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We look beyond the obvious to create homes that meet your unspoken needs.

At TouchStone, we provide exclusive concierge-level design services, managing every detail from the selection of materials & finishes to curated furnishings & styling.

04/29/2026

The strongest spaces rarely need to announce themselves.

One of the least celebrated skills in design is restraint.

Not emptiness. Not austerity.

Restraint✨

The confidence to stop before a space begins performing.

The discipline to let materiality, proportion, and composition do the work.

Some spaces impress immediately. Others stay with you. Usually because they were not trying quite so hard.

That kind of confidence is difficult to fake.
And easy to feel.

04/26/2026

There are weeks when the thread is obvious.

This is not one of them 😏

A shower wrapped in an unexpected colour story that somehow feels both modern and ancient. A pendant so oversized it stops being a light fixture and becomes the room’s lead actor. Sculptural bedside pendants that make their presence known, then politely disappear into the architecture. And a few pieces fresh from PAD Paris 2026 that, taken together, may be a little much — but individually? Absolute oxygen for the right room.

That is the thing about inspiration. It does not always arrive neatly packaged as a “look.” Sometimes it arrives as a tile combination, a shadow line, a strange little bench with animal legs, or a fixture that makes you reconsider scale entirely.

Not every piece belongs in the same home. Not every idea should be copied. But the right detail, in the right context, can shift a room from pleasant to unforgettable.

This week’s favourites: colour with conviction, scale with nerve, lighting with restraint, and objects that remind us design should still have a pulse.

04/24/2026

If you’re still chasing updates, something is broken ⛓️‍💥

A surprising amount of stress in a home project comes from one thing: follow-up.

*Checking in.
*Asking again.
*Wondering whether something has been handled.
*Keeping mental tabs on what is still outstanding.

That kind of friction changes the entire experience…and not in a good way.

The issue is not always the work itself.
Often, it is the uncertainty around whether the work is actually being done.

Part of my role is making sure the client never has to become the system that keeps everything moving.

They should feel informed.
Never responsible for maintaining momentum.

04/19/2026

I have a soft spot for people who clearly cared too much🖤

This week’s favourites are a small masterclass in what happens when artistry meets obsession.

That first image? Ridiculous. The composition is so precise it barely feels like a photograph. It looks like a painting pretending to be a restaurant interior, and I mean that as the highest compliment possible.

Then there’s the bench. Equal parts fantasy and flex. Whimsical woodwork can go sideways very quickly, but this lands exactly where it should, somewhere between sculpture and seating.

The glass tree on stone is all tension and poetry. Fragile, forceful, delicate, grounded. Proof that contrast usually wins when it knows what it’s doing.

And the mug? A ceramic cuddle for those of us in long-term relationships with coffee.

A good reminder that the magic is rarely in piling it on. It is usually in the detail that someone cared enough to get exactly right.

04/17/2026

Recognition is meaningful when it reflects standards.✨

I’m proud to have recently received three awards at a local design competition.

Not because recognition is the goal.
It isn’t.

What made it especially meaningful was knowing the work had been reviewed by a respected panel of industry professionals.

What matters to me is what that recognition can sometimes reflect:

Consistency.
Discernment.
Care that holds up under scrutiny.

The standard should exist whether anyone sees it or not.

It should be there in the early planning, the quieter decisions, the follow-through, and the final result.

So yes, I’m grateful for the recognition.

But more than anything, I’m grateful that the work reflects the level of care I believe clients should be able to expect from the very beginning.

Thank you to Uncommon Ottawa for a thoughtful evening and for creating space to recognize the work happening across our design community.🖤

04/15/2026

A finished home should not feel like a to-do list with better lighting.

Some homes look done.
Very few feel complete.

Not because something major is missing.
Because the final layer of care never fully happened.

The alignment.
The styling.
The transitions.
The feeling that every room belongs to the next.

That is the difference I care about most.

A complete home feels settled.
Cohesive.
Ready.

You walk in, and nothing asks anything more from you.
That is what finished should feel like.

Calm is part of the final layer.

Photography:

04/11/2026

📖 Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart by Ali Heath

Ali Heath’s Cocoon: Creating Homes with Heart felt promising from the start. Even the cover suggested something thoughtful, and as I flipped through it at the library, I expected a book that might speak to the sanctuary our homes can become.

At first, it did. Heath’s language around cocooning is evocative and emotionally astute: harbour, refuge, memory box, nest. Those ideas align closely with how I think about home. It should hold us, restore us, and offer a sense of quiet retreat from the world outside.

But somewhere between the concept and the case studies, it lost me.

