Urban Design Life

Website Rescue

January 23, 2010

Last night, I was updating my site amidst all the Haiti news. Through a complete fluke I took my site completely offline. Today I spent a lot of time trying to fix it. I tried my web server setting, tried my namespace server settings, edited my wordpress database manually through phpMyAdmin. A useless phone call [...]

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Make Your Own Paint Deck

January 21, 2010

How handy is it that the designers always have a paint deck in hand to help them with colour choices? Get your own for next to no money and just a bit of effort.

Go to your local home improvement store. Be it Home Depot, Rona, Lowe’s Sherwin Williams or what have you.
Head straight to the [...]

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Design to Inspire

January 21, 2010

I have been completely unmotivated and uninspired lately…. which explains is my excuse for not blogging for the past few days. My other excuse is that I’m designing 3 more sites. No, really… I am. I work part-time on my IT consulting firm after my full-time day job. Last night I was working with a [...]

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Design Show DIY – Fact or Fiction?

January 17, 2010

Off the top of your head, how many design shows can you think of. Quick!
Now of those shows you just named, how many gives you a budget? “… and we did it all for under $5000″. Sounds familiar? This brings me to today’s post – Beware of DIY Quick Fixes and Design Show Hoopla.
In my [...]

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This House is My Dream House!…. 2 Years Ago.

January 16, 2010

When buying your first home, it’s hard not to get sucked away by all the excitement. When you first step into a well staged/fresh cleaned home, most often or not people are Wow’ed. Well placed curtains draw your eyes up; Large mirrors makes the small space look larger. You think the space is perfect [...]

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Closing the Commercial / Residential Gap

January 13, 2010

Last night I had the pleasure of visiting a newly renovated home on the Tsswwassen coast. The house is at the end of a stretch of private road taking you only yards away from the beach. I’ve seen the view from the house many times, and it is always breath taking. Regardless of the weather, [...]

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10 Must Have Add-Value Renovations

January 12, 2010

When you’re thinking about renovating, you should always consider the additions that will give you the most return for your money. Below lists the 10 must-haves to add value to your renovation, so that when you’re ready to sell, you’ll get your investment back. I will list these in order or estimated price range from [...]

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