Vanessa Francis Design

Hello!  I’m back at it after a very relaxing, fun week away. Nothing like a holiday to get you recharged…

You may have noticed the link in the sidebar to a guest post I wrote for Houzz. (Houzz is pronounced…

I have never been much of a thrifter.  I do love  visiting antique markets, especially the large outdoor ones in…

There’s nothing like paint to transform objects, furniture or cabinetry that are dated and have seen better days.  I was…

Just a quick post to wish my Canadian readers a fab day today and a Happy 4th of July to…

Oh how I love Twitter.  You meet so many interesting, talented, wise and witty people.  A short while ago @canvascloset…

1) On Monday a few of us bloggers got our hands dirty doing clean up at George Herman House in…

I’m thrilled to be part of Barbara’s series, “So Canadian, eh?” Please head on over to her lovely blog to…

Layla, from The Lettered Cottage is having a mantel linky party – part of their Home May’d Spring/Summer Link Parties…

As a decorator, my role is to educate clients on buying quality and buying Canadian, when possible.  I tend to…

I don’t usually write non-decor posts here at Decor Happy but in honour of the wedding of Prince William and…

In an earlier post, I mentioned that Cobi Ladner, former Editor of Canadian House and Home, has introduced a line…

Other than decorating eggs with my daughter, I don’t really do a whole lot of Easter decorating.  Do you?  It’s…

  Images scanned from Gardening Life, 2008. Photography by Michael Graydon. There was a chat on Twitter yesterday about what…

Much has happened since I wrote this post about our Bloggers Give Back  project to transform the garden of George…

I have been a huge fan of interior designer Lauren Liess since I discovered her blog, Pure Style Home,  a…

Tonight is the final episode of Sarah 101 – 9:00 p.m. EST on HGTV Canada.  Where did those 13 weeks…

As I mentioned in a previous post, a few of us bloggers  are working with Lindsay to transform the garden…

  This blogger and this blogger started this thinking they would get 50 bloggers on board when in fact over…

Remember this Before I shared with you?  I realized I hadn’t posted the After photos. This Before photo was actually…