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Spring into the bedroom

June 3rd, 2010

Spring into the bedroom

With spring in full bloom there is no better time than now to enhance your sleeping quarters with the beauty of the season. Take advantage of the bright colours Mother Nature has provided and rejuvenate your space with imagination. This time of year offers so much variety in colours, textures, and styles. Two incredible local retailers can enhance your bedroom, and also have products to extend into other areas of your home such as the ensuite or kitchen. Be prepared to walk away with some personalized treasures!

Visit Bella Casa Design Center to see how they can create the bedroom of your dreams from bedding to chandeliers. Additionally, Jilly’s Home & Lifestyle provides an eclectic array of accessories to decorate your home to perfection.

Bella Casa Design Center

Bella Casa Design Center

What’s in store: Bella Casa has become a local icon through their ability to offer incredible quality, exceptional personalized service, and products that are uniquely Canadian. Upon first arriving in the store your senses will be overloaded with ideas for every room in your home. The personalized bedding program offers customers the opportunity to create exactly what they want. From an array of fabric choices, pillows and comforters, there is much to behold and savour. Owner, Karen Visser, brings in 16 years of design experience to help solve her customers’ design dilemmas. To help bring the entire space together they also offer area rugs, Hunter Douglas blinds, drapery, and matching towels. Check out the consistently changing bedding displays for inspiration or admiration.

Jilly’s Home & Lifestyle combines the best of many worlds. They take the extra step to not only bring you accessories for your home but go as far as to bring in accessories that match your life via hand bags, jewelry and clothing. You have the complete package here to showcase your style and individuality. Take a look at the unique picture frames or vases to add some sparkle at your bedside. Ask to join their customer newsletter to take advantage of great seasonal specials and announcements. Consider taking home a dainty necklace to match that special outfit — which in turn also matches your new comforter perfectly.

Find them: Visit Bella Casa Design Center Ltd. at 9646-142 Street; Jilly’s Home & Lifestyle is located at 14227-23rd Avenue.

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Hoarder or sorter? – What’s in your closet?

March 2nd, 2010

Harder or Sorter?Along with spring comes the desire to polish golf clubs, find the tennis racket, and dig out the bikes. Do you know where to find all your favourite toys? Learn from two very organized companies how to conquer your overflowing closets, drawers and garages. Storage Revolution specializes in the home/office while Monkey Bars Solutions focuses on the garage.

What they offer: Storage Revolution is an organizer’s dream. This store offers a plethora of systems for cutlery, clothing, laundry, jewelry, food, and bathroom. Sort your messy kitchen cabinets with food containers that keep your favorite treats fresh and always handy. Get your closet organized with amazing shelving systems that will sort out any clothing dilemma. Need help figuring out where to start? Schedule a free in-home estimate. This is a clever store offering brands such as Umbra, Suction! and Shulte (Elfa system).

Monkey Bars Solutions offers an extensive product line that transforms ineffective and wasted space in your garage into usable and organized space by getting clutter up off the ground and into higher spaces. Their storage systems are comprised of heavy-duty shelves and hooks which are supported by a unique rack design. Each system is engineered for structural strength and stability and can support up to 900 pounds. Removable bars allow your system to adjust as your needs change. Exclusive to Canada, each system is professionally installed to ensure maximum strength. Look for Monkey Bars Solutions at the Edmonton Home + Garden Show and ask for your free in-home estimate.

Organization ideas:

  • Sinking under clutter? The ‘Under the Sink Storage’ shelf unit adjusts around pipes so all of those cleaning products, garbage and garbage bags have a neat home.
  • Small bathroom? Use the Suction! product line to place items such as toothbrush, soap, razor, and towels on the wall up and out of the way.
  • Small spaces? Place narrow plastic storage bins under the bed for seasonal items. Over the door hanging systems are great for clothing, jewelry, and shoes. Utilize the top of your double-stacked laundry system to store items you rarely use in TupperwareTM bins.
  • Personalize your closet space with the closet organizational system from Shulte.
  • Place large bins above your garage door for seasonal items or clothing. Hang garden tools/ shovels on the wall. Use the hanging bars to place golf clubs, bikes or other seasonal items.

Find it: Storage Revolution Inc. is located at 12422-102 Avenue. Visit Monkey Bars Solutions online at www.gorgeousgarage.com

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Art and Flowers – A Playful Valentine’s Day.

February 16th, 2010

No matter how many Valentine’s Days we have experienced, it never gets old to say “I love you” in a special way. Go beyond the traditional dozen roses to excel your partner’s heart rate — entice them with something bold from The ArtWorks. An Edmonton icon nestled perfectly in downtown since 1982, The Artworks offers the perfect unique gift you will be looking for.

They offer: Old with new. An eclectic mix of merchandise guaranteed to satisfy the most astute consumer: flowers, jewelry, home décor items, stationery, journals, customized art framing, and many other kitsch items. Emphasis is placed on small production items to bring both quality and uniqueness into your home. The porcelain collection by Klein Reid (New York) offers hand-detailing with unsurpassed beauty you will not find elsewhere. New York jewelry designers Philip Crangi and Jill Platner craft statement pieces that will definitely ignite a fire. Floral arrangements showcase the best the season has to offer with a focus on quality over quantity. Interesting texture and colour combinations, offered in each floral masterpiece, will make any heart flutter.

The charm: Witty and intriguing. With a very loyal customer following, Edmonton has grown to expect both the unusual and beautiful to come from The ArtWorks. This

store moves beyond disposable goods into unsurpassed quality that will last for generations. Owner Peter Turner, has taken great strides to mix old with new in both presentation and merchandise selection ultimately resulting in a truly inspirational atmosphere. When you receive a floral arrangement from The ArtWorks it is more than just flowers — it is a sculpture to behold. Every item tells a story — small vignettes make it easy to visualize how you will be able to work the items into your own home. The jewelry pieces are one of a kind and worth every compliment.

Gift ideas: For ‘her’ use the customized floral program (flowers for each day of the week or once a week or month), wrap a necklace or bracelet around a bouquet of flowers, pick out a bold vase or carafe to place your perfect arrangement in, or simply place a ring around a single long

stem. As well, beautiful scarves and purses await loving embraces.

For ‘him’ slip some small cards that whisper sweet nothings into a funky business card holder, clip a few of your favorite photographs or date ideas with a shiny new money clip, wrap a bracelet around a new journal, make sure he is never late with a new watch, or buy some new wine glasses to celebrate.

With a feeling of nostalgia and modernism twisted into one, The Artworks is a real gem to visit.

Find it: The ArtWorks is located downtown at 101B in Edmonton City Centre.