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needed this.
// MOOD
// TINY BREAKTHROUGHS
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I took this photo while in Quebec shooting our third one of one rug drop. I remember feeling tired. I remember feeling excited and hopeful for my future. I also remember feeling anxious and scared. I love to set my own timelines for when I believe or want things to happen. I forget that the timeline is not mine to make. The universe doesn’t know what the month of March means, or the word Wednesday. It moves at its own divine timing setting things up behind the scenes, only asking for patience in return. Trusting that and keeping the faith is hard. And frustrating. And annoying. While learning how to sit in this uncomfortable space life will gift tiny breakthroughs. I used to think of the word “breakthrough” as this huge shift and grand moment of doors opening bringing in all the wishes you had in front of you. Breakthrough is what we are patient for what we have been waiting for, right? Although I do believe that exists, I now also believe in tiny breakthroughs. I’ve started to sit with myself and ask myself the advice I am seeking before seeking the advice externally. As my business grows the decisions I make have a little more weight to them and it’s scary sometimes. I had to go through something recently and I decided to do it alone - for the first time I did not get reassurance, advice or an opinion. I decided and acted on what I intuitively knew was right. And you know what it was easy and actually extremely liberating. In that moment I felt a shift, a change of perspective, a tiny breakthrough. We are the only ones in our way. Sometimes it’s important to do it alone and prove to that side of you that says “you can’t” that you can, and are so capable. x C
// ON-SITE
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It felt so nice to be on-site for a client meeting. I can’t wait to put CKD up on the walls! We might be doing Apples from Open Air in her kitchen. It’s how I envisioned Apples in a home.
We were asked to do a bespoke colour way from our one of one rug concept. We sourced this beautiful rug from Pakistan and customized the flowers to match the pink. Really love how it turned out!
// SATURDAY AT THE CABIN
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CKD’s newest campaign for newest rug drop. Candice at the cabin :) Coming soon.
// SUNDAY ON THE COUCH
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It’s been 7 day work weeks lately. The work life balance really doesn’t exist with covid. CKD has some fun projects coming up that I’m excited to finally launch and see open! It’s March, and what feels like the final count down until we can open up again and get life back. Greystones in Orangeville is finally open. I worked with Solid Interiors with this project. This bar is magic. CKD has a new rug drop coming soon! I am going to shoot the rugs this week. I’m currently curled up on the couch with my duvet as my throw blanket. Excited to sit here have a glass of wine and answer some emails. Hope you had a wonderful Sunday.
// OPEN AIR COLLECTION
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Open Air Collection launched with 3D artist Alyssa Ramstetter. We built CKD’s dream house in the mountains. Dusk to night in our new Moon. Daytime featuring our new Apples print. We paired our Loose Wave Rug with the space, and added books and photographs of the fam to make this space feel more homey. See our full collection here.
// KELOWNA
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Some of my favourite images from Kelowna, BC. What an adorable town. It has suchhh a cool vibe. I loved the chill low key laid back lifestyle. We skied, we worked, went on hikes, and met some really great people. It felt nice to sit at a bar after a long day. I can’t wait to go back in the spring. The mountains and wineries and dinners overlooking the beautiful lakes, Canada is such a beautiful place.
// OPEN AIR
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Open Air dropping 02/25
Three new prints inspired by bringing the beautiful outdoors in.
Watch video here.
// INTO THE WOODS
// The creation of Open Air, CKD’s newest wallpaper collection
Sitting still and embracing the quiet, feeling inspired and reenergized by the raw beauty of mother nature, enjoying the simple pleasures a wood fire and glass of wine - this has been my winter. The beginning of Covid gave me the time to create without a timeline. I found myself dreaming again, inventing again, restructuring and rebuilding out new strategies for my business. I saw so much more of Canada. My trip to Banff, Alberta introduced me to our rocky mountains. And I haven’t been able to forget about them. This collection is inspired by this. It embodies the stillness that many of us had to find this year. It was created from a space of reinvention, rethinking, and restructuring. These prints are completely different than anything I’ve created. Here are some images from the space this collection was created. Warm cozy cottage, refilled coffee and many many glasses of wine.
