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cozy nook, self-isolation, covid-19, coronavirus, interior design

A Desiger’s Survival Guide to Self-Isloation…with others.

Revi Mula
21 Mar 2020
blog, Decorating, Interior Design, interior design blog, stress, Uncategorized

Okay, let’s be very clear. I am losing my mind already and it’s been a week. Mostly because I have zero “stay at home mom” skills. I had exactly 12 days off from the day my children were born until the day I hobbled back to work. I am self-employed – zero maternity leave – and having twins, I really couldn’t afford to allow my business to suffer any more. I had been on bedrest for months. It was imperative that I go back to work. So, I hit the road 3 days a week, and hauled my babies around if I had to leave home the other 2 days a week. It was tough. But it was survival. Now, ten years later, I am a stay at home mom by self-isolation. No, I am not sick. No, I have not been around anyone who is sick. Yes, I am still seeing some clients (super-screened) and I am still getting to my office (which is basically self-isolation in a second location) as much as I can. But I am also spending an extreme amount of time at home alone with my kids.  So are many, if not all, of you.  […]

Let’s buy Tshirts and Raise funds for our less fortunate.

Revi Mula
02 Dec 2019
Uncategorized

Out of what turned out to be over 100 submissions, we put out a vote and Mac, Age 9 won. BUT, we felt so strongly about Ben’s beautiful heart, we decided to include it as well!! For every shirt ordered, all proceeds will go directly to Out of the Cold Foundation. To read more about this initiative, please see our blog at https://www.monacointeriors.ca/outofthecold/ To place your order, please refer to the size chart below. Send us an email to info@monacointeriors.ca and we’ll get your order processed. You will receive an invoice which you can pay using etransfer or a credit card. Once you’ve paid, we’ll print your shirt and send it along. If you would like your shirt before Christmas, please place your orders by December 10th, otherwise, they may not arrive on time (we hear that Santa takes up a lot of Canada Post operations in December). Let’s pull together and show our community, and these 2 wonderful artists, how much we really care! For questions or concerns, please contact us via email or give us a shout at 905-882-8824 Have a generous and terrific day! Revi

drawing for fundraising, drawing, children, charity, homeless, poverty, fundraising

Draw a picture, help fundraise.

Revi Mula
24 Oct 2019
charity, Christmas, interior design blog, out of the cold, Uncategorized
blog, charity, fundraising, giving, homeless, out of the cold, poverty

A contest for kids to help fundraise for homelessness and poverty.

construction, contract, renovation, design

Stop! Don’t hire a contractor yet!

Revi Mula
01 May 2019
Bathrooms, Classes, Home Renovation, Interior Design, interior design blog, Kitchen, renovations, Uncategorized
blog, Decorating, design, Interior Design, renovation, renovations

  Well hello there! If you have been following my social media for the last week or so, you have noticed that we are putting on a one hour class to teach the public how to get a proper contract and good financing for their renovations.  Why? You ask, would we do this? I guess the truth is, that both Jonathan (handsome guy in photo above), and I are very nice people. Hah! It’s true. And these two very nice people are very very tired of seeing other very nice people get into financial trouble with shady businesses. When I started my business 17 years ago, I set up accounts with all my suppliers, and they asked me what terms I would like for paymet. 30 days? 60 days? (this means, how long after they deliver the goods do i need to pay for it) My answer was actually this: I will give you a deposit for the goods as is required, and the balance will be on delivery and inspection of the goods. So a day. Why would I do that??? Well, because if you are using a client’s money to pay for goods, then you better use the […]

gray and green colour room

A little colour injection

Revi Mula
10 Apr 2019
blog, Color Trends, Colour Trends, Decorating, Home Renovation, Interior Design, interior design blog, Paint, Uncategorized, Wallpaper
accessories, accessorize, blue, blue and red, Color Scheme, Color Trends, Colour Scheme, Colour trends, Decorating, design, gray, grey, interior decor, Interior Design, navy blue, renovation

  I. Want. COLOUR! Is there a little kid inside of you screaming for colour? It’s like this deep longing inside your soul that jumps up an down with glee every time you see bright pretty toss cushions and brightly painted walls. You are reminded of summer, and amazing vacations and sunshine and life. Oh but you can’t! What will people say? Would if you got sick of it in a year?   I love this blue wall. I look at it and think “can’t someone out there want a blue wall?” And then I  remind myself that if I renovate the house again, or even suggest a paint colour change; my dear, wonderful husband who just finished this house, might be a little miffed.   Bang! Bang! Ok, so maybe you aren’t as sick of gray and white as I am. You haven’t done countless homes in that colour palette over the last ten years. But, the trends are leaning warmer now, and begging for more colour. I guess we could sneak some in? Just a little? We can warm up your grays with creamy pinks, or pops of blue? Tans and olive greens? It’s a slippery slope. You […]

reupholster sofa and toss cushions

Reupholstering or New?

