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🇨🇦Interior Design & Decorating for Homeowners & Contractors; Design and Procurement for Builders and Property Managers - amenity areas and models

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Drapery is one of those details that can completely change how a room feels. ✨

It’s not just about adding fabric to a window. The right drapery can soften a space, improve acoustics, create privacy, control light, add warmth and texture—and even make your ceilings feel taller.

One of my favourite designer tricks? Hang your drapery high and wide. Taking panels closer to the ceiling and extending them beyond the window frame draws the eye upward, makes the window appear larger and allows more natural light in when the drapes are open.

And yes… the length matters. 😉 Floor-length, properly scaled drapery will almost always feel more intentional and elevated than panels that stop short.

Window treatments are the finishing layer that can take a room from almost done to designed.

#InteriorDesign #Drapery #WindowTreatments #InteriorDesigner #DesignTips HomeDesign DesignerTips BurlingtonInteriorDesigner HamiltonInteriorDesigner TheDesignProject taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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24 days ago

🎨 Can a colour actually change how you feel?

Meet Baker-Miller Pink — a shade that became famous for its supposed ability to reduce aggression, agitation, and even physical strength. 🩷

Whether or not every claim about this particular pink holds up under modern research, the story behind it highlights something I find fascinating: colour is more than an aesthetic choice.

In interior design, colour can influence how a space feels and how we experience it — calm or energetic, intimate or expansive, warm or clinical. That’s why choosing a paint colour shouldn’t only be about what looks good on a Pinterest board.

Understanding colour psychology gives designers another layer to consider: How do we want you to feel when you’re in this space?

I dive into the fascinating (and slightly controversial 👀) psychology behind Baker-Miller Pink in this video.

Would you ever paint a room this colour? 🩷

#ColourPsychology #BakerMillerPink #InteriorDesignPsychology #InteriorDesign #DesignPsychology ColourTheory InteriorDesigner TheDesignProject DesignEducation taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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Your home should be more than just a place you live, it should be a place that feels like you.

If you’ve been dreaming about renovating, furnishing, or finally pulling your home together, let’s make it happen.

Whether you need a full-service design, furniture procurement, or simply expert guidance to avoid costly mistakes, I’m here to help.

✨ Ready to create a home you’ll love coming back to?

Book your complimentary discovery call through the link in my bio, and let’s start designing a home that works beautifully for your life.

#InteriorDesign #InteriorDecorator #ModernFarmhouse #HomeRenovation #InteriorStyling FurnitureDesign DesignProject BurlingtonOntario HamiltonOntario HomeInspiration taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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4 months ago

Why do some people clutter?

It’s easy to assume clutter is a result of laziness or disorganization. But psychology tells a different story.

Clutter is often connected to: 🧠 Decision fatigue ❤️ Emotional attachment 📦 Fear of needing something later 🏡 A desire for comfort and security 🎨 Aspirations for who we want to become 💔 Unresolved grief and loss

Research from Princeton University found that visual clutter competes for our attention, increasing cognitive load and making it harder to focus. Yet for many people, the clutter itself is not the problem, it’s a symptom of something deeper.
As decorators, understanding the psychology behind our spaces helps us create homes that support wellbeing, not just aesthetics.

Have you ever struggled to let go of something, not because you needed it, but because of what it represented?

👇 Tell me which reason surprised you most.

#DesignPsychology #InteriorDesign #HomeOrganization #Decluttering #PsychologyOfSpace InteriorDesigner DesignThinking HomeDesign MentalWellbeing EnvironmentalPsychology TheDesignProject DesignPsychologySeries taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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🔥Great design deserves great execution.

✅When The Design Project brings the vision and Joe & Co Contracting Inc.
delivers the craftsmanship, the result is a space built with purpose.

✅Together, we unite thoughtful design and quality construction, ensuring every detail is planned and executed with care.

✅From concept to completion, exceptional spaces happen when designers and contractors work seamlessly together.
Design with intention.
Built with precision.

✨ The Design Project x Joe & Co Contracting Inc.
#JoeAndCoContracting #TheDesignProject #InteriorDesign #HomeRenovation #DesignBuild #CustomHomes #LuxuryInteriors #ConstructionLife #GeneralContractor #TorontoContractor #BuiltToLast #DreamHome #ResidentialConstruction #TorontoHomes by @the.design.project

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4 months ago

AI can create a beautiful image in seconds.

But can it create a home that actually works?

