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It's hard to believe that December is here already.  This year has flown by so quickly.  My Christmas planning started in early November when I was a guest speaker for a design series in Charlottetown.  Sneak peek at Moving Designz at Confederation Library early November   It has occured to me (and so has guilt) that I should have blogged long before now.  Within the last week 3 people

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For todays post I thought I would post some pretty pictures of the shop over the past few weeks.  Featuring lots of pretty colour combinations of furniture and accessories. I'm crazy about blue, red and tones of white for summer.  Oranges, yellows and soft greys are a hit too! Chocolate and blue.  Lots of colourful lady finger starfish have just arrived.  $3.25 each  We also have the

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For this week's blog post I am going to share my recent buying for Moving Designz Home & Cottage.  Normally every January I go to Toronto for the both the furniture and giftware shows.  However this year I decided to do switch things up a bit and go to Las Vegas.  After doing some planning and research I chose to attend The Las Vegas Market.  The market is a combination of furniture and home

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For todays post I thought I would do a fun light post to start the year 2010 with Pantones colour of the year for 2011... Pink.   I thought it would be fun to post my random thoughts along with some Pink inspiration. Last years colour of the year was Turquoise, which actually looks pretty awesome coupled with pink at this wedding table setting. This colour combination of 2010 and 2011 is also

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For todays post I am going to share some before and afters of my new master suite.  Just in case you've been wondering about my sporatic blogging this fall ... wonder no more. My lately weekend life I not only moved my business to Charlottetown but I moved too.  From my house to a condo the same week as I was moving the shop/business (call me crazy).  The totally ironic thing about the above

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For today's post I'm going to share a few photos of my condo project as seen through the lens of professional lifestyle photographer Katelyn Fraser.  Last Friday she took the pictures and on Tuesday I received this series of sneak peek of the images that are being used in promotional material.  She's one very talented gal, see her work at http://www.katelynfraserphoto.com/  I

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For this week's post it's time for a Friday field trip.  I've been working with the builder on this project since early this year when the large renovation project began.  The building process is almost done in most of the units so we're ready to decorate!!! Friday was my day on site to complete Loft 4's main living space with furniture, artwork and accessories.  I was so excited to finally

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Hmmm ... where to start this blog post.  I've been so busy over the past few weeks I have had no time to do any writing or blog posts.  I've had it on my "to do" list ... that incidentally never seems to end.  So many other life details and changes have taken priority in the past few weeks I've been preoccupied.   Within the past 3 weeks the shop has really taken shape and is looking pretty fab

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For today's post I am going to share my last few weeks with you and along with a look at the new Moving Designz Home & Cottage shop in downtown Charlottetown.  The date of this picture is September 9.  Anita and I are standing in the new shop space while the ink was drying on my lease agreement.  The new space gives us an additional 1000sq ft of retail space.  As you can see we need to do alot

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For todays post I have been invited to take part in a designers challenge by my fellow blogger Amanda Burge of AB Home Interiors.  Amanda leads a very similar professional life to mine, in that not only is she a designer and blogger but she also has her own home decor shop too!  Which I think is pretty cool.  (photo from Amanda's web) It was Amanda's idea to bring together a small group of

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For todays post, which will likely go down in history as my shortest ever, I am going to share a window treatment tip for any of you that are moving, helping others move or have a window that you're not quite sure what to do with.  I'm talking temporary window treatments that provide instant privacy.  The reason I am posting on this topic is because this weekend I made a residence move to

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For todays post I am going to share some of the images I took while on a recent photo shoot with Style at Home magazine.  I can only post selected images of the actual process as they want to be the first to publish the finished images of the house.  You're probably wondering how this all came about... Back in May I was contacted by the magazine to be the guest writer for their Shopping Etc

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For this weeks post I have to share Kate and Gordie's amazing PEI waterfront house with you.  I've been blogging on the planning and building aspect of their house since last December.  I posted a couple of pictures of their almost finished livingroom, way back in May.  Today I think we are ready for the reveal.  Meet Kate and Gordie.  A very beautiful couple.  Newlyweds building their first

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For this weeks post I have a few things to share with you.  First, an email along with accompanying pictures I received yesterday from one of our customers/friends at Moving Designz Home & Cottage.  I get lots of lovely comments and personal emails from bloggers each week and this is one that I found particularly touching.  It made my day and I'm sure you'll agree this is too cute not to share.

