by Colleen | Nov 5, 2018 | Arctic Life

One of my most favourite things about the fall season in the Arctic is watching the daily progression of sea ice forming in the ocean. It starts like this, with a thin, white ice coating the dark brown mud flats so that it makes the oceans look bright turquoise at high tide. (more…)
by Colleen | Oct 1, 2018 | Design
This fall I’ve got a new list of My Favorite Things! They’re must-haves around our home, especially now that we have a wee 1 year old running around the house. Yup you got it – it’s the ‘My Favorite Things: Baby Edition’!
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by Colleen | Sep 9, 2018 | Design
For ages I’ve been meaning to work on our master bedroom, which has been seriously neglected. This is primarily due to the fact that I keep changing my mind on the ‘mood’ that I want to create in that space and my changing design tastes over the past few years (mixed with a lot of procrastination).
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by Colleen | Jan 3, 2017 | Design

In the spirit of the new year and our predilection for yearly foreshadowing of things to come, I’ve compiled a list of circumpolar design trends I expect we’ll be seeing a lot more of in the new year.
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by Colleen | Dec 27, 2016 | Design

Recently I’ve noticed an increased use of cotton lamps in Scandinavian home decor. I’m not quite sure yet how I feel about them being used in small rooms to be honest, but aesthetically I find them to be so very lovely.
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