jennifer squires productions

It’s always fun (ok, maybe it’s just me) to figure out what size artwork to hang in a given location. We’re currently trying to figure out which size of framed pieces we would like to hang above our new living room sideboard. (more…)

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A few weeks ago I wrote about the pocket-sized floor plans that I found on Apartment Therapy. Over the holidays I had a chance to make some for our home: I’ve started with our living room and dining room. Mine aren’t exactly pocket-size, which is fine for me because I don’t carry a purse. I used 4×6 inch index cards, the blank side has a floor plan including dimensions and colour swatches, and the lined side I’m using for notes about the room, which is so far just window and furniture sizes.

I’m going to keep them in a 4×6 envelope in the glove compartment of my car, that way if I’m out and I see something that might work in our space I have all the information with me to make an informed purchase. I might stick one of those little ikea tape measures in there too.

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We’re still trudging away at our living room cure, I know the Apartment Therapy Fall 2009 cure is officially over but we got sidetracked by other, more pressing projects. (more…)

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Landing Strip: we’re doing some exterior renovations, can you tell?

Confession: We’re getting a little bit behind with our living room cure. Umm, the dog ate my homework? Actually there’s work being done near our house which caused our internet to be down (more…)

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I saw this polaroid heart in Cookie magazine last year and I can’t stop thinking about it.  It’s so inspiring!  Think of all the different shapes that you could do.  A wave could be really cool, especially if you could organize the images by colour so it really flows across the wall. (more…)

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Hi Everyone!

How was your weekend?  Mine was quite busy, in a very good way!  Saturday was a home day, spent on our warming our home and living room cure projects.  Then yesterday we had a big Squires family Sunday supper.  It was (more…)

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Last week I signed us up for the Apartment Therapy Fall Cure and Green Cure. I know, I know, we already have enough going on with our warming our home project, but I figure winter is coming so it’s a good time to make (more…)

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