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I think I’ve found my online blogging decor bff’s, everything I’ve found on this blog I absolutely luv!!!   Holley & Gill is the blog name and they’re Canadian too, how lovely.  I discovered their blog via twitter the other day and it was instant blog luv.

About  

Holley & Gill is a Montreal based design office led by Conrad Buck and Michelle Carangi. Buck and Carangi bring together two distinct approaches and disciplines to their work. While Carangi’s artistic work is strongly influenced by her fine arts background amalgamated with modern design, Buck’s work is driven by product development, marketing and branding.Together, this partnership forms the solid basis that is Holley & Gill.

Here are just a sample of the recent amazing posts:

From Art in Architecture, isn’t this beautiful.  It’s always been my dream to own a home similar to this with the garden in the middle, so very zen.

I think their post Are you practical in your style? is oh-so-clever.  Yes I’m one of those people who would buy something more for it’s beauty than it’s practicality.  If it adds that special something to my decor, I would definitely add it, whether it’s practical or not.  It’s the same thing as buying that gorgeous pair of shoes that make your outfit but may not be the most comfortable shoes to wear.

They also sell beautifully made head boards via their Etsy shop, displayed below is their headboard called  “Beaux Reves” in dark brown and ivory, it means “sweet dreams”.

That’s just a minuscule sample, there is so much more to discover.  I’ve added them to my official blogroll, this site is a definite keeper!

{Image Credits: Holley & Gill, please see blog posts for respective photo credits}

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you all had a joyous Christmas holiday.   I spent some time over the Christmas holidays in upgrading my blog (WordPress) and also updated the theme, I hope you like it.  I’m sure I’ll tweak it here and there but I’m quite happy with it.  I’m all about clean lines and I think this new theme reflects who I am, elegantly simple. 

Also, I wanted to share my new adventure, I started another blog called The Chic Office.  Basically I was always the one in my previous job to decorate my office.  Why not, people always commented about my different file folders or my grass-cloth tack board full of pictures.  I’ve always thought that since you work in your office five days out of seven, why not make it your own.  So I thought I’d create a new blog about decorating your office, inspirational photos and beautiful products.   I’ll be updating it over the next month, it’s brand new so there is so much more for me to add.  Have a look at The Chic Office, hope you enjoy it.

Happy New Year to you all!

Hi everyone,
Just letting you know my theme is in transition at the moment and may look a little wonky until I resolve a few issues… thanks!
Chantal