May 26, 2025 | Design 101, Paint
A friend of mine recently reached out after she and her husband bought their first home (yay! I’m always so excited when someone hits that milestone). Her first question: “What colours should we paint our walls?” It’s one of the most common questions I get—from both...
May 19, 2025 | Design 101
In the span of a week, I had three different people reach out asking the same thing: “What should I do with my staircase wall?” It’s a question I hear more often than you’d think—and honestly, it’s one of the most overlooked design opportunities in a home. I’ll admit,...
Mar 24, 2025 | Design 101, Styling
For many years before I started Daakor, I was in love with all things design. And when HGTV came around, I was officially addicted. That’s how I discovered amazing designers like Sarah Richardson and Candice Olsen. These two designers have probably influenced my...
Mar 17, 2025 | Design 101, Styling
A few weeks ago, during a project kick-off call for a living room design, a client said to me, “I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but my living room just doesn’t feel pulled together.” She had uploaded photos of her space to our platform, and as we reviewed them...
Feb 25, 2025 | Design 101, Tips & Tricks
A few weeks ago, I did my first ever Steal the Style session. Steal the Style is a bi-weekly live event that I’m hosting online where I deconstruct a beautifully designed space and put it back together to show how you too can create a designer look at home. Anyway,...