Enrich your Place with Yeffet’s Designs!

Dan Yeffet's vases

Dan Yeffet's vases

I would like to introduce you to Dan Yeffet a talented modern furniture designer. His limited collection caught my eye! He features space, furniture and lighting accessories accessories for homes and offices. Dan is the man behind JellyLab design studio currently located in Paris. He is an artist that “puts a piece of himself into every work he does.” He considers himself to be a explorer and adventurer and I find his designs exemplify that.

His uniquely designed vases sharpen the character of a room. I would display these pieces as unqiue stand alone decoration or as a centerpiece with flowers. Yeffet’s talent brings decor to another level. Express yourself, would you decorate your place with Yeffet’s designs?

Another 50th Birthday Party!

Birthday with a modern feel

This year has been quite a festive one, with both my in-laws turning 50! A couple months ago, I showed you Lucie’s 50th birthday decorations, and now it is Joe’s turn to celebrate. My boyfriend and I LOVE entertaining, with him being a chef and my talent for design, it was only natural to have everybody over for a great looking feast!

I went for a very modern look, my decor being in the whites, blacks and grey, it was only natural for me to stay within those colors. I like an impact, so I decided to hang 30 silver balloons in a chuck around my chandelier, I love it! I don’t even want to take them down anymore! I particularly like how everything you see on my table comes either from Ikea or from Dollarama, who said you had to spend tones of money to achieve an amazing look…

After a 6 course Italian meal, champagne, wine, Sambuca and Porto, everyone had an awesome evening. The party was a true success and I wish Joe a year filled with joy and success, we love you!

Quelques idées de décoration de Noël

Mon " arbre " de Noël

Je voulais partager avec vous quelques unes de mes décorations de Noël!

J’adore ajouter des petites touches ici et là, un sapin ce n’est certainement pas assez! Par contre, le tout doit être moderne et élégant. J’ai créé ce deuxième ’’arbre de Noël’’ à l’aide d’un grand vase transparant, j’y ait ajouté des bouts de troncs de bouleaux au fond et y ait placé des branches noires maléables au dessus. J’ai accroché à celles-ci des étoiles vertes scintillantes, le tout entouré d’autres petites touches d’éléments festif.

Je suis prête pour les fêtes, il ne reste plus qu’à attendre patiement le grand jour!

La Flowerbox: idée verticale!

Des plantes à la verticale!

Sortir des conventions, aller là où on n’est pas attendu, surprendre tout en développant une esthétique, finesse et raffinement sont probablement les principes qui ont guidé Thibaut de Breyne et Philippe Tisserand, les 2 concepteurs de la Flowerbox.

J’adore la façon dont ces supports variés et originaux présentent les plantes sous un tout autre angle (c’est le cas de le dire!), le système d’arrosage perfectionné permet aussi de garder celles-ci en vie pour une décoration permanente des plus originales.

Ces arrangements se prêteraient si bien à mon petit chez-moi, Noël s’en vient … j’en veux un!

What Pandanus and Cordyline Leaves Look Like in Nature

Pandanus and Cordyline leaves in Nature

While on vacation, I was so happy to see some very familiar faces, and no I am not talking about people, but about our good friends the pandanus and the cordyline leaves at their natural state!

Every year I am amazed to see these leaves we work with so often come to life in an actual plant on a beautiful sunny day by the beach. Before actually seeing one with my own eyes, I never would’ve thought a pandanus leaf came from such a big tree, so crazy! I took these pictures with the thought of showing you guys the origin of some of the products we use, I just think it is so incredible for these leaves to come from the plant they are attached to, to being folded in a thousand different ways in our arrangements.

Well I hope you enjoyed another little souvenir from my vacation, I am getting nostalgic thinking about those plants … got to wait until next year to see more!

Birch Troncs Arrangements for Bella Italiana Restaurant

Birch troncs arrangements

When my friend Ross asked me to decorate his brand new Ristorante La Bella Italiana in St-Leonard with some of our creations, I was thrilled!

The design of the interior being modern yet warm, and the colors very earthy, we chose to go with the simplicity of birch troncs and river rocks in clear vases. We had created this design for my cousins condo which was in a similar color palette and thought it would work as well for this project.

Bottom line is that it ended up looking fantastic, I even had help from his little 2 year old nephew to place the rocks in the vases! We’d like to say congratulations to Ross and his family on their new journey and wish them luck and tones of succes.

Why Do Trees Change Color in Autumn?

In Autumn, Colors are just lovely!

At O.XIDE Design, fall is one of our biggest inspirations. But who doesn’t appreciate the wonderful colors of fall! Did you ever wonder how and why a leaf changes color in fall? Why a maple leaf turns bright red? Where do the yellows and oranges come from?

As summer ends and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. This is how the trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.

During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest, and live off the food they stored during the summer. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves and as the bright green fades away, we begin to see yellow and orange colors. Small amounts of these colors have been in the leaves all along; we just can’t see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.

The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in the fall. In some trees, like maples, glucose is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn cause the leaves turn this glucose into a red color.

Every fall, I find myself amazed at what nature can do. And every fall, I must take a walk on the mountain to savour this very short season.

Floral Wallpapers by Graham & Brown

Floral Prints Wallpaper by Graham and Brown

Who would have ever thought a couple years ago that floral wallpapers would become so trendy? I certainly didn’t and probably would have laughed about it. Something I learnt, not to have any prejudice.

I fell in love with these wallpapers from Graham & Brown, their colors, motifs and the whole decor simply blew me away. It is incredible how a wall full of flowers can animate a room and give it such personality and style, and make it fun and happy!

I simply cant wait to get my own floral wall!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks Giving Fall theme

Thanksgiving. The day to say thank you! I take this opporutnity, to tell you how thankful Gen & I are for your continuous support.
We did not think we will be surrounded by so many people, so fast, that like our work, ideas, and blog.
I would like to let you know also that exciting things are coming soon to O.XIDE Design, and I will share them with you as soon as we’re ready to launch. I am excited, Gen too.
So, a very happy Thanksgiving to you, to your family, to your loved ones. I leave you with pictures that will put you in the fall mood.

Floral Design Inspired by a Romantic Dinner in Milan

Flower Arrangement that Says: Passion - Photos by Montreal Photographer Amélie Cousineau

The feel for these designs was inspired by our idea of a very romantic & intimate dinner for two, in … Milan perhaps!

We wanted to use the ornate look to the extreme to achieve this mixture of modern and romance, all in red and black, using Roses, Hydrangeas and Amaryllis in different shades of reds. The feathered lampshade with a suspended flower ball on top of the clear vase creates tones of drama, as for the smaller arrangements they simply bring a pop of color to the black plates.

We suspended a flower ball made of red Amaryllis flowers and pieces of reddish Hydrangeas, we then attached black ornaments to the bottom to jazz up the look of a simple flower ball and give it a more modern and finished feel.

We submerged the feet of three chrome chandeliers in a sea or red roses and reddish amaryllis inside a low cylinder shaped clear vase.

This screams passion!