The imagery is undeniably beautiful. Everything is photographed in that soft, ethereal light that makes even the most ordinary texture feel storied. Yet the interiors themselves felt, to me, either cramped and overstimulating or sparse to the point of feeling unresolved. They are spaces I could perhaps enjoy for a weekend away, but not ones I would want to actually live in for long.

One unexpected takeaway was Heath’s reference to Faith Popcorn’s BrainReserve, a futurist marketing organization focused on cultural shifts and the evolving human experience. That alone sent me down an interesting path, and was perhaps the most surprising gift in the book.

Overall, Cocoon is simply more bohemian than I’m drawn to, and while I can appreciate the atmosphere it creates, it is not one I’d choose to bring home. This one will be going back to the local library.

Any design books I should add to the reading pile next?

04/08/2026

Most projects do not fall apart.
They drift.

Usually through smaller misses.

An alignment not checked closely enough.
A detail approved without enough context.
A decision made on its own instead of in relation to the whole.

That is how a project starts to lose its edge.

Not all at once.
Gradually.

This is why oversight matters.

Not because every project is in trouble, but because even strong projects need someone protecting the standard in real time.

Slide one is where that happens.
Slide two is why it matters.

Calm is rarely accidental✨

04/05/2026

Materials with personality. Art with nerve.

This week’s favourites are doing far more than looking pretty.

Glass block is back, but apparently it has gone upscale. Here, it feels sculptural, moody, and just glamorous enough to make you reconsider every dated reference you’ve ever had to it.

Then there’s that stair railing detail, proof that even the most functional element in a home can rise to the occasion. It’s precise, unexpected, and the sort of move that quietly changes the whole conversation.

The crystal coffee table is pure theatre. Made in the 1970s and still managing to feel fresh, it captures the movement of fabric in solid form, which is exactly the kind of design sorcery I can get behind. A good reminder that not everything compelling was designed last week.

The artwork quite literally bends reality, melting out of its frame and into the room. That, to me, is what art should do. Not just match the sofa. It should interrupt you a little. Make you feel something.

And that final image snuck in on the strength of those pendants alone, though let’s be honest, it’s the tile work that would have me staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m. Equal parts brilliance and obsession.

Which one would you want to live with?

04/02/2026

If it feels effortless, someone thought it through✨

A room like this is never about one good decision.

Not the fireplace.
Not the console.
Not the lighting.
Not the materials.

It is about how each element relates to the next so the space feels calm, resolved, and effortless to live in.

That is what full-service means to me.

Not simply making selections, but carrying the whole picture so the client does not have to.

The visual balance.
The practical details.
The decisions behind the decisions.

A beautiful result is part of the job.

Making the process feel properly handled is part of it too.

Because the best rooms do not just look composed. They let the people living in them feel that way too.

Photography:

03/27/2026

📖 Synchronicity by Kelly Werstler

I don’t know why it took me so long to pick up Synchronicity by Kelly Wearstler.

Perhaps it’s because, for a stretch, the book seemed to appear in nearly every interiors photoshoot - perched on an ottoman, styled into a bookshelf, or placed just so on a coffee table. After seeing it everywhere, I suspect I quietly assumed it had become a bit overplayed.

As it turns out, that assumption was misplaced.

The book is excellent!!

Wearstler has long been one of the most compelling voices when it comes to mixing shapes, patterns, and textures in ways that feel both confident and slightly irreverent. In Synchronicity, the writing remains deliberately restrained, allowing the imagery to take centre stage through a series of expansive photographs from seven of her projects.

My favourite is the opening project, The Art Scene home🖤

It’s filled with the kind of details that reveal themselves slowly…the sort you might miss if you weren’t looking carefully. That, to me, is where the real magic lies. Everything feels effortless, though you know the layering required hours of thoughtful consideration.

A sleek railroad pattern in an ebonized wood floor.
Stone door casings.
Minimal crown moulding.
A fireplace mantel poised above monolithic stone forms that read almost like oversized chess pieces.
A chiseled lilac stone dining table.

Each element is distinctive, yet the composition feels completely natural.

The book does lose me slightly in some of the commercial projects - not due to any lack of expertise, but simply because louder interiors tend to sit outside my own design sensibility.

Still, there is an extraordinary amount to study here. The kind of work that continues to reveal new details each time you return to the page.

This one has certainly earned its place in my design library.

Curious which design books have earned a permanent spot on your coffee table lately. 🤔

03/23/2026

Last week, three of our projects were recognized at ’s One of One Awards evening.

Best Bathroom – Contemporary/Modern
Brightest Use of Lighting
Top Decor/Styling

Each one represents hours of measured decisions — drawings revised, proportions studied, materials reconsidered, lighting resolved before installation.

For our clients, this isn’t about awards. It’s about knowing the planning is thorough, the oversight is steady, and the outcome is carefully guided from start to finish.

That reassurance is what matters most.

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