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Top Ten Projects of 2009
In no particular order, here is my list of achievements on the home project front for 2009. I am sure your list is longer, as I seemed to have created and tweaked less than usual:
2. Her ceiling fan make-over (before):
And after:
4. The new slipcover my friend made me:
5. My new dress form I finally found after a long search (Thanks Rhenore!):
6. My pool side changing area:
8. My involvement with the new and upcoming Flea Market Style. Thanks to Matthew Mead and Ki Nassauer for believing in me and my abilities and for bringing me on board as Editor-at-Large (which I had to look up to see what that meant!). An even bigger thrill, was actually meeting Matthew and Jenny when they came to my home and photographed Sophie's playhouse for the magazine! They were as lovely as I imagined them to be, and it was an experience I won't soon forget!
9. The resultant landscaping done in anticipation of that event:
Care to share your project list for 2009? Add your link below!
Diary of an Interesting Year
A Rendering of my Living Room given to me as a Christmas gift by Michelle Morelan.
2009 is a great year to reflect back on, now that it is almost over. Whew, what a turbulent year - full of challenges. I am not one to buy into the doom and gloom of the economic climate (I have weathered others through the years: early 80's, early 90's, late 90's), but this year was a year of an down economic climate that has seemed to have escaped no one in the 'world.' There is a saying that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. It is hard to see when you are in the midst of chaos, until you have come through it.....hopefully we are through it!!! One of the benefits for me was that I kept busy and was continually looking for ways to recharge and re-inspire. I was fortunate to have four wonderful trips this year to do just that. It is very important when you are working in a creative field to be continually evolving and expanding your horizons, and travel helps me to do that. I also full filled a life long dream this year and went back to school and took two Art classes in Mixed Media Painting. I subsequently turned my garage into an Art Studio and have spent many glorious days there immersed in painting.
A trip to Palm Springs in the early Spring - where I became fascinated with and wrote a Blog posting on the Mid-Century Post Modern resurgence of 'screen block.'
Palm Springs Modern Architecture and the Use of Screen Block
A trip to the Okanagan with my Dad and a visit to the The Nk'Mip Winery and Resort in Osoyoss where I was inspired by the use of Rammed Earth in Modern Architecture.
Rammed Earth Wall NK'MIP Winery Osoyoos
A trip to New York in September and another in December. What can I say about New York, other than that it is one of the most exciting and visually stimulating cities in the world. Being able to see the artwork of great masters at the MOMA, Georgia O'Keeffe at The Whitney, and Kandinsky at the Guggenheim - it just doesn't get better than that. I shopped for clients at the D & D Building, A & D Building, and the New York Design Center, explored Soho, Tribeca, the Meat Packing District, Canal Street, walked Central Park, 5th Avenue, tried the Subway, enjoyed live theatre, ate at wonderful restaurants, enjoyed the lights and shop windows all decorated for Christmas, met new friends, and connected with old friends.
Mixed Media Painting Classes at Emily Carr University of Art 
Frottage 1 24" x 36" Mixed Media: Pastel, Acrylic, Gesso on Glassine
Experimenting with Mono Prints
Acrylic on Canvas
The Salton Sea 23" x 36" Mixed Media on Paper
West Coast Landscape 24" x 48" Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas
Triptych in My Living Room: Be Still My Bleeding Heart 72" x 36"'
Chinese Ink on Bronze & Silver Metallic
Diptych in My Living Room: Koi Pond 16" x 16" Gold & Pearl Opalescence (right)
My painting companion - Nicole 
I am very honored to be on the 'Board of Experts' for LoftLife Magazine in 2009, and to have an article published in BC Home Magazine
I wish you all a very Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2010 and may all your dreams come true!!
Patricia Gray is an award winning Interior Designer in Vancouver, Canada who blogs about WHAT'S HOT in the world of Interior Design.
2010 © Patricia Gray | Interior Design Blog™
Happy New Year!!!
Since we're not doing anything very exciting or glamorous for this New Year's Eve, I thought I'd compile a group of pretties that scream "New Year's Eve" to me... Tables I'd love to sit at... Things I'd love to wear...
The perfect black crystal chandelier for New Year's Eve...
Aren't these black and white chinoiserie plates gorgeous???
If I had some place to go other than the living room, I'd love to wear this fun cocktail ring (from here)
And how amazing is this wallpapered closet?!!! (from Houzz)...
I could see putting on my "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" dress in there...
Seriously I'm in love with that dress. (And don't have it btw) but there are so many places online you can find who sell a version of it:
... But in reality I'll be at home in my pjs...
Enjoying one of these with my husband:
Celebrating this:
Happy New Year!!! Thank you so much for your support & friendship. You've all been so amazing & your comments & emails mean so much to me. Have fun & be safe tonight!!!!
xoxo,
lauren
ps- a little heads up on what's to come in our house this next year: ORGANIZATION!! We're hitting the closets, laundry room & work spaces, and are on a mission to make them functional and pretty. Can't wait!!!
Happy Holidays!
From my home to yours, wishing you all a very happy holiday!!
It has been a great gift to travel this road with you.
Thank you so much for reading, commenting and continuing to inspire me.
Wishing you peace and happiness in the New Year!
xxx-Gina
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