Why, hullo there! How's your calendar week panning out? Mine seems to endure disappearing at a rapid rate, but I did uncovering myself stopping for a very long breather when I stumbled across this beautiful domicile (take a expect below as well as I'm certain you'll totally sympathise why!). I also couldn't resist getting inwards comport upon amongst the French Canadian possessor Émilie Desjarlais of Brook & Peony to a uncovering out a footling to a greater extent than virtually her wabi-sabi home, which she shares amongst her adorable footling girl. Enjoy the tour!
In a 700 feet foursquare studio inwards Saint-Lambert, Canada.
What do you lot do for a living?
I'm really trying to figure out what would endure the ideal career to receive got as well as a salubrious remainder amongst my immature daughter. I'm currently doing visual content creation as well as interior styling.
I'm renting an even out inwards a edifice from 1900. The owners kept most of the master construction including the hook human foot tub, windows as well as floors. I'm really lucky to alive inwards such a beautiful trace solid as well as neighborhood.
How would you lot depict your style?
My agency is really bipolar. I can't stick amongst i item style! It's influenced past times inspiration, trends as well as my travels. I would tell it's Minimalist/Scandinavian/ Beach shack/ Antique.
Has living inwards Montreal influenced your style?
Yes because our rents aren't every bit expensive every bit the relaxation of Canada as well as hence nosotros tin alive inwards a identify amongst a lot of infinite without going bankrupt! Since I've entirely lived inwards sometime apartments, I receive got learned how to brand the most of what I have. Old apartments don't necessarily hateful they're construct clean as well as inwards a practiced condition. This is really the get-go identify I haven't had to develop anything. I entirely require to pigment it as well as modify the lite fixtures.
Since my immature lady is really young, making it accessible as well as prophylactic was my top priority. To proceed my sanity I also made our living infinite really minimalistic. To acquire far experience similar a home, I believe you lot require to surroundings yourself amongst objects as well as slice of furniture you lot love as well as position your pump into it.
Your domicile has a lovely, organic experience to it. Do you lot receive got whatever tips for anyone looking to do a similar expect as well as feel?
My best advice is to receive got your time. In August, it volition endure i yr since nosotros moved inwards as well as it's entirely only starting to experience similar home. To do an organic experience you lot receive got to alive somewhere for a piece as well as uncovering the agency you lot role the space.
I sympathise you lot receive got a background every bit an artist, tin you lot tell us a footling to a greater extent than virtually your work?
I haven't created for 2 years. This is why I receive got turned my creative liberate energy to content creation. I promise to endure able to do in i lawsuit to a greater extent than soon. For right away Instagram is the best identify to follow me.
I'm really lucky to telephone phone @kara_bino, @audreyrivet as well as @oohdearjade my friends. And my favourite Instagram feeds for Scandinavian inspiration are @hej.mia, @mamoesjka_nl as well as @tintaluhrman.
And finally, do you lot receive got whatever shopping tips for anyone visiting Montreal?
I run at @cheznouschezvous a brick as well as mortage boutique inwards my town . The possessor has a lot to do amongst my passion for scandinavian interiors! If you're inwards downtown Montreal you lot receive got to halt at @maison_pepin (www.thepepinshop.com), @prunellefurniture as well as @commedesenfants.
Thank you lot as well as hence much for welcoming us into your beautiful domicile Émelie!
If you lot don't already follow Brook & Peony on instagram - it's an absolute must!!
And for to a greater extent than Canadian inspiration today I absolutely love this studio even out inwards Montreal as well as an idyllic Scandinavian-style cottage overlooking Lake Huron. Guh! I'd as well as hence love to take in Canada , it's a dream of mine (and right away we've got a whole charge of shopping tips for Montreal too!). Have you lot been?
I'm heading off for a photograph shoot on a beach this evening. The Sun doesn't laid until 10.00pm as well as it never really gets completely nighttime correct right away - every bit a consequence the lite is absolutely magical! I entirely promise I tin capture it (I've never done a beach shoot earlier - eeeek - wishing me luck!). I'm looking forrard to sharing the results amongst you lot inwards few weeks time, inwards the meantime, experience gratuitous to follow along on stories (all tips welcome!).
Have a beautiful evening!
Niki
All photography © Émilie Desjarlais / Brook & Peony