Interior: This Wild Heart's Palm Springs-Inspired Toddler Room

Esther of This Wild Heart designed her toddler’s room by taking inspiration from Palm Springs and mixing in cute elements like rainbows, palm trees and llamas. The room decor and colours are intentionally gender-neutral, which works out perfectly as they are expecting a baby girl.

Take a room tour if you’re looking for some inspiration and head over to Esther’s blog post to find out where she got everything.

3-in-1 Convertible Crib: Babyletto Crib

Removable wallpaper: Chasing Paper’s Palm Springs in brown

Vase: EQ3’s Alfred Vessel
Lamp: IKEA’s KNIXHULT Table Lamp
Frame: Opposite Wall’s Solid Olak Frame
Rainbow print: Lulu and Georgia’s Rylee + Cru Rainbow Print

Wooden camera: Little Rose and Co’s Wooden Toy Camera

Product: Low-Waste Online Shop Luvly Inc.

Luvly is an online shop based in Toronto that provides everyday low-waste options to help people who are looking to make lifestyle changes through reducing one-time use products and reusing everyday items. Some of these items include:

• Swedish Dishcloths

• Produce Bags

• Market Bags

• Beeswax Wraps

Created by sisters Kerri and Lauren, their motto is “Make Small Changes” because small changes are less overwhelming and more accessible to more people.

These reusable bags carry a tag with the tare weight so that store employees can deduct the bag’s weight when checking out.

Beeswax wraps can be used as an alternative to plastic wrap to cover dishes.

These wraps are all natural and can be composted with your organics.

Interior: This Wild Heart's Boho-Inspired Master Bedroom

This beautiful bohemian-inspired master bedroom is the second of three interior projects I photographed for Esther of This Wild Heart. She drew inspiration from her trip to Joshua Tree National Park, bringing warm tones and textures into the room.

Head over to This Wild Heart to see where to get just about everything!

Interior: This Wild Heart's Montessori-Style Playroom

Esther of This Wild Heart created this Montessori-style playroom for her son. What’s a Montessori-style playroom, you ask? I had the same question and here’s what I learned.

What is the Montessori Method?

The theory behind the Montessori Method is to create an intentional space that helps a child’s development. It’s supposed to encourage them to be more independent through the room’s design and layout.

One idea is to create an open space that allows kids to move freely. Here are some more ideas.

Low and Accessible

Keeping toys and books on low shelves makes them accessible to children so they can easily interact with them. This helps to keep activities within reach and children will be more engaged with them.

Child-Sized Furniture

Include child-sized furniture to give them a comfortable place to read or play. A comfortable space creates a better environment for learning and play.

Open Space

Leaving open space is like a blank canvas. It encourages kids to use their creativity and imagination. It also gives them space to move around.

Peg board: Gautier Studio
Mini letter pennants: Little Rose and Co.
Felt Plants: Contrabotanic
Alphabet Chalkboard: Chalk Full of Design
Tea set: Kolkid Raduga Grez Tea Set

Minimalist and Tidy

Everything has a place. This creates a routine, which is highly beneficial for children. It may take time to develop the habit, but it’s meant to create order and teach them to put back their things in the same spot,

Wooden Toys

Many toys are wooden ones instead of battery-powered ones that light up or sing. The idea is to promote imagination and engagement so children develop their motor skills and focus when they’re not distracted by toys with flashing lights or noise.

To see where to get these toys and decor, head over to Esther’s blog post!

Commercial: Lagostina x The Kwendy Home

Wendy of The Kwendy Home partnered with Lagostina to launch their new risotto pot, La Risottiera and asked me to photograph this series for it.

I’ve been fortunate to work together with Wendy on multiple influencer marketing projects and I can attest to how hard she works on each one. As the photographer for these marketing campaigns, it takes time to prepare, source props, style the product before actually shooting.

All the work behind the scenes is worth it though. The results of this shoot came out beautifully and most importantly, the client was happy with the images.