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For todays post I am going to share a look at our time in downtown Toronto.  Anita and I had such an awesome time, from shopping to window shopping, to patios and cocktails el fresco in the beautiful weather, to visiting Chinatown, Kensington Market, Queen St West, The Distillery District, St Lawrence Market, to meeting up with a fellow blogger, to visiting the design district and all the lovely

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Yes it's true...  I flew the coop from PEI.  Today I am posting a quick blog update from my hotel room in Toronto.    Anita and I are back in Toronto at the August buying show for Moving Designz Home & Cottage.  We flew up Saturday night to begin the show Sunday morning.  I took this picture as we were crusing at 35,000 ft above the earth and above the clouds. We started the show on Sunday

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For todays post I am inspired by the beautiful PEI summer scenery and our island beach vibe.   I also thought I would share some of the creative accessories and tablescape displays we've put together in the store this week.  And a sneak peek at a cottage we recently finished.  I took some holiday time last week as the weather here has been absolutely fabulous. This is an image I took while

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For todays post I am going to share with you our recently completed project at One Grafton St.  We have been working steadily on this massive renovation project over the past two years.  And I've been working on getting this blogpost ready for 2 weeks.... huge house, huge blog post! This project is the largest most extensive renovation we've done to date.  The house has 3 floors, 5 suites, an

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For todays post I thought I would share 2 room looks we just finished setting up at Moving Designz Home & Cottage this week. Room 1 - Cheerful and Bright.  I love the pretty combination of yellow, black, white and turquoise. The sofa is amazing!  What I really love about it is the tufting and the solid bench style cushion.  The black and white ottoman just arrived, we've been waiting since

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For todays post I have a secret I can share... finally.  I've been bursting at the seams with this news! In late May I was contacted by Style at Home magazine.  I remember walking into my office after just returning from a job site, possibly the SGG house. I spend alot of time there, I'm almost done.  I miss it already :)  Anita was in the office and on the phone when I walked in after a site

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For this weeks post I'm going to share one of our smaller yet very charming projects.  A couple of lovely seaside/country inspired bedrooms.  Recently finished, we started this work last fall with some construction, painting and then had to delay the finishing touches until the cottage was reopened this spring. I've known these clients for several years and have been working with them on

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If you live here on PEI you would know that the past 2 days have been absolutely fantastic.  Friday and Saturday have been the best 2 day stretch of hot sunny weather we have had all spring.  And if you don't take it from me this Island is stunningly beautiful in the summertime.  Yesterday I was out enjoying a  relaxing day at the beach and then a little sightseeing.  Time for a little R & R. 

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Finally we've been blessed by mother nature with sunshine and warm temperatures this past week and over the weekend.  Prior to this fair weather stretch we've had nothing but rain, rain and more rain with the odd sunny day.  Now that the sun is shining and summer is on the way here on PEI... people will be heading out to our wonderful beaches and out to the cottage. The shop is filled to the

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This has been a very busy few weeks for me and all of us at Moving Designz Home & Cottage.  The shop is filled with fabulous furniture and accessories and all of our design projects are progressing very nicely.    We've been working steadily at Number One Grafton getting the B & B ready for guests. Graeme and Judy, the owners and innkeepers, have been working very hard to get their dream business

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For todays post I'm going to share Kate and Gordies stunning home with you.  This home is absolutely beautiful if I do say so myself... and I do say.  I've been working with Kate for a year, pre-construction - the blueprint and planning stage, during construction- all those endless decisions and finally the fun part... post construction- filling the house with beautiful furniture, accessories

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For todays post I thought I would share with you my closet makeover.  You see, I have one too many doors in my livingroom- doorway to livingroom, doorway to diningroom, doorway to bedroom, doorway to dressing room/bathroom and then this closet door stuck in the corner.  It really does not serve any purpose.  It's too far away for coats and tucked behind the chair it always looked kind of odd.  

