Nursery Reveal: Our soft grey, white, and natural wood nursery

Our grey, white, and natural wood nursery was decorated with a baby boy in mind, but I tried to keep it soft with light wood, and pops of gender-neutral pastels.  Some of the elements that lean more towards traditional ‘boy’ would be our choice of grey accents and a cream and navy blue rug. In […]

Tradle: Baby Clothing Subscription Company

Tradle is a Vancouver-based baby clothing subscription company, where subscribers receive gently used clothing, delivered on a seasonal, as-need basis. Items are shared among a community of families with Tradle at the center of the service, curating  ‘capsule wardrobes’ unique for each baby, along with faciliating for delivery and exchanges. Delivered seasonally (or whenever your […]

I Luv It: Why Switch to a Natural Deodorant?

I first came across the Vancouver-based I Luv It natural deodorant brand in BC Living’s Simply Beautiful and Extraordinary Man Box, which got both my husband and I thinking about what we were swiping on our bodies every morning. Conventional deodorants and antiperspirants are filled with parabens, fragrance, and aluminum compounds that build up in […]

Vancouver Designer Spotlight: LanaBetty

Like many creative professionals working a stable 9-to-5 job, Lana Lepper had a creative side business. With a background in biology, working a lucrative role in the beer industry, she took a complete 180 from her day job and began focusing her time, energy, and passion into making jewelry for her handcrafted jewelry brand LanaBetty (Betty […]