Blogs & Resources
The Decorators & Designers Association of Canada is a Canadian professional association that elevates the decorating and design industry through education, events, training, advocacy and community building.
Elvira’s Tips for Entering the DDA Decorating & Design Competition
We want you to be as successful as you can be when submitting your information and completing your entry. Design Statement Tell us what the client was looking for from you, we really like to know...
Choosing the Best Social Media Channels for Your Business
For those of us in the brick-and-mortar business world, the very idea of using social media as a marketing tool can seem intimidating, time-consuming, or just plain nonsensical, but the numbers tell...
7 Practical Steps to Improve Your Sales Process
Sales isn’t rocket science, but it does require a bit of TLC. As sole proprietors, we are so busy focusing on client services that we don’t pay much attention to improving our sales process. We just...
The Best Interior Decorating Projects of 2016
Whether you are a homeowner dreaming of updating your home, or a professional designer seeking inspiration for your next project, these award winning projects from across Canada are a must see. The...
Inviting Powder Rooms Guests Will Love
Out of sight out of mind. That’s the reason powder rooms are often one of the most lackluster rooms in a home. Homeowners may rarely use the powder room, but that’s not the case for their guests. Is...
Awe-inspiring Bathroom Makeovers
The spike in Canadian real estate prices over the last couple years has many homeowners opting to renovate rather than move. In 2016, one-third of these reno plans focused on a bathroom, according...
6 Award-Winning Canadian Kitchen Designs
Six outstanding Canadian kitchen designs have won the Canadian Decorators’ Association’s sought-after 2017 Decorating & Design Awards. Entries were submitted by firms from coast to coast for the...
Kitchens: What’s Trending for 2017
The biggest and easiest trend for us to get on board with for 2017 is ‘kitchens that don’t look like kitchens’. New home design and renovations err on the side of opening up the living space and...
Living Large in Small Spaces
Helping a client transition from a larger home to a smaller one doesn’t mean that function or style need to suffer. By following a few simple steps, they too can live large in a small space. Lighten...
Easy Ways to Transform Your Kitchen
Style and function. They’re two things that don’t always go hand-in-hand. From towering high-heeled shoes that are fashionable but impossible to walk in, to trendy furniture that’s far from...
Urban Green Spaces: Window Sills to Rooftop Gardens
In the hot summer months living in the city has its perks; summer festivals, drinks on the patio and some serious people-watching. But after pounding the hot pavement after a long days work there’s...
Thinking About… Inspiring Workspaces
Whether you need your desk perfectly organized or you flourish in a creative mess, you’ll likely agree that the way your workspace is set up affects your productivity. Research on the messy desk...