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As promised I am continuing my house tour of Number One Grafton St.  It's a big post, it's a big project... be prepared :)  I was on site twice this week including this afternoon.  We are still working on placing furniture and artwork and waiting for the final pieces of furniture, bedding and accessories.  There are alot of decisions on what piece looks and goes in what room best.  Things have

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For this weeks post it's time to share progress at Number One Grafton St.  This historic house has been pretty much completely gutted and rebuilt.  The house will be a 5 star Bed and Breakfast located in downtown Charlottetown and open for stays starting in June.  The renovations have been underway since last fall.  The construction phase is now done.  These past few weeks we've been focusing on

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For todays post I'm going to take you on a field trip.  Once a week (more if required) I do a site visit to my SGG house, well, actually it's not really mine.  Lets start again... today I'm taking you on a visit to one of Moving Designz ongoing construction projects.  We've nicknamed it the SGG house.    Work is progressing at a feverish pace, which was clearly evident by the amount of work

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I'm posting late today.  It's Sunday evening and the first time all weekend I've found some free time to get my weekly post done.  (and I still have to catch up on all my favorite blogs...)  Why?  Well, I went shopping out of town all day yesterday with one of my clients.  We were looking for some bedroom lamps for her new home.  We did find some really beautiful ones. Two with turquoise shades

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Happy Easter to all my readers and blogging friends.  I hope you are all enjoying the long holiday weekend.  For todays post I'm going to share a few pictures of Easter decor ideas, my finished diningroom and a look at Number One Grafton from this week. I had some friends over for dinner a couple of weeks ago.  This was the hostess gift they presented me with along with a lovely bouquet of

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I am still so happy, and excited to get the Beautiful Blogger award from Kelly and Victoria over at Design Ties.  Thank you again.  It seems to come with a clause to pass it on to 8 more lovely beautiful bloggers. I could go ahead and list my 8 favorites but I have so many more that I love to read and chances are you already know of them.  So I'm going to introduce you to someone totally

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Yesterday while doing my typical Saturday morning blog reading I was caught off guard, totally surprised and honoured to find myself given a Beautiful Blog Award by Kelly and Victoria over at http://www.designties.blogspot.com/    I want to give them a big sincere Thank You for this award.  They nominated me along with a number of fellow bloggers.  Some of them were known to me and others will be

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Inspiration for todays post came from my Monday field trip to meet the masons on our Craftsman style beach house...  aka the SGG project.  I had the Monday morning early call.   Susan can you come out and meet with the mason to confirm how you want the stones placed?  Nobody wants to make a mistake on this enormous fireplace, especially me.  In fact, there are three of them in this house but for

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For this weeks post I want to share the construction progress at "Number One Grafton".  I posted on the kitchen a few weeks ago from this amazing all encompassing heritage house renovation. Soon to be luxury 5 Star B and B in downtown Charlottetown.  The renovations have been ongoing since last September and are almost complete.  My clients, Graeme and Judy Sheldon and myself are getting

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Today I'm posting an update on one of my design projects, the craftsman style summer home.  I posted a couple of exterior pictures way back in December but since work is progressing so nicely I thought I would share some updated images of the progress.  Last Monday I was on-site with the owner, the builder http://www.baysidegroup.ca/ , the cabinet maker, and the foreman to review the details. 

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Hello readers and Olympic fans, once again I am dedicating my blog to Heather Moyse. A track recond and four number one finishes in the Olympic bobsleigh competion.... led to a Golden evening last night.    Summerside's Heather Moyse and Calgary's Kaillie Humphries rocked it for Canada bringing home a Gold!!!   With second place going to two other outstanding Canadian sledders, Helen

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As a follow up to my gift show post.... as promised I am posting images of furniture we ordered and/or loved for Moving Designz Home & Cottage.  These are pieces we hand selected from the January furniture show that Anita and I attended.  The stores aestetic and selections are a combination of modern classic and modern contemporary style.  This was one of the display rooms at the show. 