What you’re seeing online is often an algorithm’s best guess, not a real-world solution. AI images frequently ignore building codes, proper clearance, furniture scale, material limitations, lighting realities, budgets, and how people actually live in a space.

As interior designers, our job isn’t just to create something beautiful. It’s to translate inspiration into reality.

We consider:
✔️ Construction methods
✔️ Furniture dimensions
✔️ Traffic flow
✔️ Functionality
✔️ Budget constraints
✔️ Material availability
✔️ Human behaviour and psychology

A stunning AI image may inspire a vision, but it takes a designer to make that vision livable, buildable, and timeless.

The danger isn’t AI itself, it’s believing that a pretty rendering automatically equals good design.

Design is more than aesthetics.
It’s problem-solving.

#InteriorDesign #DesignPsychology #InteriorDesigner #AIDesign #InteriorDecorating HomeDesign taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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4 months ago

Your home might be stressing you out… and you don’t even realize it.

In design psychology, there’s a concept called cognitive load — the amount of mental energy your brain uses to process information.

Too many colours.
Too much clutter.
Poor layouts.
Visual chaos.

Your brain is constantly working overtime trying to make sense of the space around you. That’s why some rooms feel calming… while others make you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or mentally exhausted.

Good interior design isn’t just about making a room look pretty.
It’s about creating environments that support how we think, feel, and function.

The science of design matters. 🧠✨

Follow for more interior design psychology + functional design tips.#interiordesign #thedesignproject #cognitiveload taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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Putting together a mood board is more than finding pictures online.

It’s:
▪️ Picking the colour pallet
▪️Ordering samples
▪️Noticing they don’t work together
▪️ Re-ordering Samples
▪️ Changing the design for the 5th time
▪️ Seeing the undertones

It all comes together in the end.
That’s why it’s so important not to blindly trust in online images.
They look different in person.
They feel different.
The lighting matters.

Designers lose sleep at night when something is “off”.

If you think you missed the mark in your design, enter “Colour” and I’ll send you a free pdf of the 5 Biggest Colour Mistakes People Make.

Do it right the first time.

#interiordesign #thedesignproject #designpsychology taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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5 months ago

White paint is NOT just white paint. 👀

One of the biggest mistakes people make when choosing white paint is ignoring UNDERTONES.

That “clean white” you picked online?
It can suddenly turn:
• blue ❄️
• yellow ☀️
• pink 🌸
• green 🌿
depending on your lighting, flooring, countertops, exposure, and surrounding finishes.

This is exactly why a white that looks perfect in one home can look completely wrong in another.

Undertones are the difference between:
✨ crisp and fresh
vs.
😵 dingy, cold, sterile, or muddy

And once the whole house is painted… it’s an expensive mistake.

I put together a FREE PDF covering the biggest colour mistakes people make in their homes (and how to avoid them before you paint).

Grab it through the link in my bio. 🎨🤍

#InteriorDesign #WhitePaint #PaintColours #Undertones #SherwinWilliams BenjaminMoore InteriorDesigner ColourConsultation HomeDesign DesignMistakes TheDesignProject taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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The 5 Biggest Colour Mostakes Making Your Home Feel off

Most people think they need more colour, more trends, or more “stuff” to make a space feel finished…

But often, it’s a few small design mistakes that make a home feel disconnected, overwhelming or just slightly “off”, even when you can’t quite explain why.

Inside this free guide, we break down:
▪️the biggest colour mistakes people make
▪️why undertones matter more then you think
▪️ how lighting changes everything
▪️ why perfectly matching everything actually flattens a room
▪️how designers create cohesive, layered spaces

Simple, practical tips you can start using immediately, whether you’re renovating, decorating or choosing paint colours.

Download your free guide through the link in the bio 📩

#colourguide #interiordesign #thedesignproject #interiordecor taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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The Psychology of Colour Drenching

There’s a reason colour drenching feels so calming.

When walls, trim, ceilings, and doors are painted in the same tone, the eye stops jumping between contrasting elements. The brain processes the room as one cohesive environment, reducing visual noise and cognitive load.

This isn’t a new trend, but it is certainly on-trend.
 Spaces that feel softer, more immersive, intentional, and quietly luxurious.
Design isn’t just about aesthetics. It’s about how a space makes you feel.

Would you try colour drenching in your home?

#InteriorDesign #ColourDrenching #DesignPsychology #InteriorStyling #BiophilicDesign taken in Burlington, Ontario by @the.design.project

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