like this: I see this:

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What Do You CRAVE?

May 6, 2010 – 1:00 am

The inaugural issue of CRAVE Toronto: The Urban Girl’s Manifesto has officially launched and I am honored to be in the company of some very, very cool women. CRAVE Toronto is a savvy, quality-of-lifestyle book devoted entirely to the best local businesses owned by women. Featuring over 125 women you need to know, CRAVE Toronto [...]

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A Little of Her & A Little of Him

May 5, 2010 – 1:00 am

Bedrooms are tricky. Loaded with innuendo and fraught with undercurrents of sexual tension and personal intimacy, I’m often left to piece together a private language I’m neither invited to learn nor want to share. But how else to understand how to design – mm, no – design well if I’m not offered the chance to [...]

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I See Music – Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing

May 2, 2010 – 1:00 am

mm. That was easy. Photograph at top right by Ellen Von Unwerth

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I See Music – Do What You Have To Do

April 23, 2010 – 1:00 am

When you need to hide come to me Crawl in and unravel I will hold you through the fragile night and release you when the daylight comes

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Volcanoes & Creative Juice

April 19, 2010 – 1:00 am

There are some projects that slowly seep into your creative consciousness like a leaking faucet.  Drip… there’s the window treatment… drip… there’s the wall colour… drip… there’s the moulding profile… drip… drip… aaaaaand, project finished. Then there are the, “Dude, what the hell happened to my creative juice?” sort of projects.  Like, crickets.  As in, [...]

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    • I See Music – Kashmir
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    • Midnight Affair
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