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For todays post I thought I would share some pictures from last weeks buying trip for Moving Designz Home & Cottage.  We were shopping for Spring and Summer accessories and artwork for the shop.  I've been busy travelling every single weekend and today is the first day I've had a chance to sit down and get some blogging done. The day before leaving on the trip I purchased a new IPhone.  I

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With the Olympic games starting today I'm very proud to dedicate this post to our Olympic hometown hopeful and fellow blogger. Meet Heather Moyse from Summerside.  Athlete extraordinaire... with an Olympic dream. Heather is an amazing Canadian athlete.  She competes not only in bobsleigh but is also an accomplished Rugby player, and is a current member of both the Canadian National Senior

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For today's post I thought I would share with you ... another Moving Designz design project.  And how I ended my work week on a snow stormy Friday in PEI.  15-20cm with high winds.  I have been working with Oasis Kitchen and Bath on various client projects, as well as, having them do work on my home.  This is a fabulous local Summerside company that specializes in plumbing and plumbing fixtures.

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I know I usually only post once per week but after being on-site this morning I couldn't wait to share how wonderful this creamy white kitchen turned out.  Dreamy. I've been working with these clients on updating their entire house over the past year, maybe more :0.  One of the last rooms on our list was updating and upgrading the kitchen.  For those of you who follow my blog you might remember

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For today's post I thought I would share the construction progress on one of our ongoing projects.  This is a project I have been involved with for well over one year.  The planning process has been enormous as the entire interior needed to be rearranged, gutted and rebuilt.  My clients purchased this lovely historic home in downtown Charlottetown to turn into their dream business.  "A 5 star

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Normally I read Style at Home Magazine for decorating inspiration however for the past couple of issues I've also been intrigued with their recipes section.  Since I love to cook (and eat) I decided to test drive a couple of  their recipes. It started with Novembers issue of Style at Home magazine. And I have to say their cover shot room is amazing. Loving the white room, the low laquered

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It's January and the time of year when we travel to Toronto to attend The Toronto Home Furnishings Market. It's here where we check out the trends, scope out deals and shop for new merchandise for Moving Designz Home & Cottage. This large trade show is open to retailers, designers and industry professionals and is held every year in early January.Anita will be joining me this year. She's an

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I took a few weeks off blogging over the holidays to allow me to shop, spend time with my loved ones, socialize and do a little year end unwinding. I originally thought with 2 long weekends in a row I would find some time to do a little extra blogging but I was wrong. I'm going to dedicate this post to Claire, one of my biggest Summerside fans and the wife of Moving Designz handyman/installer/

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Blog reading and writing is a favorite passion and past time of mine. I love to see what inspires other people. Depending on my work schedule and home life sometimes I don't have enough time to surf daily and at times a week or more can go by without reading or posting. However, after being away from it for any amount of time I find myself spending hours surfing through dozens of blogging sites

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For this weeks post I thought I would post a photo field trip at our project on Friday. This really is the fun part of our jobs, when we get to go in and finish off spaces.Our clients have been undergoing a series of cosmetic renovations and updates to their lovely home over the past year. They wanted to family room to be comfortable, welcoming and work with their new kitchen. On Friday

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For todays post I thought I would share one of our current projects at Moving Designz. This is a beautiful large new build project.We've been involved with the homeowners, mostly I work with Kate, since early summer planning for the project. Kate has fantastic taste and we are so on the same design wavelength. We're about a month away from completion. We were hoping they would be in before

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So far this fall we've dodged the bullet until today. I woke up this morning to our first snowfall. Everything is covered in a fresh layer of snow and all of a sudden it feels more like Christmas time. So for todays post I have some images of the interior of Moving Designz Home & Cottage from last week. The shop girls, Anita and Ashley have done a fantastic job of setting up the store with

