tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87725258644631487672026-06-16T07:11:18.141-04:00I'm an Interior Decorator whom has a different take on decorating. Why? My husband's blindness. I feel that as the population ages and our preconceptions of what disabled people can do, has and is changing. Everyone should expect more and I can help you get to where you want your space to be through my business Wendy M. Turley Interiors Ltd. No job is too small or too difficult we can work it out together.Wendy Martin Turleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16169193217367797908noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8772525864463148767.post-18889491181169303242011-05-14T10:17:00.000-04:002011-05-14T10:17:25.110-04:00

Due to problems with Blogger and Blogspot we have switched this blog to WordPress. com Sorry for the inconvenience, but because of Blogger not being honest about when their services are going to be back in functioning order. We’ve decided it’s better to switch to WordPress whom has stated on their site that this won’t happen with their services. WordPress.com is restrictive of what they allow

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It's official I have started the paperwork to open Wendy M. Turley Interiors.  I hope to open my doors in June 2011.  So keep coming back for the introduction of my company's new website.  I will be offering consultations in colour, furniture, space planning, finishes, organization, and redesign packages.  Due all projects being of a unique nature, contact me (Wendy Martin

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I've handed in my thesis project on time, though it was really a crunch for time.  Some of the other students were actually at the printers at 3am yesterday.  Okay, I wasn't that bad, I got to the printers at 2pm Sunday only because I stopped to add a leg of lamb to the oven for Easter dinner.  I did get Easter dinner made, but I didn't get the apartment cleaned up before the

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Okay, I just got my hands on the Elte/Ginger's Spring 2011 Catalog and I've found a number of great pieces in it that fit really well into my design philosophy. Elte/Ginger's Spring 2011 Catalog What do I mean? Well the trends Elte are following are many layered and tell a story. The way they are doing this is with a blending of styles so that you get a feel of reflective surfaces, exotic

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Well I'm well on my way into my Thesis Project and enjoying every minute of it.  It's only a little over a month to go before I graduate and there's so much to do. I've not posted before this because I've been seriously ill, but I'm on the mend and working hard to keep up with my Thesis work.  I hope to get back to posting again regularly in May.  I've not been idle. You can find

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I happened to be with a professor today whom decided they were going to be smart and they googled my name.  To her surprise there seems to be pages of information.  I've never been a private person.  I honestly don't see the point on making it a challenge for people to find out anything about me.  Can't be blackmailed with something if everyone knows about it.  Also I try

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I finally got proof today that a Hope Chest I bought at a garage sale years ago is actually a piece of Canadian Art Deco.  What a find! I found it years ago before I decided I would get into Interior Decorating.  I fell in love with the simple lines of this chest even though it was covered in chipped paint and a couple of damaged areas and a missing lock. If anyone knows how I can get

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I this cocktail shaker and glass at Carlton Cards Shop near me.  I couldn't resist.  They must be part of their Valentine's Inventory because they were 75%. I love that they convey romance without being all bubble gum pink and covered in hearts while they are still fun.

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RemoteStylist.com is advertising a truly Canadian take on Interior Design and Decor.  A real chance to define true Canadian Trends and people making it.  Take a look at this: http://mp.remotestylist.com/index2.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39 and on twitter #cdndesign Enjoy!

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Today has been busy with family day, taking photos of my school work for my online portfolio and actually uploading, editing and arranging them on Behance.com. All the pages of my work can be seen at: http://be.net/wendymartinturley This includes all my major course projects, highlight assignments and the Textural Nursery.

