West Elm, Style at Home Event.

Last night I attended the West Elm, Style at Home (invitation only) shopping event. It was jam packed with shoppers enjoying excellent nibbles, festive cocktails, and 20% off their purchases.

I finally got to meet (in person) Samantha Pynn (celebrity designer and contributing design editor, Style at Home Magazine) and Margot Austin senior design editor, Style at Home Magazine). Thanks so much for chatting with me ladies.

The store was beautifully decorated for the holidays and a DJ was playing tunes to set the mood. Bells would ring every time there was a sale. All the staff were so helpful-it was one great big party.

Love these dishes, in fact I love just about everything in the store. Unfortunately when I finally made up my mind about my purchase, the lines to pay were so long, I couldn't wait. I had another event that I had to go to another event, but not to worry, I was given a coupon for 20% off my next purchase. Thanks West Elm!!!

I was so happy when this store finally came to Canada. I just love the West Elm look. Check it out for yourself here.

Edited December 4. Thanks to a friendly comment it has been made clear to me that the bells would ring every time a donation was made to Sick Kids Hospital and not when just a sale was made. My apologies for not making this clear. Donations to the Sick Kids Foundation can be made here.

Style at Home Day on Cityline.

This past Tuesday, I was so very fortunate to attend a taping of Cityline. Not only did I finally get to meet Kimberley Seldon in person but she included two of my small paintings in her design segment on "toile".

I arrived with my work to the studio just as the BT gang was finishing up Breakfast Television. I met Kimberley and after chatting for a bit, I showed her the paintings and she told me what she would say about them in her segment. I also got to meet some of her entourage from Style at Home magazine. We all entered the studio and the set up was fast and furious. Brett Walther and Samantha Pynn were also getting their props ready for the show. The set came together very quickly with so many hands pitching in putting it together.

Host Tracy Moore was fun as she warmed up the audience. She was asking who had watched the Bachelor the night before, and chatted about where people were from. Some had come from very far away to see the live taping.

Here Kimberley is chatting with an audience member. She had a design question with photos, that was to be answered during the show.

It was quite the experience. Not only did Kimberley show and describe my work beautifully, but one of my Birch Series paintings was on the pre recorded house tour by Style at Home design editor Ann Marie Favot. "Birch Series IV" (available at Art Interiors) is also in the April issue of Style at Home magazine. Tons and tons of gratitude here! And thanks again Kimberley for a fantastic morning. The episode airs next Tuesday March 9th. If you watch, you might spot me in the audience.

Edited March 9. The episode aired today at 9am EST. and my painting did not appear in AnneMarie Favot's house tour. I guess as I was seated way up in the back row of the audience, and the monitor was quite far from me, I thought I spotted it but I was wrong. Drat, I guess this means I do need glasses!! LOL.