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I didn't get my house altogether this last weekend like I had hoped so I won't have any after pictures until next weekend. Why? I had a set back with my drapery panels. I took my drapes into the cleaners to get freshed up and when they came back last week they had shrunk 5". Apparently instead of dry cleaning them they accidentally laundered them. So right now they are letting down the

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I remember watching an episode of Design Inc with Sarah Richardson in which she confesses that one of her guilty obsessions is vacuuming. This was during the wrap up phase of one the projects when they were all in a cleaning frenzy.And while I'm in no way comparing myself to Sarah... this last week I could hardly wait to get home every night to vacuum. As I said to Anita and Ashley I think I've

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I feel so guilty I haven't been posting. Since I've been back which is almost 2 weeks now I have had to overcome jet lag and a cold (caught from my adorable nephew) and getting back into a regular work schedule. I climatized very well to a 3 hour time change, after 2 weeks of sleeping in until 8am, which is really 11am here, it made readjusting here very difficult. Not being a morning person

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I flew the coop! I will be back in another week or so... I'm enjoying a long overdue vacation in beautiful Western Canada. Todays picture of the day is , what else? Canada Geese. Thanks for reading. Have a great week!Susan

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For todays post I thought I would share some images of a couple of the projects we've been working on over the summer and finishing up during these last couple of weeks. First up a major laundry room and bathroom renovation. I posted progress pictures of this project a few weeks ago. Both of these rooms are now 100% complete and we're waiting for a few more things to finish off the house in the

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Our first shipment from our buying trip started coming in... We're all so excited it's just like Christmas down in the warehouse. Boxes and boxes just waiting to be opened and inside lots and lots of pretty things. Here's look at some of the items we've unpacked so far and set out in the store. It's still summer here so we made sure to have some great decor and table top designs for your home and

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We've been to Toronto and now we're back ... we had a fantastic trip. We spent the first 4 days at The CGTA show and the last 3 days at leisure in downtown Toronto. We bought lots and lots of beautiful things for the store and a few things for ourselves. I cannot wait for the merchandise to start arriving. It was a great show and a great week.The day before I left for Toronto I had to go in to

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As promised, for todays post I am taking you on a house tour of our latest project. We wrapped up this project on Friday.The house itself is a 4 bedroom 2 story house situated in a park like setting here in Summerside. When we first visited the house the previous owners were still in residence and at that time we took our initial pictures and dimensions for all the rooms.Our clients, who were an

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I hope you enjoyed the video from yesterday. I just couldn't resist.For this weeks post I am inspired by the good weather we had today. It's a balmy 27 degrees here on PEI with lots of sunshine. It's so nice when I meet people while travelling or on the road and tell them I live on PEI, I am always met with a such positive responses. I can't tell you how many times people tell me "Oh yeah PEI,

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I saw this video on youtube compliments of my son. It's about as far away from designing as you can get. However it is creative, entertaining and hopefully will bring a smile to your face as you watch it. Afterall most of us have seen this slick.Happy Saturday night. Thanks for watching.Susan

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For today's post I thought we could have a look at a few of the projects and places I've been working on over the past several weeks. Working on PEI has me on the road driving constantly. Right now we are working on 2 major projects, one is here in Summerside (last weeks post) and the other is located in Charlottetown. Along with these projects we are also working on several smaller yet great

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I haven't posted for well over a month. I came back in from my gardens since my last posting and have been steadily trying to keep up with my yard work on the weekends. Due to the amount of rainfall we received in June my grass and weeds have been growing like crazy.I also took a trip to Ottawa to visit some friends during June. What a beautiful city Ottawa and its surrounding areas are.My

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I worked in my gardens all day today. It was a lovely sunny and warm day and I couldn't resist being outside all day. I'll post my weekend post tomorrow... too tired today!Susan

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I usually don't post twice in one weekend and most weeks I'm lucky to get my weekend post in. However, this being a long weekend has given me an extra day off to explore my dusty photo files, something which I have been meaning to do for quite a long time.Below are a collection of random photographs of rooms which have been completed. Most of my clients prefer a decorating style which I call