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I've just started to explore Google's Sketchup Program and find it fasinating. Below are a few pictures of my first attempt to turn the Textural Nursery into a reality again.  Just in time for my son, Ben to ask me to repaint his room too! Well at least this last paint colour lasted 4 years. For those that don't know what I'm talking about this is a rough reproduction of the Nursery I

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The flowers I found at my doorstep on the 13th of February.  This is how Peter set the theme for the day. My son Benjamen giving me a critique of where each flower should go.  He was fasinated by the variety of shapes, colours and smells. After two years of my going crazy over school and he feels the need to remind me that we still matter after 12 years of marriage.  Ladies this

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Okay, I've taken the night off work and such to go for dinner and a movie with my husband for the first time in over 2 years.  Left the little guy with Grandma and wouldn't you know it.  He gets a fever!  Happy Anniversary to Us.  Pictures to come in the next blog as I've tired myself out too much right now to upload them. Just a tip.  If you love a true feel good

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I've only now recovered physically from the trek through IDS11.  I was there just soaking up everything and I must have taken over 200-300 photos, but I'm going to post a few things I just posting the great ones. Enjoy! I know I did! Brilliantly coloured paper products are making a splash of colour again in the Kitchen and Bathroom.  It's a conversation piece I can't wait to find a use

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      I've had such a busy few weeks I'm just taking a second to add this post to update on all the things I've found lately, from old school friends to a couple of Canadian Mom Companies that offer great products and services.      First off, Kris Bovenizer an old friend from grade school has just started up a website on her artwork.  It's a

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Comments are welcome.  I've yet to put down any documentation behind a company name yet. But here goes. Card 1: I like this one and it keeps with the pink within my blog space. Card 2:This one I'm not sure of as when it got scanned my contact information disappeared. Card 3: I like the off set style of this card and think I might gold emboss the top rectangle. Card 4:I think the

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Okay, Toronto has NOT gotten off scot free from the winter snows.  I thought I'd toss up a few photos for getting us towards welcoming spring and all the beautiful, lively colours coming out this year. My son is standing on the sidewalk, currently no one with a wheelchair, walker or canes can move outside as none of the apartments in the neighbourhood have bothered to remove the snow.&

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15 more weeks until I graduate.  My last semester starts on Monday and I've practically gotten nothing finished beyond, Christmas Preparation, Storing all Christmas decorationa again, and a little more organization in the Master Bedroom. It's snowing pretty badly today, but I need to go out and get a new journal for class, I can't scrapbook interesting images from the magazines I've got

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So much for my final push to organizing.  I'm now typing with one hand, because I've injured my right shoulder somehow.  This annoys me to no end and it happened after my doctor left for the day and he's off tomorrow all day.  I'm not sure what's going on but it hurts from my shoulder blade to my wrist. However, I have purged my magazines, assembled a new bookcase, unpacked three

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photo from: successforgoalsetting.com I keep hearing that writing down your goals for a coming year will increase the chances of your fulfilling your goals and not abandoning them.  So I figure I'll write them here so that my readers can understand that my life and business twine into one.  With this unique perspective I find many see it as a bad thing and worry that my priorities are

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The Textural NurseryThis nursery isn't just created for someone that's stuck on colour schemes or themes.  It's the basis for creating a purposefully functional space for a blind parent and their family. Many of the things here will help others whom find out suddenly babies do not belong in the same sentence as organized, predictable or simple.This is the beginning of the Textural

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We had an excellent surprise this morning when we found an extra deposit from the Provencial Government which just happened to be enough to replace the only camera we had that was broken just before Christmas Eve. This meant that I got a camera to catch the last of our family's festivities that we can make.  I'll be able to continue posting my portfolio on behance too.  I'll have a

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Well this is a post on the work that's been taken me away from organizing my portfolio, etc. Here's a simple plate from left to right, Butterscotch Squares, Gingerbread (Grandma's), Traditional Short Bread, and Rocky Road Squares My traditional soft ginger bread in the making. Homemade ginger bread Christmas Trees, my version. Grandma claims to use the same recipe as I do, so I'm not sure why

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Well baking is over, but in the process of photographing some of my baking so there are pictures for my recipe post.  Ben decided he wanted the camera and dropped it on the floor.  Now the battery section won't close so I'm keeping it shut with duct tape.  Yes, every Canadian has a roll of duct tape somewhere in the house. Now it's too late to get a new camera for Christmas or

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It's offical my son is getting a chair for Christmas.  Ben decided he was going to jump into Daddy's lap and we hear a rather large spring break.  So it's off to Ikea for me to replace it until we can decide on a new living room set. I'm going to take the time to replace the missing dining room chair so that we have enough seating for everyone at Christmas Dinner.  Or it will look

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