mother's day gifts for the interior design lover

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for the Interior Design Lover

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What do you get your Mom for Mother’s Day? It’s always a tough question.

What do you get for the woman who taught you everything you know, who raised you, who sacrificed for you, who cared for you over the years? It’s not easy, is it?

Well, if your mother is anything like us, and an interior design lover, we may be able to help you find the perfect gift. Or, if you have another interior design lover in your live, we have plenty of ideas for you for their next birthday.

6 Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for the Mom Who is an Interior Design Lover

1. Decorative pillows

You can honestly never have too many pillows. You can keep some in storage, and switch them out season by season to keep your home looking fresh and on-trend.

throw pillows // photo: pinterest.com

throw pillows // photo: pinterest.com

2. Fragrant candles

Every room’s decor seems heightened when you walk into a soft ambiance and a delicious aroma. And with so many local products to choose from these days, you really can’t go wrong. How about this one from Woodlot?

❄️❤️🕯 📸: @tinyfeast #ourwoodlot #coconutwaxcandle

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3. Greenery

A room comes to life with a little bit of greenery. Interesting plants can be a unique and thoughtful gift for Mother’s Day. On top of that, your Mom will most likely think of you every time she waters it!

Okay, this is a bit out of control. // photo: pinterest.com

4. Glass vase or bowl

If you’re like me, you like to mix up your table decor in your living room and dining room every once in a while when things start to feel stale. A stunning thick glass bowl, or unique vase can add a little bit of sparkle or luxury to your decor. And a statement piece that your Mom will use time and again is a great gift.

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5. Throw blankets

One way to cozy up a room is to add texture, and throw blankets will do just that!

mother's day gifts for the interior design lover

throw blanket // photo: pinterest.com

6. Art!

There are so many different types of art you can buy. Today, there are more ways to purchase art that are actually affordable, too! You can buy prints from sites like Etsy or Society 6, or purchase original art from sites like Zatista or Lumas.

mother's day gifts for the interior design lover - art

ISABELLE MENIN – I’ll be your summer 01 // photo: ca.lumas.com

Simple bold accessories will add a powerful ‘wow’ factor and a statement to your home. People don’t realize it but the pieces you select for your home say a lot about who you are. And if you think you know who your mother is, you can’t go wrong with one of these gifts.

Tiles, Tiles, Tiles… That Will Make You Smile

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Building a home? Doing a bathroom renovation?

We have some great classic tile options, combined with great pricing.

We have several vendor connections, so let us do your tile selecting and purchasing for you–saving you time and money with our buying power!

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Check out some of the selection:

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Get in Touch

Be sure to give us a ring when you’re ready to talk tiles! 604.922.4668

A Lipstick Reno in Downtown Vancouver

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It’s called a “lipstick reno” because there were no structural changes, only cosmetic.

This project was for a client who wanted to spruce up her bachelor suite for a rental property. She wanted to make some affordable changes, but that would look high quality.

Kitchen: Before

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Kitchen: After

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As you may know, rental units can get some wear and tear. Durability was very important to this client, so we did vinyl wood flooring. The cabinetry you see in the photos was all from IKEA. The most expensive purchase were the shutters on the windows and the custom shutter closet doors.

Main Room: Before

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Main Room: After with Custom Shutter Closet Doors & Murphy Bed

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The client did, however, want to add a little charm to the small space–again with something that was durable. We added a Murphy bed to the suite so that all the renter would have to add is a mattress. We think that it would also help the potential renter visualize a larger space for them to live in.

Outside Deck: Before

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Outside Deck: After

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The best thing about the whole suite was a beautiful 600 square-foot deck. We cleaned it up and modernized it, making it a simple, clean space so that potential renters could imagine enjoying some outdoor fun here in the summer. A great deck like this is hard to come by in downtown Vancouver, and it really creates a unique living space.

Bathroom Before & After

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This fun little project took less than 60 days to complete–can you believe it?

If you’re in the market for a quick and easy, but beautiful renovation project, get in touch! If you’d like to see more of our work, have a look here.

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Jabot Interiors has a Mini Personal Decorating Planner for You

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Before you meet with a designer, take a long dispassionate look at the furnishings and rooms around you. Then take a look at this personal decorating planner that we have set up for you, and use the questionnaire and worksheets to help establish your goals, priorities, and your budget.

TIP: Your consultant/designer will give you many new ideas, so expect to revise the worksheets a few times. You might want to print out or photocopy a few of these.

First, evaluate your lifestyle. Add as many personal notes as you like.

