Admittedly, aside from Christmas, I’m not big on seasonal decorating for individual holidays and I give myself a shiny gold star if we actually get around to dying eggs at Easter. But after seeing the following eggshell succulent planters over at Le Robin’s Nest, I could very well change my tune! I managed to find even more egg-celent (sorry!) Easter-inspired DIY’s that step outside the food colouring box and thought I’d share some of my faves with you today…

Le Robin’s Nest

Joy Ever After

HomeLife

Stylizimo

Design*Sponge

Rook No. 17

The Sweetest Occasion

Rifle Paper Co.

Do you celebrate Easter? If so, do you decorate your entire house or stick to dying eggs? We’ll be spending the long weekend with family, heading off to church (it’s been far too long!) and setting up egg hunts for the kiddos. I’ll be enjoying some extra days off but will share some gorgeous pics from our last shop photo shoot when I’m back next Wednesday. Happy Easter and/or Happy Long Weekend!

Well, we’re back from a weekend of family fun in Vancouver! We were lucky enough to call Kitsilano home for a few days and we loved every minute of it! Our good friends Mike & Julia divide their time between the West Coast and Calgary and are always generous about letting us use their lovely apartment, such a treat! Here are just a few of the many pics that I took and you can see a few more over on Instagram…

Between walking to the beach, spending Saturday at the aquarium, eating out, playing at local parks, exploring the Museum of Anthropology and soaking up plenty of cold Spring sunshine, the kids, Brad and I are all pretty wiped but it was well worth it! It’s always nice to get away for a few days but it was especially great to take time and enjoy a beautiful city that is so close to home. We spent the majority of our time outside and all feel pretty darn lucky to live in such a picturesque corner of the world. It’s easy to take the mountains that surround us for granted but standing on the beach and looking at the cityscape each day was pretty remarkable! Do you ever take mini-vacations close to home? Highly recommended :)

The monumental rainfall appears to have ceased temporarily (knock on wood!) and the sun has come out to join us, just in time for the weekend! The Spruce girls and I are putting together a Summer look-book for Trove Vintage Rentals next week so I’ve had flowers on the brain. We’re off to a local barn with our photographer this morning to scout it out as a venue for the shoot…fingers crossed that it will be the perfect rustic space! One of our lovely consigners, Kari of Confetti Floral Design, dropped off several stunning bouquets yesterday and I just had to share a little glimpse with you…

Confetti Floral Design at Spruce Collective

Ahh, Spring in all her glory, right? With blooms on the brain, here are some other beauties that brightened my week…

First Snow Fall

DesignLoveFest

Santa Barbara Chic

Bonnie & Bell

Green Wedding Shoes. Photo by Katie Pritchard.

Perpetually Chic DIY Garland Tutorial

We’re off to Vancouver this afternoon for a weekend of family fun and we’re all pretty stoked to get out of dodge! We’ve got trips planned to the aquarium (for the kids) and The Museum of Anthropology (for us), with lots of beach time and people watching mixed in between. What are your plans? Hopefully they include lots of warm-ish sunshine! Enjoy :)

I’m obviously a big fan of team work and this bright and bold LA duplex is the perfect example of two talented designers working together to create something, well, awesome! Emily Henderson and Bri Emery collaborated, (actually, they bartered services…could it get any better?) in the redesign of Bri’s new Los Angeles home. In exchange for her decorating services, Emily got a shiny new website design…looks like a pretty fabulous fair trade to me! Full of light, lush plants and vivid colours, this space is bursting with personality…

Bri Emery‘s home in the LA Times. Design by Emily Henderson. Photo by Laure Joliet.

Bri Emery‘s home in the LA Times. Design by Emily Henderson. Photo by Laure Joliet.

I’m absolutely in love with the layered rugs in the dining room (what an ingenious solution!), not to mention that Max Wanger photo (it’s so affordable too, bonus!). Actually, I’m pretty much in love with the entire space! A little bit masculine with the right amount of feminine and plenty of juicy colour and whimsy details in between. Home sweet duplex! Enjoy your Wednesday :)

Happy Monday to you! It’s the first day of Spring Break and I’m already behind…could be an interesting 2 weeks ahead :) But we’re all ready for lazy mornings and extra time together and I promise I’ll be back with more on Wednesday. In the meantime, here’s a fun shot that I snapped at my in-law’s farm yesterday…Gabe mastered that pogo stick in no time!

Hope your week launches off to a great start :)