Interior: The Apartment

The Apartment is a vintage furniture and decor shop nestled in a row of shops on Queen East in Toronto’s downtown core. Fiona, the owner and curator of the shop not only finds vintage pieces, she also offers custom upholstering so that you can choose the colour and fabric of your liking. For sets of small items like glassware, she hunts for a set so it’s easier for collectors to find a set of 4 or 6.

Pieces are constantly coming and going so for the most up to date items, follow her on Instagram or visit the shop at 238 Queen St East, Toronto.

Lifestyle Product: La Ceiba Botanical Skincare

Over the past 3 years of running my photography business, I’ve worked with a lot of other business owners in Toronto. I had the opportunity to shoot some lifestyle product photography for La Ceiba Botanical Skincare. This company is a one-woman show. She develops the products, packages them and markets them on her own.

The first step in working together is the pre-production stage, aka planning. I make sure we create a shoot brief, which includes the concept, a shot list, prop list and mood board. This ensures that we have a game plan to maximize our time and to get all the shots needed.

Here are some of my favourite images from our shoot:

Simple Homemade Christmas Decorations

Two years ago, I built a Christmas photoshoot set for a fundraiser and it was a huge success. My idea was to create a minimalist living room scene. All the decorations were simple and easy to put together.

I hope these ideas will give you inspiration to make your own low-waste and reusable decorations that you can reuse and repurpose year after year. I’d love to hear your ideas so feel free to share them below in the comments!

Empty boxes (like Amazon boxes) were wrapped in craft paper and finished off with some string, a tag and some real greenery (pine needles, rosemary sprigs, evergreen leaves, etc.)

For a bit of ambiance, some fairy lights were added but other Christmas lights could work as well.

Books were wrapped in craft paper and stacked together.

Real greenery can be used as small details.

Business Branding Portraits: Kait

Business branding portraits are a great tool for connecting with potential clients. You can use these images to promote your brand in an approachable way. They can also be used for your website, social media or other marketing assets.

Furry assistants are welcomed :)

Published: Lowe's Canada x The Kwendy Home

I walked in and was instantly transported into a Christmas and winter-themed home. Wendy of The Kwendy Home worked with Lowe’s Canada to create a tablescape with a miniature winter wonderland.

Check out the details on the pieces Wendy put together over on the Lowe’s Canada blog.