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For this weeks blog I thought I would give an update on the work I've been doing this week. I have 3 major renovations going on, one here in Summerside, one in Charlottetown and one in Stratford. As well, we're working at various stages in other homes and a couple more projects involving a series of window treatments and furniture installations. Whew... it's busy and thankfully I have both Anita

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For todays post I want to wish all you wonderful moms a very Happy Mothers Day! I am a mom of 2 amazing sons. I hope all mothers feel as lucky as I do today! Me and my boys. I love them so much!These cute "I love you" silver stones just came into the store with a new merchandise shipment on Thursday. They make the perfect little gift for the special people in your life. Guaranteed to bring a

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I thought I would share an update on our kitchen electrical project. As you recall this image is from my last posting. Since we've done a renovation in this kitchen we needed to upgrade the lighting. This meant getting rid of the off center boob light and swapping out the eating nook fixture.And here it is today... new drum light and stunning crystal light bar over the island. Also note the 2

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Sorry readers, I know my posts have been a little delayed these days. Everyone seems to be in the mood to update their homes which has had me hopping busy.I am currently finishing several very large design projects, a cottage space and hope to find some time in the next month to get out and get pictures of all the fabulous homes I've worked on in the last year. I'm dying to share many of the

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For todays post I thought we would look at gorgeous decorating ideas featuring fresh green. Green... I love it! Especially these days when the snow is slowly melting after such a long white winter it's so nice to be seeing green sprouting up in the garden.By the way, anyone watch HGTV Top Ten series this week? I absolutely loved the interiors and can't wait for next weeks show.This image

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Just for fun for todays post I thought I would post inspirational images of what my ultimate Glam house would look like... Time for a little daydreaming... White, white, and more white with gorgeous flowers arrangements. I love this....The diningroom. And a white kitchen of course!My dressing table. My master bedroom. I'm crazy about this bed.My lovely white bathroom.And lastly a beautiful

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For todays post I want to show you my new chair which I just got back from my upholsterer. The chair was given to me by a friend and sat in the warehouse at Moving Designz over the winter while I was on the look out for the perfect fabric. I found the new fabric while we were up in Toronto in January and thought it would be perfect for the chair. The chair before...The chair now... The fabric

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For todays post I thought I would continue on with more inside looks at Moving Designz Home & Cottage. But first here's a look at last Mondays ice storm... this is my yard with all the trees covered in at least an inch of ice. I took this picture on Tuesday afternoon when the sun came out. It looked so pretty. Its days like this when Spring is so late coming that make you want to travel South.

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For todays post I thought I would share some images of the new spring interior displays and merchandise at Moving Designz Home & Cottage. Alot of the new decor is from the buying shows in Toronto last month and has been arriving daily. We've been extra busy over the past 2 weeks receiving many of our new items and setting up the store for a fresh spring look. Since the store looks so beautiful

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For todays post I thought we would look at room accessorizing. For many of us this can be difficult as we all have favorite things to display but do not want to end up with a cluttered look. Here are some quick tips to create an interesting arrangement. Cluster your items together using colour or objects in a unified theme. Vary the height for visual interest perhaps starting with a tall flower

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I've just spent an amazing week in Toronto shopping for Moving Designz Spring merchandise. We bought lots of great accessories and furniture which will start arriving within the next few weeks and throughout the spring. We were also lucky enough to get a few days of personal downtime in downtown Toronto. What a fantastic city!As it happened Toronto was in the midst of a record breaking bone

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For todays post I have decided to post a very easy DIY project. Honestly I am not a fan, parden the pun, of DIY/craft projects as they never seem to come out quite the way I envisioned but this project was a snap.Inspired by the image below from Style at Home magazine. I ripped it out and have been saving it for inspiration for the past year. I finally tackled the project this past week. I'm

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For today's post I thought we would have a look at orchids. I am getting ready to leave for a furniture buying show in Toronto tomorrow! The hotel I always stay at has the most beautiful yet simple orchid arrangements placed throughout the lobby. They not only look stunning but they infuse the space with a very pleasant scent. It makes arriving so inviting.As an accessory the orchid brings both