Revi Mula
26 Mar 2019
Chairs, furniture, Interior Design, interior design blog, Uncategorized
blog, interior decor, Interior Design, ottoman, pillows, reupholster, reupholstery, sofa, upholstery

Often clients call and ask me if it would be more economical to buy a new sofa or reupholster one.  Off the bat, I can tell you the cost is roughly the same. It’s not a decision regarding economics. It’s a purely emotional decision. In all my experience, the most common reasons have been: “It’s the most comfortable sofa in the world.” “I want to be environmentally conscious.” “It fits perfectly into my space.” But my reason was purely sentimental.   My Grandparents and their sofas I grew up in Montreal. Dollard to be exact. Just about a 30-minute drive from my father’s parents who lived in the village of Mont Royal.  They lived on a nice, tree-lined, low rise apartment-lined street. They lived there for 30 years. From my early childhood until just prior to my marriage, I spent almost every Saturday with them. They owned a diner on St. Laurent.  It was called Irv’s diner (the previous owner’s name), and my father would drop me off in the mornings on his way to work.  At the end of the day, we’d hop in a cab and head over to their apartment where I’d eat too much chocolate, and […]

A Victorian Kitchen Addition

Revi Mula
20 Mar 2019
history, Home Renovation, Interior Design, interior design blog, Kitchen, renovations, Uncategorized
addition, blog, Colour Scheme, Decorating, design, interior decor, Interior Design, kitchen, renovation, renovations, victorian

    When Maureen and Craig first called us, I was very excited. They are family with some really great people I know. I went down to the city to meet them, and just as I expected, they were pretty terrific.   Stepping back into the 1800s They live in a super old house. It was built in 1890. They have archival images on their walls, the original door to the house. On the first evening we met, I got to the door and searched for a bell. No doorbell. Well, none that I could see anyway. When Maureen opened the door and I mentioned that we could add that into the project, she laughed. “Here it is!” With great smiles they both explained that the doorbell is 129 years old, the door is original to the house, and they just refused to give it up. You can see in the photo, it’s the circular knob right above the mail slot. They then showed me archival photos they have on their walls, not only of the house, but of a great many important things to them that date back to their roots and their family heritage. I got to know […]

bathroom vanity renovation

Murphy’s Law – A Bathroom Renovation

Revi Mula
17 Sep 2018
Bathrooms, blog, Color Trends, Colour Trends, Decorating, Home Renovation, Interior Design, interior design blog, renovations, Uncategorized
bathroom, blog, Color Trends, Colour trends, Decorating, design, interior decor, Interior Design, renovations

  Well. I don’t often write about what can go wrong on a jobsite. But, being in the world of design and construction, the odds are, something will go wrong every once in a while. Welcome to the bathroom renovation project we are calling Murphy’s Law. What ever could go wrong, did. BUT, because our team is so dedicated and so honourable, our client never had a thing to worry about, and in the end, their master bathroom is just perfect. When our clients called, I was very happy to hear from them. Several years ago we did their kitchen and main floor. Last year, it was his parents kitchen. And now, they trusted us once more to renovate their bathroom, and do a few other things in the house. Before Here is a before photo of their bathroom: The bathtub took up a LOT of space. The shower was super tiny and the vanity didn’t offer the type of storage they wanted. To save a little on the budget, we tried our best to keep the plumbing as close as possible to it’s existing location. That’s a cost savings that most people don’t really consider. It costs a lot […]

A Place to Entertain!

Revi Mula
20 Jul 2018
Accessories, blog, Decorating, furniture, Home Renovation, Interior Design, interior design blog, Kitchen, renovations, Uncategorized
accessories, accessorize, barstools, blog, Decorating, design, interior decor, Interior Design, pillows, renovation, renovations

I am humbled. There comes a day, in most adults lives, if you have been working at your career long enough, when being humbled happens.  Click. Humbled. For me, this happens often. Over our years, as we grow, our lives change, we move in different directions, our friendships morph as well. People we once saw and spoke to daily become people we see at parties. Our neighbours, specific friends, people we make time for, take the front seat. As does, in my married life; swim class, ski lessons, guitar, gymnastics, school, playdates, travel, blah blah. But it is when those people, those friends, whom you facebook with but never see, never speak to, when they call you and they ask: “Can you help us. Can you do our home.” That’s the moment. Click. Humbled. They are going to trust me.  Me. The person they knew when I started my business 16 years ago. The person who they saw dance at 2am, pre-married, pre-kids, act like a buffoon, me.  Yes, I was once an unruly young adult. It’s true.  And those people, whom I still love dearly, they want to hire me. It’s happened twice this year. Once, I got to create […]

after, kitchen, interior design, renovation, french, bistro

A Second Opinion

Revi Mula
27 Feb 2018
Accessories, Decorating, Dining, Home Renovation, Interior Design, interior design blog, Kitchen, renovations, Uncategorized
bistro, blog, cabinetry, caesarstone, custom, design, french, Interior Design, kitchen, marble, quartz, renovate, renovation

Why a second opinion, and possibly a third, is sometimes necessary. When Sonia and Jay first called us in, they had spoken to other contractors first. I can’t remember if it was 1 or 2. What I do remember, is they had some grand plans for their main floor, and when they laid it all out for me, I truly felt they were planning too much for their space. Their intent was to open up their kitchen to their den/living room/family room, whatever you want to call it. For a townhouse whose main floor consisted of those two spaces plus a dining area, in my opinion, it seemed a bit much. I am fully aware that the new “in thing” is to have giant, open spaces. But those spaces should make sense to the home and the lifestyle of the people in it. Also, budget is always a factor. If you spend more money on a renovation than your home’s value can tolerate, then A) you have to live there for many years to recuperate your investment or B) you can never leave without a loss. So, a part of what any good designer or contractor does, is evaluate that […]

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