Last week, I was checking out beautiful cherry blossom trees.
But today I wore a winter jacket. (no photo – its just too upsetting). However when you walk into Lowe’s – you definitely know its Spring!!
The Style & Trends team has prepared a wonderful Spring/Summer line of spring outdoor decorating solutions. I’m all for spending more time OUTDOORS than INDOORS when it comes to these two seasons.
Each collection was created with the goals of empowering consumer creativity and increasing comfort levels with design.
Lowe’s has also introduced melamine serving and dishware this year! This serving dish makes me smile and would certainly be a conversation piece around a table.
I don’t know what it is about melamine dishwater but I’m always drawn towards it. P
Seriously, Lowe’s has you covered when it comes to Spring/Summer outdoor living.
The Interior Design Show has been in my calendar for months! It truly is an event that I look forward to even though it’s not really my world at all. As you know I usually go to FOOD events, however there’s something about this show that I’m drawn too. ..the colours, textures, creativity, etc. (just like in a recipe. LOL),
On Thursday night I attended the opening party (lucky me) and here’s a few highlights.
This beautiful carpet caught my eye. Isn’t it gorgeous?
I also liked this fixture. So interesting!
This faucet would be a real conversation piece.
These fancy bathtubs #WANT
Samsung had a presence this year at the Interior Design Show and I think it was a great strategy. They have “design” features in a few appliances that are just brilliant. See this Samsung washing machine? Well it features a top section that is designed just for ONE OR TWO items. This solves the problem we all face when we don’t want to run a full load for that one item!
See this Samsung Fridge? Well it has 3 cameras inside, as well as a white board and so many other clever design features. It really deserves a dedicated blog post (#onmylist). The three cameras solve the problem when you are driving home from work and wonder if you have milk or eggs in the fridge. All you have to do is tap into your app and bingo – you will find the answer!
Hope you get a chance to visit the Interior Design Show on the weekend. Seeing as there is no sun outside these days – this show will certainly brighten up your weekend!
For further information:
Interior Design Show, Metro Convention Centre, North Building, 255 Front St, Toronto
Hours: Saturday, January 21, 10am-7pm: Sunday, January 22, 10am-6pm
You would think that I would get bored to attend the same event, year after year. But I’m not. Every time I attend the Interior Design Show I am blown away. There’s so much eye candy at this show…it’s not even funny.
Naturally the event starts off for me with the Opening Party. This is one party – I won’t miss. Of course I had to wear the right shoes! LOL.
Here are some beautifully designed pieces that caught my eye.
a) Don’t you just love this chair? Not sure if it’s comfortable, but I sure do like looking at it!
b) This bathtub is just soooo elegant!
c) Believe it or not – this is a tile! What a statement..
d) One carpet is more beautiful than the next one.
e) This is one of my favorites…its simply a thick piece of black rope. I think this would look great in a family room or on a bedroom wall behind a bed.
e) Of course, I had to take advantage of the swings and goof around a bit!!
There is seriously so much to see at this show and I really hope you get a chance to visit this weekend. As you know, I’m more of a foodie yet I truly adore this show.
I found two apps recently that I would like to share with you. One is a food app and the other is a booze app – not a bad combo.
Seriously, I think both these apps are genius. Which is why I am blogging about them.
The first app is called Get Cracking which is brought to you by the Egg Farmers of Canada. Here is what I love about this app:
-the design of the app is clean. Super clean. There is NOTHING complicated about this app.
-they have thought of everything..even an egg timer!!
-the color and the font are user friendly i.e yellow and white with an easy to read font
-its SIMPLE to use. Click on the video below and you will see what I mean.
The next app that I discovered is the LCBOapp. Even though LCBO is not on twitter…I will forgive them as this app is super easy to use and makes my life that much easier when I’m trying to locate a new beer!! There has been times (in the past), where I had to go to three stores in order to find a particular bottle of beer.
I simply enter the product I’m looking for – let’s say Great Lakes Orange Peel Ale – enter my postal code – and poof – the app will tell me what LCBO in my neighborhood is carrying this product and HOW MUCH INVENTORY they have of that particular product. How brilliant is that?
As for the design of this app: the team did a great job. It’s simple to navigate without a lot of copy. Perfect!!
Both apps are free…which is a bonus.
Hope you get a chance after reading this blog entry, to start clicking on your iTunes Library to find both these amazing apps.
PS Feel free to share any amazing apps you have recently discovered too. Don’t be shy.