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Happy New Year and best wishes to all my readers.Today on PEI we are ringing in the New Year with another major snowstorm/blizzard. Making today a perfect day to relax and do nothing.I found these wonderful embossed cards on this Etsy site http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6421677Thanks for reading. Have a great weekend and New Year!Susan

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I am posting a few images of my house this year. As it turns out we had a snow storm today and no one was going anywhere. We couldn't open the store, no one could travel on a day like today. Who doesn't like a storm day? Especially on Monday morning? Well, there are probably plenty of people who have yet to finish their shopping and I'm going to bet tomorrow will be crazy at the store and

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As promised in my last posting, today's post features a condo unit we decorated for Christmas last year. It was also the featured home in Island Living Magazines Christmas edition 2008.The owners are Muriel and Peter Brown. They moved into this spectacular unit last year in November. The space located 2 floors up directly over Moving Designz Home & Cottage and part of Harbour Terrace Condominiums

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I hope you are all in the Christmas spirit and ready for some fantastic yet simple and easy decorating ideas for the holidays. My personal favorites for Christmas decorating are items which are easy to pull together.When it comes to Christmas decor I think greenery, branches, pine cones, candles, berries, garland, flowers, sparkley ornaments, colourful ribbon and wrapping paper, white mini lights

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With the Christmas holidays soon approaching we have been busy getting the store ready with lots of gifts ideas, holiday trimmings and new furniture styles. As well, we have been busy completing finishing 4 large design and decorating projects just in time for Christmas. I hope to have a sneak peak ready for the next post.The colours we chose for the store this year are traditional reds and fresh

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In addition to writing this blog I also have a Moving Designz Facebook Group. Every few days I post an image... called ... Today I love. If you have a Facebook account you can easily join my group. Just type Moving Designz in the search bar to find the site and join my group.For this week's post I thought I would post images I have on my Facebook Group. It's called the easy button since I'm very

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The store display window today. Have a great weekend!Susan

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Today I thought I would post on home offices and small spaces carved out to meet our ever growing need to work from home. I hope I can inspire you with a look at some functional and pretty home office spaces.A home office space need not be large to get your work done, but it should be a place where you can feel comfortable and organized whether it's paying bills, surfing the internet or bringing

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It's hard to believe it's almost the end of September and I've been working on this blog post for almost 3 weeks. These past few weeks Moving Designz has undergone a total transformation as we head into fall. Merchandise from the summer buying trip has been arriving daily. And each time we unpack and merchandise the store more and more red is being added. We've all been busy unpacking, pricing

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For today's post I thought we'd look at some amazing diningrooms and eating areas. As you will see by the photographs anythings goes depending on the style of your house. When considering new diningroom furniture take into account the size and shape of your room. Some rooms are naturally suited to round tables while others need square tables. It's always nice to pick a table that can be

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Todays post is all about the white kitchen. Why white? It's a classic choice for your kitchen. It's light, airy and will always be timeless. It seems that all of our new construction projects involve white kitchens and quite a few of our renovations/makeovers end up white as well.How many kitchens has Moving Designz painted white during the last year? Six! That's right we've been involved in 6

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-23120067658495336202008-08-24T11:18:00.001-02:002008-11-13T06:51:30.129-03:00

I'm back from Toronto and The Canadian Gift and Tableware Show. Actually I've been back for a week now and have been slowly catching up on all my work. Time now to update the blog. It was a great show. I purchased a full Fall and Christmas line up of home decor, furniture, accessories, lighting and personal accessories for Moving Designz Home & Cottage. I love my job!For this weeks post I am

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-2851082051641112892008-08-08T21:56:00.000-02:002008-11-13T06:51:32.216-03:00

For today's post I decided to show images of beautiful bedrooms. Since I am off to Toronto tomorrow for a buying trip I don't have time to do any narrative descriptions, I think the images speak for themselves. The following bedrooms are a mix of contemporary, modern glam, classic, modern country and cottage style. Enjoy!Starting with our bedroom display at Moving Designz Home & Cottage. ( Sorry

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-48414667815804975572008-08-03T09:49:00.020-02:002008-11-13T06:51:34.459-03:00

I am bubbling with enthusiasm to tell you that in this months Style at Home Magazine, the September edition, Moving Designz Home & Cottage has been highlighted in The Shopping Etc. column written by Helen Racanelli. To say I am thrilled is somewhat of an understatement. Style at Home is one of my all time favorite magazines for great design advice, beautiful photography and inspiring interiors.

