Feb
17

Valentines’s Day – The All Day Photo Shoot

Posted by Peter Brooks in Interior design on Feb 17th, 2010

I have to admit that I am very bad when in comes to taking after photos of all of our projects, let alone before pictures. That’s the reason that our new website will still show visitors only a small fraction of our projects.

This time however I was fortunate enough to have been introduced to Michel Dauda of Dauda Photography, www.dauda.com. Michel is a renowned fashion and studio photographer. Amazing, he and his crew were incredible. The amount of great energy and talent he brought to the shoot not to mention the amount of physical hard work it took to make each shot. It was such a treat to watch someone do what they do best and do it very well.


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Aug
28

Bringing Home Your Vacation

Posted by Peter Brooks in Design Tips on Aug 28th, 2009

I just got back from a fabulous long weekend.  Friends of ours rented a family cottage just outside of Port Carling and invited us to join them. My partner and I love taking short drives through the country always trying to find a hidden farm road or old logging road to explore after a quick stop at the Bala Bakery of course.
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Aug
24

Bringing Home Your Vacation

Posted by Peter Brooks in Interior design on Aug 24th, 2009

I just got back from a fabulous long weekend.  Friends of ours rented a family cottage just outside of Port Carling and invited us to join them. My partner and I love taking short drives through the country always trying to find a hidden farm road or old logging road to explore after a quick stop at the Bala Bakery of course.
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Apr
28

Welcome to the Bedford Brooks Design Blog

Posted by Peter Brooks in Design Tips on Apr 28th, 2009

Welcome to my first ‘Blog’.  My hope and intention is that my blogging will provide the reader with some inspiration, tricks of the trade, some rules to follow and some rules that are great to break!
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Apr
28

The Shoemaker without Shoes

Posted by Peter Brooks in Renovations on Apr 28th, 2009

I’ve personally gone through many renovations and certainly have project planned and designed countless renovations for my clients. Being recently separated I was in the market for a new home. It was a summer afternoon and I was working on a home makeover for a real estate agent friend of mine when I told her my personal story and how I was temporarily renting an apartment and would love to find a small house for myself.
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Apr
28

Planning and Prep for Home Renovations

Posted by Peter Brooks in Renovations on Apr 28th, 2009

Let’s talk renovations. I’m going to skip the part about how to hire a contractor/renovator only because I think that can be easily answered by a quick Google. Just remember to get references and look at past projects!
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