Residential & Corporate Office Interior Design Blog

Behnaz and Tom – Riverdale

Peter Brooks — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:10:22 +0000

Dear Peter & Dan: We would like to thank you for the great job you both did renovating our new home. The condo looks wonderful. We really appreciated all your creative ideas and professional workmanship. We would highly recommend you to anyone who is looking for someone reliable and innovative to renovate their home. Enjoy the rest of your summer!
Smiling,
Behnaz and Tom

Designing Your Decorative Vignette

Peter Brooks — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:44:33 +0000

Every room has at least one or more ‘focal’ points. Vignettes are a simple way to create a focal point in a room using treasured objects you find in a local shop, on your family vacation or chances are you already have these treasured items in your home. A vignette can be created on a small foyer table, a fireplace mantle or even on a book shelf.

Start by choosing the space you would like to see your vignette and change it. Strip that table or mantle down to the bare bones and start fresh.

Gather your trinkets & treasures – the idea here is to end up with items that are different in size, shapes & colour. There are three rules that I like to follow; 1^st keep it simple, 2^nd try to keep your groupings in three’s and 3^rd try to balance each object with space and height i.e. higher objects at the back.

Let’s look at a fireplace mantle, keep in mind that the same look can be used on a long foyer table or even a side table. Most people will place a large picture right in the centre of the mantle which is fine; however, try placing a framed picture to the left. The picture should be about 1/3^rd the size of the mantle. Hang the picture about two to three inches above the mantle or let it sit right on it. Now place a tall object like a vase or sculpture in front of the picture on the left side just inside the frame then place two smaller objects on the mantle close to the tall object. On the far right side an object that is shorter then the tall vase or sculpture will balance out the look. Can you see it? Don’t crowd things around it or on it. Keeping things very simple and subtle can give you the biggest impact.

These subtle arrangements add detail and a personal touch in a room and will compliment your space. All it takes is a little time and imagination. Vignettes are one of many ways to create a focal point in any room and there are endless combinations to your creation. Give it a try. I would love to see what you come up with and I invite you to send in your photos or send me a photo of the space your thinking of adding that special touch to – I’d be thrilled to give you some suggestions whether it’s about vignettes or any other design questions you may have.

Peter Brooks | Live Your Life By Design

Valentines’s Day – The All Day Photo Shoot

Peter Brooks — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:47:41 +0000

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.

Our day started off at the project site at 10:00 am, Valentines day and finished early evening. A short introduction to Tech Wyse; Owner DJ Kennedy runs and operates TechWyse, www.techwyse.com, which creates incredible web sites but more than that TechWyse Internet Marketing has been doing Search Engine Optimization (SEO) since the beginning, creating the means to increase web traffic to your site through several search engines – Google, Yahoo and MSN along with sophisticated reporting and tacking tools.

It’s been an absolute pleasure working with DJ and his staff particularly, Brittany Huggins over the past 10 months. D.J. purchased this raw space (Mike Brown, Re/Max Hallmark Realty Ltd. Buyer agent) and hired BedfordBrooks to design his new office. We’ve created a 2nd floor mezzanine which includes a sexy lounge/kitchen – custom funiture, lighting, a main floor boardroom where we custom created a large conference table.

The photo shots are now in post production – I can’t wait to see them up and showcased on our new website.
On our way home, exhausted, we stopped at Spiaggia Trattoria in the Beach and had a beautiful
candlelit dinner.

Hope everyone had a Happy Valentines Day!

Peter

“Live your Life by Design.”

Tim Syrianos, Broker of Record, Re/Max Ultimate Realty Inc.

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:20:40 +0000

Unbelievable reveal? Thank you Peter for surpassing my expectations. Every agent is excited about our office make over and every client is impressed. I wanted to thank you for delivering on your promise of a luxurious design, impeccable quality, all while staying on budget and within the timing we discussed. The office operated without a hitch. I have already referred you to everyone I know. Keep up the great work! Bedford Brooks completed our office renovations on time, and on budget!

DJ Kennedy – TechWyse

admin — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:19:45 +0000

If you want an interior designer that will take you through the entire design process with flare and passion, I highly recommend Peter Brooks. We were not only thrilled with the detailed tastes that Peter displayed but also his ability to visualize and develop the many different spaces in our 5000 square foot office. He was effectively able to understand the way each of us needed to work, and built solutions tastefully and according to a budget. I highly recommend Peter if you are looking for a highly competent designer that will understand your needs and deliver on time and on budget.

R. Tylers – Riverdale

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:21:43 +0000

Peter, just a little thank you. For taking the time to choose fabric with me, I look forward to the finished product as I am sure its going to looks great!
We are wanting to do our kitchen in the spring, as we discussed, so I will talk to you then.
Thank you again for all of your guidance.

G. Henderson – Forest Hill

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:19:51 +0000

I have recently worked with Peter and his team to replace two bathroom in my new home in Forest Hill.
As someone with an interest in design – and an opinion to go with it – I am not an easy client. But you and your team really delivered, not only to meet but to supersede my expectations. More than that, you brought with you solutions that focused on quality and did the work properly rather than hastily.
Your team had high expectations, for a design that suites our needs and taste. Nothing was done hastily. And that was much appreciated.
I look forward to referring my friends to you in the future!
Thanks,

C. Hall – Leaside

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:18:49 +0000

I would like to take time to express my thanks and appreciation to you and everyone at BedfordBrooks.
It was a pleasure working with you Peter; you brought vision into my home that I wouldn’t have found otherwise.
Having a contractor like Dan was a joy and a comfort that the job was being done with care and knowledge.
I have not hesitation to refer your company to prospective customers.

The Phillips Family – North Toronto

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:17:49 +0000

This is to advise of my appreciation and satisfaction in connection with the manner in which your staff conducted themselves in the execution of my custom cabinetry. It was a real pleasure to deal with people who know what they are doing and work for a company which stands behind their employees.
I will recommend your services in the future and look forward to doing more work with you and your team myself!

J. Frater – Annex

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:02:59 +0000

I wanted to pass along my excellent experience working with you and your team. You were all so helpful and organized; my project couldn’t have run smoother…
Dan is a real professional; he worked very hard to have the job finished fast and have me back in and settled.
I look forward to coming home every night to my beautifully finished space.
I will pass my experience along to any of my friends who are in need of your services in the future.
Thanks again Peter and The BedfordBrooks Team!