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-45569711993957586022008-07-25T17:17:00.012-02:002008-11-13T06:51:36.659-03:00

For this weeks post I've decided to post images of absolutely fabulous bathrooms. Second behind kitchens in the cost of building and/or renovations bathrooms require plenty of thought and planning. Next week I am starting a renovation project on an existing bathroom which we are going to rip out, enlarge (by stealing hall closet space), and completely refit with all new everything!If you are in

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-23997195480497839542008-07-18T20:36:00.000-02:002008-11-13T06:51:39.408-03:00

And now for something completely different. Today I am inspired to post images of staircases. Why? This amazing image below caught my attention several months ago so I saved it to my picture files for a future post and hey here we are today. Looking at this image all I can think of is... it must be some house! The planning that went into this stunning piece of architecture had to be meticulously

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-41805156954226951622008-07-11T19:44:00.019-02:002008-11-13T06:51:42.679-03:00

Happy Friday July 11!Today is the first year anniversary of opening Moving Designz Home & Cottage. Yes, we opened exactly one year ago today. And what a great year it has been. The store is doing fantastic and our reputation is growing with clients coming from all areas of PEI and the mainland to shop for their homes. I sincerely thank all of you who continue to show support for my little shop

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-55097989665281561372008-07-04T21:07:00.018-02:002008-11-13T06:51:44.223-03:00

Hello, it's July 4 and summer has finally arrived on PEI. The air temperature is sitting at a fantastic 24 degrees. Oh, it's so nice! It rained hard all last weekend but thankfully on Monday, Canada Day, the clouds broke and we've been in a hot dry spell all week. I've been truly busy over the past month with both the store, and finishing up (and starting) fantastic yet diverse design projects.I

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-76750298813478277342008-06-11T10:09:00.008-02:002008-11-13T06:51:46.443-03:00

Late to post AGAIN! Sorry friends. The store, my design jobs and spring gardening have kept me hopping in the last few weeks. We finally had nice weather on the weekend which meant I spent most of the weekend tending my flower beds. ( I've been working in the store every Saturday). My gardens so needed the work after all the rain lately. I will post some pictures of my gardens for you to see

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-51946174554414140772008-05-30T19:53:00.028-02:002008-11-13T06:51:51.553-03:00

Summer is late arriving here on PEI. After a week of wind, rain and generally cool weather I thought I would do a post on sea shells to take my mind and yours off our dreary weather. Nothing could be more summery than seashells. Everyone seems to like them and they are one of the best sellers here at Moving Designz Home & Cottage. I think it's because they remind us of happy lazy days spent

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-66789665806493990782008-05-25T21:07:00.016-02:002008-11-13T06:51:55.017-03:00

Sorry to be so late posting, I can't quite believe(well maybe) I haven't posted for 2 weekends. My excuse... I've been really really busy working weekends and restocking the store has kept me too busy to post. I have, however, been stocking up on beautiful images for blogging and have some fantastic rooms and accessory ideas to share with you this week.Blue continues to be a hot trend this year,

Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974281375011918061noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3939923969073670745.post-34083957398045299472008-05-02T18:11:00.003-02:002008-11-13T06:52:01.492-03:00

This room is my inspiration for this week's post. Most people shy away from black and white so I thought I would share some very inspiring images of rooms done in black and white.There's alot to love about this room starting with the graphic little "love" cushion. I feel this room is a perfect example of using black and white with a good hit of colour and playfulness. It has all the elements of

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