 

1. What is your remodelling or redecorating project?

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2. What are your goals for this project?

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3. What is your first priority?

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4. What is your second priority?

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5. What is your third priority?

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6. Gather cut-outs from magazines and design books of what you like and what you don’t like.

Keep them in separate files–rooms you love, and rooms you hate. This is an essential design step as pictures speak for you. It’s a technique that helps clarify your own style. These will speak volumes on your first meeting with a designer.

TIP: Stick a post-it note to each tear-sheet and write down what strikes you in the picture. It might be a detail, or it might be the overall feeling of the room. Remember, this is just a gathering of ideas, not things that will be copied.

Don’t expect your favourite pictures to look similar; they can seem un-related. They can reveal strong preferences for particular details, colours, moods, and show common ground. This will strongly help clue your designer into your style.

5 Reasons to get to know a Professional Design Consultant

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Maybe you don’t think you need a professional Design Consultant to help you design and decorate your home. Maybe you think it will be too costly.

At Jabot, we know that sometimes a customer’s inexperience and making the wrong decisions on design can be very costly to update or re-do. A professional design consultant can ensure you make the right decisions for your home and your budget.

Here are a few reasons why hiring a professional design consultant (particularly one from Jabot Interiors!) is an excellent idea:

 

  1. YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START

    It can be overwhelming and paralyzing so much that you do nothing for a long time. No one wants to make a mistake, especially a costly one.
    Your Jabot Design Consultant will take all your needs and requirements into consideration.

  2. YOU ARE AFRAID YOU’LL BUY THE WRONG THING

    “There is nothing worse when a sofa is too small or big for a room, you played way too safe with your fabric choices, or put the wrong window coverings on your windows,” says design consultant Charlene Ingram. “Our job is to narrow it down and simplify things by asking the right questions so that does not happen.”

  3. YOU DON’T KNOW A GOOD CARPENTER

    A designer’s rolodex is a trove of resources — upholsterers, curtain makers, furniture makers, and painters, to name a few.
    (Bonus: If a design consultant from Jabot orders the work, they stand behind it.)

  4. YOU CAN’T CHOOSE FROM THOUSANDS OF PAINT CHIP COLOURS

    For example, there are over 1,000 shades of off-whites alone. At Jabot, we will help you pick out the perfect colour for your walls, ceilings, and trim.

  5. YOU LOVE DOING YOUR OWN DECORATING

    Fine — just start with a consultation. In a visit or two, we can help you choose paint colours, fabrics, and furniture arrangements, then leave you with a detailed plan of action.

If you are ready to begin decorating your home, please get in touch, and we will help you start planning and making beautiful and budget-friendly design choices.

Renovations: Doing a lot with a little

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Working with what you have

Renovations don’t have to drain your bank account, that is, if you do them smart. We recently had a client who wanted to do some renovations to a few rooms in their new home, but wanted to keep it within budget. Instead of gutting the place, we took a look at what was salvageable and what we could work with. Here’s how we did it.

Bathroom Before & After

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Take this example. For this bathroom, we kept the vanity as-is, as well as the main shower tiles, but we cut out the detail in the shower wall and inserted a newly updated one, and we replaced the floors with Carrara tile and put in white quartz counter tops. This bathroom renovation could have cost up to $10,000, but it only cost a few thousand.

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Kitchen Before & After

For this kitchen, the cost ended up being a few thousand dollars, where it could have cost up to tens of thousands for re-doing the entire thing. This kitchen had some great elements to begin with, but some small updates like the modern light fixtures, a new backsplash, and new counter tops give the room a fresh new look, as if it was a brand new kitchen.

Kitchen Before & After

If you would like assistance in doing a renovation project, but making it affordable, please come talk to us. We have plenty of experience in renovations and interior design.

Flowers: the best home decor you can buy

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Flower Power!

Flowers are a relatively inexpensive to way to breath life into a drab room.

Every now and again, you probably get sick and tired of your home decor and want to change things up. Don’t we all?

When you’re feeling uninspired, try adding fresh flowers to your kitchen, living room, dining room, or bedroom. It’s a quick fix to bring a fresh, airy feeling to your home–not to mention a pop of colour. And you don’t have to go out and spend a fortune on brand new furniture and textiles!

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They not only look beautiful, they add that fresh floral smell to your abode, too.

Floral arrangements add a beautiful, personal touch to your home, too. Your guests will love the energy they bring to your space.

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Having company? Hosting an event? Planning a romantic date night in? Splurge on some fancy flower arrangements! You won’t regret it.